Category Archives: Featured photos

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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

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Double vision: See a little something extra in 2007

We strabismus sufferers see lots of double images, and often find them annoying. But as I scrolled through the double exposures turned into artwork by one photographer, I found the photos to be beautiful. Is is possible there is hidden … Continue reading

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Strabismus surgery: beautiful event for Christmas

My second strabismus surgery is scheduled for Thursday December 7 (See update below.) I was a little surprised when a friend prayed for me a couple days ago “that the Angel of the Lord guides the surgeon’s hand and mind … Continue reading

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Chocolate squint

Don’t you love this squint? It almost looks like a wink, doesn’t it? Those of us with strabismus often squint in order to see, thus strabismus is also called “squint.” I’ve used this photo before in a post entitled Enjoy … Continue reading

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Ripples

By now you know that I often select as a favorite photo something that reminds me of a human eye. This one could be an abstract pupil with a deep blue iris. But that’s not the main reason I chose … Continue reading

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