What do people think of when they hear the names Hermann Snellen and Steve Jobs? Jobs is obvious, but Snellen, not as much. Yet they were both visionaries, so to speak, in their respective fields. The Netherlands is justifiably well known for beautiful tulips,...
Going to visit the eye doctor is a mostly painless and pleasant experience. After all, taking care of your eyes is an extremely important activity as is receiving the necessary adjustments in your prescription to your corrective lenses. There is one test, in...
Learn more about Post Trauma Vision Syndrome through a man named Thomas who suffered a concussion and experienced symptoms afterwards, including dizziness and blurred vision. It was strange because he was a stellar tennis player and great athlete. This problem...
Eye exams are pretty straight-forward: a patient goes to the doctor, the doctor measures eyesight, and the patient is out the door. One thing that a lot of people do not understand, however, is the prescription that one gets from the eye doctor. What do all of those...
The eyes are one of the most difficult body parts to treat once they’ve been beset by vision problems such as retinopathy and macular degeneration. As medical science advances, however, more and more progress is made with drugs that can effectively stem the tide of...
A common belief is that eating carrots will help your eyesight acuity. There’s even a rumor that if one consumes enough of the orange vegetable it is possible for a person to attain night vision. That is, the ability to see in the dark. Is there any truth to these...
