Dr. Kris’ Blog
Welcome to my blog! This is where you’ll find my latest updates on everything optometry and how the team and I at Today’s Vision are working hard to better serve you!
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Allergies in High Gear for Houston
Everyone loves these mild, flu-free winters, but Houston’s already experiencing one of the downsides: an early allergy season. With pollen counts soaring and allergists reporting earlier-than-usual complaints, local officials are warning Houstonians to brace for a long season of runny noses, itchy eyes and sneezing. “It’s going to get worse before it gets better,” says City Forester Victor Cordova. It got worse Monday with 1,796 tree pollen grains per cubic meter measured at the city’s laboratory near Hermann Park, the year’s first day of “extremely heavy” activity. The high count followed mostly “heavy” levels that have circulated since the start of February, [...]
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Differences between various Laser Eye Surgeries
There are currently several types of laser eye surgeries available. The basic and common principle of all laser eye surgeries is corneal reshaping, which restores the eye’s ability to focus light in a proper way. Another fact is that various surgeries involve different technologies. While a majority of patients only know LASIK, other options may be suitable for certain groups of people. For instance, Astigmatism Keratotomy deals with professionally astigmatism. This article describes several types of laser eye procedures as well as their differences. LASIK removes some corneal tissues under a flap With a full name of Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis, [...]
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Allergies Getting to you?
The eye’s first line of defense against allergies is the complex and extremely thin tear film that covers the optical surface. Numerous environmental factors, from air pollution to air conditioning, can cause evaporation that result in slight, moderate or even severe tear film moisture loss (dehydration). This may be so slight that you don’t feel any symptoms. However, if you happen to be sensitive to allergens such as pollen, the allergic reaction will be more severe if your tear film is not functioning at full capacity. Bio Logic Aqua Technologies Biomedical Research Center has discovered that the best (and least [...]
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Computer Eye Strain…How Much Can our Eyes Take??
Was the human being designed to take this much? Were the eyes meant to endure this level of use? Think of all the information coming at a person these days. So much so for the new entries into the technological world. Children have been named “Digital Natives” because they are born into a world of computers, iphones, and media from all directions. The average worker spends a minimum of six hours using a computer each day. A set of health concerns are appearing as the use of computers and electronic media rise. watch the short video for some stunning facts [...]
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Getting Kids Eye Exams Can Help Shape Future
Parents ask me a lot of questions about their child’s eyes. I am came across an interesting article with some statistics concerning your child’s eyes and their eduction in the future. Children’s vision statistics Illiteracy in children can be directly linked to problems in adulthood, and illiteracy in children is often a result of uncorrected vision problems. Look at these staggering statistics: • 80% of what children learn comes through their eyes. • 1 in 4 children has an uncorrected vision problem. • 80% of children who have trouble reading also have vision problems. • 50% of children who [...]
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Why do we have a certain eye color?
I get a lot of questions about why my eyes are brown? blue? hazel? Check out the scientific reason why! _____________________________________________________________ Eye color is a polygenic phenotypic character and is determined by the amount and type of pigments in the eye’s iris.[1][2] Humans and other animals have many phenotypic variations in eye color, as blue, brown, gray, green, and others. These variations constitute phenotypic traits.[3] The genetics of eye color are complicated, and color is determined by multiple genes. Some of the eye-color genes include EYCL1 (a green/blue eye-color gene located on chromosome 19), EYCL2 (a brown eye-color gene) and [...]
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Parents’ Concerns About Eye and Vision Health as More Classrooms Go High-Tech
Classrooms around the country are becoming increasingly high-tech, and teachers are incorporating 3D imaging, digital devices and the latest computer applications into their daily curriculum. While these devices can greatly enhance learning, they also increase the importance of proper eye and vision care. According to the American Optometric Association’s (AOA) 2011 American Eye-Q ® survey, parents have some concern about the effects of the evolving technology. Fifty-three percent of respondents with children 18 or younger believe 3D viewing is harmful to a child’s vision or eyes and 29 percent of parents feel very concerned that their child may damage their [...]
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What do eyes tell about a person??
Many ancient cultures thought that the eyes were the window to the soul. This holds some fact in it even if only for the reason that your eyes have a language all of their own. In conversation with someone your eyes can speak more than your words do to convey how you are feeling. Here are some quick examples. Gazing: Although normally used to show interest in an object, gazing can hold many different connotations depending on where you look. If you look away from the person your talking to or gaze at their forehead it might indicate disinterest on [...]
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Polarization, Why is it important?
Ever thought about what exactly polarized sunglasses do for ones eyesight, and additionally should it be an issue that ought to be factored into your selection, when shopping for some of those nice looking shades? There is a whole lot of technology contained in the production and assembly of premium sunglasses. Polarized Sunglasses inhibit rays of natural light that are focused on a horizontal plane. The term polar, in mechanical layout or in some other technological field of study, signifies lines are at 90 degree angles to one another. Whenever sunglasses are polarized, they’ve got microscopic crystals sandwiched in between [...]
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Contact Lens Cases…Cause for Infection?
What is the #1 mistake contact lens wearers make? Dirty contact lens cases. Your trusty contact lens case can harbor many unwelcome germs. According to the American Optometric Association, almost 25% of contact users never replace their lens cases allowing bacteria to breed in the crevices. The bacteria can then transfer to the contact lenses causing eye infections. In a recent study of 141 new soft contact lens wearers, Lakkis and colleagues reported 70% of contact lens cases were contaminated by bacteria, fungi, yeasts or amoebae. As you might expect, shorter lens wearing times and longer lens storage times did [...]