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/2007/10/08/blogging-again/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2007/10/08/blogging-again/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:49:43 +0000 Lois (admin) http://www.eyesapart.com/2007/10/08/blogging-again/ Our site has been down over a week after an upgrade of the blogging software. Part was due to incompatibilities with some of our older plugins and our theme template as well. So we’ve had a face lift! I hope … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/11/18/strabismus-groups/feed/ 18 http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/10/18/ophthalmologist-torsion-graphics/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/10/18/ophthalmologist-torsion-graphics/#comments Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:05:59 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/2006/10/18/ophthalmologist-torsion-graphics/ It is difficult to comprehend what another person sees. I tried to verbally explain to my doctors that one eye was rotated or twisted, but now I’ve found a way to show them. One of the first things I noticed, … Continue reading →

]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/10/18/ophthalmologist-torsion-graphics/feed/ 2 http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/07/02/lebers-optic-neuropathy/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/07/02/lebers-optic-neuropathy/#comments Sun, 02 Jul 2006 08:07:47 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/2006/07/02/lebers-optic-neuropathy/ What would you do if you were told you had only three months of vision left? Those of us with strabismus can usually clear our vision by squinting or closing one eye. But while pursuing a promising career as a … Continue reading →

]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/07/02/lebers-optic-neuropathy/feed/ 0 http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/06/14/rnib/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/06/14/rnib/#comments Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:35:26 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/2006/06/14/rnib/ Royal National Institute of the Blind isn’t just for those who cannot see at all. The website also provides excellent suggestions and resources for people with limited vision. The home page is filled with resources, and the remainder of the … Continue reading →

]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/06/14/rnib/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/2006/04/20/virtual-vision-therapy/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/04/20/virtual-vision-therapy/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2006 06:12:46 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/2006/04/20/virtual-vision-therapy/ Wouldn’t it be great if doing Vision Therapy was as fun as playing our favorite computer games? Perhaps that day is soon here! Virtual reality games to treat amblyopia are already being researched at Nottingham University and the results are … Continue reading →

]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/04/20/virtual-vision-therapy/feed/ 2 http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/03/07/strabismus-boat/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/03/07/strabismus-boat/#comments Wed, 08 Mar 2006 04:02:49 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/2006/03/07/strabismus-boat/ [I received the following letter from a reader named Celia, and she gave me permission to share it here. The boat? I put us on the "Grandeur of the Seas." We may as well enjoy the trip!] Dear Lois, My … Continue reading →

]]> http://www.eyesapart.com/2006/03/07/strabismus-boat/feed/ 3 http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/11/15/how-eyes-apart-began/ http://www.eyesapart.com/2005/11/15/how-eyes-apart-began/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2005 04:57:36 +0000 Lois (admin) http://eyesapart.com/?p=63 Before my surgery, I had told a group of friends that I wanted to do some sort of advocacy for people experiencing similar problems as mine. I'd hoped to be able to do a website. But as the weeks went by after surgery, I wondered if that dream would ever become real. Making a website is hard work, and my vision still was not good. Blogging is much easier than doing a website. I downloaded Tom Antion's book, and I was publishing in no time. This audio book by Tom Antion provided all the info I needed to get started.... Continue reading →

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