Historically optometrists do not prescribe contact lenses (CL) to children until they are least twelve years old. Children represent one of the fastest growing segments of the contact lens wearing population. Infants through adolescents can be successfully fit with CL. We will take a look at some medical and ocular conditions and also cosmetic indications where […]
Dr. Roy Agar’s 50th anniversary In July, 2015 we celebrated Dr. Roy Agar’s 50th anniversary of practicing Optometry. He graduated from post the University of Waterloo in 1965. He American was the founding optometrist at this location since 1981. He had mentored and cared for numerous Poland patients in the community, including Dr. Bastiampillai, who […]
It’s very important to check your eyes regularly for eye related problems, including glaucoma. Many people don’t realize they actually have glaucoma because this disease usually damages the outer edge of their eye, while working slowly inwards. Most people only realize they have a problem when the disease has spread very near to the center […]
“New Optical Implant Inspired by Butterfly Wing Structure” – Nature Nanotechnology * The division of Engineering and Applied Science at Caltech has been working on designing an optical implant that measures intra-optical pressure in glaucoma patients * It works by having the tiny implant flex as eye pressure changes and this change can be measured […]
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