Optometric News
NAACP Passes Resolution on Optometric Vision Therapy
A routine visit to the eye doctor resulted in a national resolution that was passed by the NAACP at its 100th Anniversary Convention held in New York City, endorsing optometric vision therapy as a way to help some prisoners become productive members of society.
From 2-D to 3-D Sight: How One Scientist Learned to See in Stereo
August 4, 2009, Article from Scientific American - Sue Barry discusses what it's like to live in a 2-D world and explains how she learned to see in stereo Sue Barry is a neuroscientist at Mount Holyoke College. She's also the author of the newly released book Fixing...
Super Bowl Star Larry Fitzgerald Stops to Give Parents Advice on Vision Therapy
Arizona Cardinals 2008 NFC West Champions’ wide-receiver, Larry Fitzgerald, is helping eye doctors spread the word to parents that vision problems can interfere with a child’s ability to pay attention, read and learn. “Even if you have been told your child has perfect vision or 20/20 vision, your child could still be at-risk of having a learning-related vision problem,” warns Fitzgerald.
August is National Children’s Vision and Learning Month
AURORA, Ohio, June 18, 2009 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Arizona Cardinals' Wide-Receiver and Pro Bowl MVP, Larry Fitzgerald Encourages Parents to Take Action TODAY The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) is launching their annual campaign...
The key to 3-D vision
A visual impairment that condemns children to see in only two dimensions can go unrecognized for years and be mistaken for stigmatized disorders. LA Times By Susan R. Barry June 22, 2009 I was 20 years old and a college student before I learned that I did not see the...
Being outdoors lowers risk of nearsightedness
January 12, 2009 Los Angeles Times Spending two or three hours outdoors each day appears to lower a child's risk of developing nearsightedness, although researchers can't explain why. A study published in this month's issue of the journal Optometry and Vision Science...