David Marshall writes:
Dr. David Guyton at the Wilmer Eye Institue of Johns Hopkins sent this to me along with some other articles, but this one is a very powerful reminder of how crippling strabismus can be to those of us who suffer from it. It is a study conducted by George R Beauchamp, MD, Joost Felius, PhD, David R Stager, Sr, MD,and Cynthia… Continue reading
Would you trade part of your life expectancy to be rid of strabismus?
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Intimidated by the creeping shadow of strabismus? Here’s help!
The following item is edited and used by permission from a letter posted by David Marshall recently in our Eyes Apart Strabismus Support group. David wrote:
I often wonder if my strabismus is much like a shadow on the wall. There are days when it looms so large over me all I want to do is hide from the world… Continue reading
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Social confidence with lazy eyes
The following item is edited from a letter posted by shayla last month in our Eyes Apart Strabismus Support group. It’s hard for some people to accept being referred to as having “lazy eyes.” We know that strabismus eyes work much harder than normal eyes. Shayla used this term about herself with confidence, and she offers the tips below to help… Continue reading
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Lazy eye amblyopia research study
According to the European research news resource, AlphaGalileo.Org, “Researchers at the University of Bradford are seeking volunteers for a study into the condition ‘amblyopia’ which is more commonly known as ‘lazy eye’.”
According to this report, the study will be done using a “new state-of-the-art Optical Coherence Tomographer…used to examine the structure of the eye in fine detail.”
Researchers hope that… Continue reading
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Blogging again and better than ever!
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 you’ll find our site easier to use and more helpful than ever. I’m still tweaking things, and… Continue reading
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