Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
Of course we're concerned about our eyes! We are always looking for new ideas, products, and concepts to help us understand and care for our eye needs. I've set up a new
Eyesight and Strabismus Mallat Eyes Apart to allow you to browse available products, books, and other helps ...
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Monday, July 17th, 2006
In the novel Zeno's Conscience by Italo Svevo, the fictional Zeno wrote of meeting four sisters whom he considered as possible marriage prospects. However, one had a squint -- another name for strabismus or a crossed eye. Zeno journaled how this one, Augusta, was eliminated from the prospects ...
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Sunday, October 16th, 2005
You've probably heard of 19-year-old Kyle Maynard, a congenital amputee who became a champion wrestler. He's been featured on ABC's 20/20, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and Larry King Live. The part of Kyle's story that struck me most is this:
...his grandmother refused to let other people look away from ...
Posted in Books, Children's vision, Help and find help, Inspirations, Reading, Social trauma | 1 Comment »
Monday, June 27th, 2005
"I want to tell you about this wonderful book I'm reading. It's a big book, and I am half way through. I'm reading it with my ears! I joined an audio book club. I am so excited about it!" That's what I wrote to some friends a few weeks ago ...
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2005
The doctors I saw were often hesitant about strabismus surgery. They frequently warned me that it is such a precise surgery that it could make things worse instead of better.
As I entered my 50's, I still bought books, but it was getting harder and harder to read them. The internet ...
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