Category Archives: Featured photos

Photos featured at the top of the sidebar will be rotated regularly. The ‘About the photo’ link for each of these photos will be filed here.

Christmas vision

Posted on December 17, 2005 by Lois (admin)

Christmas is such a visual time. There are wonderful lights, pictures, cards, and decorations. Even those with reading difficulties can often enjoy these. I had a hard time choosing a Christmas featured photo, so I picked several. I started my … Continue reading →

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It’s all uphill from here!

Posted on November 9, 2005 by Lois (admin)

The uphill climb is not easy, but it’s a much better alternative to the downhill slide I was on so long. I may not make it to the pinnacles I seemed to manage so easily in years gone by. But the air is fresher the higher I get. I’ll climb as high as I can. I can’t wait to see the view when I get there! Continue reading →

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Partly cloudy today

Posted on October 21, 2005 by Lois (admin)

Often websites show simulators of what the world may look like with various eye conditions. Our current featured photo provides a look at what some with strabismus see. Yet even the best simulators can’t portray what it is really like for those for those with strabismus. Our vision takes many variations.

Some have double vision. But the brain has a wonderful capacity to compensate when things go awry. Some compensate by shutting off images from the weaker eye. Others shift the load from one eye to the other.

The photo on this page is the best simulator I can provide for what the world looks like to me. Continue reading →

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Rembrandt

Posted on October 9, 2005 by Lois (admin)

Our current Featured Photo is actually a painting — a self-portrait of Rembrandt. I featured the story of Rembrandt on September 14. It is thought that the Dutch painter Rembrandt may have had exotropia. Although it would appear from the … Continue reading →

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Staircase

Posted on August 27, 2005 by Lois (admin)

This photo caught my eye because at first glance it looks almost like a turned eye. Can you see the blue iris embedded with rays of darker color that resemble a human eye? It’s intriguing, isn’t it, and beautiful also … Continue reading →

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