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December, Win Your Eyewear Promotion Winner!
We have a winner for our December promotion! Robin Fulton won a beautiful pair of Silhouette crystal frames and progressive lenses. She just loves them and wanted everyone to know how pleased she is with the new Varilux S series lenses. She has never seen so well! Many thanks to Paul Patterson, in our Eyewear Gallery for putting together this cool video!
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Every week, the Bedford Eye Care Centre posts topics of interest, including eye and general health news as well as news about our office. Feel free to comment on any of the blog posts or ask us a question at information@bedfordeyecarecentre.ca ... we are more than happy to answer!
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Is the cure for colour blindness around the corner?
For people who are colorblind, life involves little workarounds and big compromises alike. Daily challenges range from not knowing whether meat is fully cooked to not being able to read whether a horizontal traffic light is showing green or red. More serious repercussions include being shut out of a dream job, like piloting planes, because misreading landing-strip lights can have life-or-death consequences.
Back-to-School Checklist: Don’t Forget Eye Exam
Pens and pencils, notebooks and glue sticks are always on the back-to-school supply list; however, parents shouldn’t overlook one of the most important tools for classroom success – your child’s eyes.
Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty) for a More Youthful Appearance
Droopy eyelids are a major reason why some people consider eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) to remove and tighten excess eyelid skin for a more alert, youthful appearance.
Some women may perceive millions more colors than the rest of us. Are you one of them?
The average human can perceive one million different colors, but researchers suspect that a small percentage of women may be capable of seeing one hundred times that amount. Finding out who these women are, however, will be no easy task.
See for Your Health
The eyes are more than windows to your soul—they're also a good place to look for signs of trouble brewing in your body. Make sure to regularly see your eye doctor!
Innovative surgery restores sight for blind Saskatoon man.
A small lens in Ron Buhler's eye that's wired directly to his optic nerve has given him a whole new perspective on life.
Meet Mensa’s youngest US member: She joined at age 2
Once thought to be delayed, little Emmelyn Roettger just needed glasses
Would you wear Terminator-style contact lenses?
A team at the University of Washington have created a prototype wireless contact lens display.
Laser Vision Correction EVENT
TLC (Laser Eye Centers) Celebrating 10 years in Halifax
Information Session
Special Testing on Site
FREE Procedure to win
Doctor claims he can permanently change eye colour
A Laguna Beach doctor claims that he is about a year away from perfecting a new laser technology that lets you permanently change your eye colour from brown to blue.
AOA Study Cites Safety and Compliance Issues for Rx Eyeglasses Ordered Online
Consumers who order prescription eyeglasses online often receive glasses that fail to comply with optical tolerance and impact resistance requirements, according to a newly released study.
Save the Eyeballs This Halloween!
Tis the season when the best costumes rule! Nowadays many of the best costumes entail decorations from head to toe and sometimes the eyes, with the use of cosmetic contact lenses. However, there are potentially serious consequences to consider when deciding if altering your eyes will be part of the costume.
myVisionTrack App in Development To Test Vision Changes in People With Macular Degeneration
An upcoming iPhone/iPod Touch app called myVisionTrack will give macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy patients the ability to monitor changes in their vision over time. This in turn can help their eye doctor adjust treatment as needed.
The plastic eye implant to replace reading glasses
It is one of the signs of reaching middle-age: the need to wear reading glasses.An estimated 23 million Britons suffer from presbyopia, or age-related longsightedness.Now a revolutionary new treatment, involving an operation to insert a plastic implant into the eye, could allow millions to abandon their spectacles.
Mouse-eye view may lead to gene therapy for blindness
IF YOU’VE EVER wanted to look through someone else’s eyes, you can do it right here in Halifax at Dalhousie’s medical school.
Sunglasses should be worn all year to protect eyes from UV rays
We all know the importance of guarding your skin with sunscreen, but what about protecting your eyes on these long, bright summer days?
Virtual White Cane for the Blind
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem recently unveiled a new "virtual cane" that allows blind users to reconstruct a more accurate image of their surroundings than with a traditional white cane.
In Eyes, a Clock Calibrated by Wavelengths of Light
Just as the ear has two purposes — hearing and telling you which way is up — so does the eye. It receives the input necessary for vision, but the retina also houses a network of sensors that detect the rise and fall of daylight. With light, the body sets its internal clock to a 24-hour cycle regulating an estimated 10 percent of our genes.
Giant Weed Can Cause Blisters, Even Blindness
Officials urge people to steer clear of the giant hogweed. Note: This is a US post, but this weed IS present in Nova Scotia and the Halifax area... beware!!
The Sun Is the Best Optometrist
WHY is nearsightedness so common in the modern world? In the early 1970s, 25 percent of Americans were nearsighted; three decades later, the rate had risen to 42 percent, and similar increases have occurred around the world.
Scientists make eye’s retina from stem cells
A part of the eye that is essential for vision has been created in the laboratory from animal stem cells, offering hope to the blind and partially sighted.
Revolutionary new X-ray treatment that could save the sight of thousands
An X-ray treatment that could save the sight of thousands is being trialled on the NHS.
Stem cell injection ‘reverses glaucoma’
People with glaucoma could receive a simple injection in the near future to halt - or even reverse - the eye condition.
Acupuncture Might Treat Certain Kind of Lazy Eye
Small Chinese study found it worked better than an eye patch in older kids with condition
Laser Treatment of Eye Floaters
Some people call them floaters. Eye doctors call them "vitreous opacities." Emily Flynn of Dunedin, New Zealand, called hers "a little fuzzball." She flew halfway around the world to have it removed.
How to permanently get rid of your red, bloodshot eyes.
Dr. Boxer Wachler has invented a surgical technique, called I-Brite Eye Whitening which can permanently remove conspicuous redness and brown or yellow spots from the eyes.
Girl, 4, sees parents for the first time thanks to miracle stem cell operation
A little girl who has been blind since birth has seen her mother and father for the first time - at the age of four.
Retina-Damaging Green Laser Pointers Easy To Get Online.
So far, the reports have been scattered and anecdotal. But eye doctors around the world are warning that recent cases of teenagers who suffered eye damage while playing with high-powered green laser pointers are likely to be just the first of many.
14 Things Your Eyes Say About Your Health
Looking people straight in the eye may or may not reveal their honesty -- but the eyes *can* tell you about cholesterol, liver disease, or diabetes, if you know what to look for.
Is your computer damaging your eyes?
More and more women are reporting problems with their vision—and their computers are to blame.