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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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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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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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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Longer Eye Lashes….Latisse is the Trick
Many of my patients ask me questions about Latisse and want to know more about it. LATISSE® (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03%, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2008, is a novel treatment for hypotrichosis of the eyelashes. Eyelash hypotrichosis is another name for having inadequate or not enough eyelashes. LATISSE® is the first and only FDA-approved, science-based treatment to enhance eyelash prominence as measured by increases in length, thickness and darkness of eyelashes. Latisse is a 16 week treatment. It is applied similar to mascara but used only at night time. The active ingredient in Latisse [...]
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Computer Vision Syndrome
One of the many questions I ask during my exam is how often do you use the computer on a day to day basis. Many replies are greater than 4 hours of use due to work or school. Spending many hours looking at a computer screen can cause a type of eyestrain called Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). Symptoms include sore, dry, burning or itchy eyes, headaches, back and neck soreness, blurred vision and increased sensitivity to light. A person experiencing CVS may also have trouble shifting their focus between the computer screen and other objects in the room far away [...]