http://www.eyesapart.com ...crossed eyes, lazy eye, amblyopia, wall eyes, squint, tropia, double vision, turned, floating, wandering, wayward, or drifting eyes. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:35:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.eyesapart.com/2007/09/01/monet/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2007/09/01/monet/#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:26:42 +0000 Lois (admin) http://www.eyesapart.com/2007/09/01/monet/ 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 →

]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2007/09/01/monet/feed/ 0 http://www.eyesapart.com/2007/04/12/better-or-worse/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2007/04/12/better-or-worse/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:27:18 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/2007/04/12/better-or-worse/ As I aged, my strabismus took its toll. The time I was able to focus to read or do close-up work became shorter and shorter. My major goal for surgery was to at least partly restore my ability to read … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/08/23/pave/feed/ 1 http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/08/07/cataracts/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/08/07/cataracts/#comments Tue, 08 Aug 2006 04:08:10 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/2006/08/07/cataracts/ Cataracts do not cause strabismus, but any interference with vision can make it harder to keep the eyes focused for those of us who have strabismus. Cataracts cloud the vision, causing a blurred effect. August is National Cataract Awareness Month. … Continue reading →

]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/08/07/cataracts/feed/ 0 http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/05/17/decreasing-vision/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/05/17/decreasing-vision/#comments Wed, 17 May 2006 22:53:25 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/2006/05/17/decreasing-vision/ Strabismus causes vision problems for many people. These problems seem to worsen as we get older. Some of us have difficulty with paperwork we are required to read or fill out. If the material is available online, I usually opt … Continue reading →

]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/05/17/decreasing-vision/feed/ 0 http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/01/24/what-makes-strabismus-worse/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/01/24/what-makes-strabismus-worse/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:03:02 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/?p=84 Do you have good days and bad days? Have you ever been able to figure out what affects your vision? I am wondering how my mother will know when to give up driving. I think keeping her car is worth it even if she is not always able to use it. Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/01/19/coping-senior-citizens/feed/ 2 http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/11/23/thanksgiving-see-beyond-the-wall/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/11/23/thanksgiving-see-beyond-the-wall/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2005 19:47:06 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/?p=64 For those of us with vision difficulties, it is wonderful to know that Thanksgiving is not dependent upon vision. Thanksgiving is vision. The story is told of an elderly man whose bed was by a window. The man’s bedridden roommate … Continue reading →

]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/11/23/thanksgiving-see-beyond-the-wall/feed/ 0 http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/09/28/strabismus-help-older/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/09/28/strabismus-help-older/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2005 03:20:53 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/2005/08/28/emory-whsc-press-releases-article-detail-national-study-shows-older-children-can-benefit-from-treatments-for-common-eye-disorder/ I often hear people say they’ve been told there is no help for them since they have passed a certain age. The October 2004 issue of JAAPOS (Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus) reports on a study … Continue reading →

]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/09/28/strabismus-help-older/feed/ 2 http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/06/22/in-my-mind/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/06/22/in-my-mind/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:06:47 +0000 Lois (admin) http://www.eyesapart.com/living/?p=10 Oh, man, I'm not going to make it! How often those words came to my mind during 2004. I'd try to relax and read a magazine, or work on my websites, and I just couldn't stick with it. I went from one project to another. I don't know what is wrong, but I do know that if I don't get help soon, something is going to break! I'd think. In a way, I looked forward to the day when things would break. At least then we will know what the problem is, and I can get help! Continue reading →

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