Yearly Archives: 2010
Adult bullies, lazy eye, shopping lines, job interviews, holiday gatherings
Holiday gatherings, seasonal job interviews, and Christmas shopping are here again. But what happens when a person with what is commonly referred to as a ‘lazy eye’ enters this mix? Many say adult bullies often whisper and sneer behind their … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Social trauma
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Video games improve vision in adults with amblyopia
Video games can improve vision in adults with amblyopia by 30% according to a Sept., 2010, news release from the University of California, Berkley. Research subjects age 20-60 played video games for two hours at a time, for a total … Continue reading
Posted in Just for fun, Video games, Vision therapy
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Lazy eye muscles? Revisit a challenge from JFK. Take the dare!
It is said that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, seemed to have lazy eye muscles, which would sometimes cause one to deviate. Kennedy’s picture at the right certainly bears that out. Yet, he was able … Continue reading
Posted in Hall of Fame, Inspirations, Social trauma
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Implanted telescope – bionic breakthrough for macular degeneration (AMD)
Prevent Blindness America published a report in 2008 indicating that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) had “the largest increase of the major eye diseases. Currently [in 2008], 2 million Americans have been diagnosed with AMD.” WebMD announced yesterday that the FDA … Continue reading
Posted in Macular Degeneration
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I discovered reading again!
I’m back after an extended time away due to health problems. After finally getting needed treatment, I’m thankful to be feeling better! I’ll write about that another time, but now I want to share something that helped get me through … Continue reading
Posted in Digital readers, Lois' story
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