Not getting enough of a key vitamin might increase your risk of several eye diseases.
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March Newsletter: Are Your Eyes Getting Enough Vitamin D?
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March Newsletter: The 20-20-20 Rule Can Help Prevent Digital Eye Strain
Suffering from digital eyestrain? This simple rule can help.
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March Newsletter: Is Your Prescription Up to Date? What You Need to Know about When and Why You should See Your Optometrist
Not sure when you need to see the eye doctor?
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March Newsletter: Symptoms of Retinal Vein Occlusion
Do you know how retinal vein occlusion could affect your vision.
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February Newsletter: Eating Disorders Can Increase a Person's Risk for Diabetic Retinopathy
This eye disease could cause vision loss if you have diabetes and an eating disorder.
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Saccadic Fixators
This entails a wall-mounted square board with a starburst design. Along the various striations of the starburst are lighted buttons. As the buttons light up, the patient works quickly to see how many of these lit buttons they can push before they go out. The key is to keep the head still. Peripheral
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Patches
Eye patches are used to strengthen muscle control in weak eyes. By placing a patch over the strong eye, the weaker eye is forced to do the heavy lifting. While it may be uncomfortable for the patient at first, the muscle controlling the weaker eye will become tougher and more resilient. This will allow
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Rotation Trainers
Rotation trainers consist of a disk – with various designs – that is attached to a rod-like base. As the disk rotates, the patient is asked to perform tasks that are designed to test and enhance eye-hand coordination, space awareness, perceptual awareness and visual acuity.
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Computer Software
Computer aided vision therapy consists of a software package designed to enhance eye tracking skills, visual thinking, processing skills and binocular vision skills. Eye teaming, focusing and tracking are not optical in nature, and problems in these areas are the result of poor eye muscles. Specialized
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Prisms
A prism has the same cross-section across the entire length of its shape. When used in eyeglasses, they often correct abnormalities associated with nearsightedness, farsightedness and double vision. Eyeglasses, or corrective lenses, reduce or increase the size of the image based on the eyes’ ability
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February Newsletter: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month
Do you know how age-related macular degeneration could affect your vision?
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February Newsletter: Why Dry Eye Is So Difficult to Treat
Are dry eyes a frequent problem? Try these tips.
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February Newsletter: Gaming and Digital Eye Strain
Struggling with irritated eyes, headaches, or neck or shoulder pain after gaming? This vision problem could be the reason why.
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January Newsletter: How to Tell if You Have Macular Degeneration
Do you know the symptoms that may mean you have macular degeneration?
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January Newsletter: Digital Eye Strain Could Be to Blame for Your Headaches
Do you often have headaches after using digital screens?
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January Newsletter: An Eye Exam Could Save Your Life
Find out how your ophthalmologist can help you protect your health.
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