Archive for 2007
Saturday, October 13th, 2007
According to the European research news resource, AlphaGalileo.Org, "Researchers at the University of Bradford are seeking volunteers for a study into the condition ‘amblyopia’ which is more commonly known as ‘lazy eye’."
According to this report, the study will be done using a "new state-of-the-art Optical Coherence Tomographer...used to examine the ...
Posted in Children's vision, Surveys & research | No Comments »
Monday, October 8th, 2007
Our site has been down over a week after an upgrade of the blogging software. Part was due to incompatibilities with some of our older plugins and our theme template as well. So we've had a face lift! I hope you'll find our site easier to use ...
Posted in Blogging, Help and find help, WordPress | No Comments »
Friday, September 28th, 2007
I’ve been asked several times if I know of any photos on the net of strabismus surgery in progress. I came across these photos a few weeks ago. I’ve been hesitant to publish them, because while it may help relieve fears for some to see what is actually being done, ...
Posted in Strabismus surgery | No Comments »
Monday, September 24th, 2007
Those of us who have strabismus do not like to be referred to as having a lazy eye. We are not lazy. Because our eyes don't work right, we often have to work much harder to accomplish a task than those who have normal vision.
But if any form ...
Posted in Help and find help, Lois' story, Social trauma, The way we see | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
President Abraham Lincoln had a rugged, somewhat homely look. Now scientists say that Lincoln's face, which it's said was often the brunt of ridicule, was distorted due to a medical condition called cranial facial microsomia. The result was that the left side of his face, including the eye ...
Posted in Education, Inspirations | No Comments »
