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Seems like most of the world has seen Avatar; it just passed Star Wars for the third highest grossing film of all time.  Avatar does have one advantage; they get to charge a significantly higher price to go see it...


My Story

At the age of eight I was in the second grade (yes I repeated kindergarten so I was older than I should have been), and while I knew my letters and could read short words I really hated to read...


Sudden Double Vision

Sudden double vision can be quite concerning, both for a patient and a doctor.  If you are a patient it is very difficult and downright dangerous to drive to an office to have your vision checked...


Opt… Who Can Help?

Optician: An optician generally works with glasses.  They may help you pick out a pair of frames specific for you and help you select different lens designs...


Expanding the Model-Input

Returning to our model of how the visual system works, Input is the first piece and evaluating input involves determining how well the eye itself functions...


Vision and Driving

Vision is actually a learned skill, it is not something we are born knowing how to do.  We learn to view the objects around us, and predict their interaction with ourselves and other objects...


Standard School Requests for Binocular Vision Disorders

Whenever I find a child with a binocular vision disorder (convergence insufficiency, convergence excess, accommodative insufficiency etc.) I always follow up with a letter...


Processing- All in Your Head

Our model of vision began with the eyes.  When they are functioning correctly and provide clear, efficient input processing begins within the brain...


Superbowl Sunday

While watching the Superbowl last Sunday I got to thinking about the key parts to hosting a successful Superbowl Party...


Glaucoma, Its all About Pressure

Glaucoma is an insidious disease which robs people’s vision slowly, generally over decades, and the vision loss starts in the periphery and works its way in...