Yearly Archives: 2007
Drugs for strabismus and amblyopia: Connecting our eyes again
[See end of article for photo credit.] Wouldn’t it be super if we could just pop a pill and it would do something in our brains to connect our eyes properly again? Recent comments on our January 5, 2006, post … Continue reading
Posted in Medications
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Famous people with strabismus: Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame is a new category at Eyes Apart. I’ve already featured several famous people with strabismus on the site. I’m adding them to this category, and I plan to add more from time to time. The photo on … Continue reading
Posted in Hall of Fame
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A lesson from Monet: His vision developed his art
Monet’s vision reached a lot deeper than his eyes could see. Professor Michael Marmor, an Ophthalmologist who led a team of researchers at Stanford University, has been quoted in Times Online as saying that the beloved artist Monet “derided the … Continue reading
Be a winner a la Mode’s ‘Ugly Betty!’
The popular tv series Ugly Betty challenges all of us who have felt excluded or different in any way to stand up and be proud of who we are. The star of Ugly Betty, America Ferrera, plays Betty Suarez, a … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirations, Social trauma
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Sleep apnea and strabismus
Sleep apnea makes it much harder to control strabismus. If you feel tired most of the time, if you awaken frequently during the night, or if you don’t wake up refreshed, consider the possibility of sleep apnea. I began to … Continue reading
Posted in Eye connections, Lois' story
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