The amount of time parents spend worrying about their children’s interactions with screens and electronics per day is certainly nothing new: there has been concern for years about cell phones, video games, TV screens, computer usage and more, but today, it seems to be more urgent than ever before. This is because a wide variety […]
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You may have heard about blue light blocking glasses, the newest trend in eyewear. These glasses are sold with or without prescription lenses and are intended to soften harsh blue light that can cause eye strain, lack of sleep, and other issues with prolonged exposure. But what is blue light? Is it as harmful as […]
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Patients who wear glasses or contacts must have their prescriptions renewed once a year, but recently some have turned to online eye exams: a risky alternative to visiting the eye doctor in person. In an experiment to measure the accuracy of an online eye exam, NBC-2 had a local patient take the online exam. Dr. […]
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About 39 million people in world are blind. With a simple eye exam, at least 80% of this blindness could be prevented. The problem is that eye exam equipment is heavy, expensive, and fragile. It’s not built to travel to places where pavement and electricity are hard to come by. But these are the places […]
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