Open your Eyes, See the Change
Open Your Eyes and See Change Worldwide, 285 million people are vision impaired with low vision or blindness. Of those 285 million, 80% have preventable conditions. Still, every 5 seconds someone in the world goes blind. Today is World Sight Day – the international day of awareness for the global issues of avoidable blindness and […]
No Temples, No Problem!
Believe it or not, the temple pieces for eyeglasses weren’t invented until 1650, nearly 500 years after the invention of glasses! In period-films, I always see characters with monocles and other glasses with 2 lenses that they hold up to their eyes. What are they? Well, humans found ways to survive without temple pieces! Here are ways […]
Vision Walk 2012
Our Tavel Team had a blast walking along the canal with friends and family on Saturday, September 29 to help fight blindness. We kicked off bright and early at 8:30 am with bagels and coffee donated by various local restaurants. After participating in the instructive dances and chants, we were off! It was the perfect […]
Hamilton’s Eye Hoaxes
I always knew that drinking too much caffeine and energy drinks were probably not all that great for you, but I didn’t know it was this bad: Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers’ has been out of the lineup since September 18, due to overconsumption of caffeine and sports drinks! According to CBS Sports, Hamilton […]
Happy, Healthy Employee Eyes!
Did you know your optometrist can detect diabetes, MS, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, tumors, bowel diseases, and even certain autoimmune diseases? Oddly enough, Baby Boomers are the primary group affected by these diseases and the demographic most likely to avoid the optometrist. Optometrists are able to detect these issues up to 1 year before […]
Nearsightedness, or Not?
Childhood obesity might not be the only reason to encourage children to go play outside. Researchers from University of Cambridge discovered that spending time outdoors may reduce myopia in children. Researchers observed a 2% reduction in the odds of myopia per additional hour of time spent outdoors per week. Additionally, spending time outdoors curbed myopic […]