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Twelve Scary Things Your Eyes Say About Your Health
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No tricks or treats here – just the scary eye facts…
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Fascinating Facts About Eye Contact
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At Florida Eye we may be all about eye health, but an article by Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D. (a published author on body language) is full of interesting information about the psychology of eye contact between everyone from loved ones and strangers to infants and work associates. For example, did you know that too much… Read More
Thinking of using decorative contacts this Halloween? Think again.
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Looking like your favorite vampire this Halloween may sound like fun, and no one is telling you don’t go for the glow, however… What every eye doctor will tell you is that you must have an exam and a proper contact lens fitting to keep your eyes safe, and that goes for colored contacts as well…. Read More
Enjoy the Waves, But Watch Out for Surfer’s Eye!
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Ever hear of surfer’s eye? It’s a real condition and at Florida Eye our doctors have seen it and treated it, time and time again. Technically known as pterygium, it’s actually a mass of fleshy tissue that grows over the cornea (the clear front window of the eye). It may remain small or may grow… Read More
How Animals See the World
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Ever wonder what your cat sees when she’s looking right at you? Some animals, including your pets, may be partially colorblind, and yet certain aspects of their vision are superior to your own. Living creatures’ visual perception of the surrounding world depends on how their eyes process light. Humans are trichromats—meaning that our eyes have… Read More
7 Amazing People Who Just Happen to Be Blind
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The First Blind Athlete in the Olympics When Marla Runyan was 9 years old she developed Stargardt’s Disease, a form of macular degeneration that left her legally blind, but that never stopped her. In 1987 she went on to study at San Diego State University, where she began competing in several sporting events, and her… Read More
Best Glasses for Older Women
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Just because you’re a Woman of a Certain Age who wears glasses, you are not doomed to bifocals, glasses hung from chains around the neck and the pastel frames you bought for $40 back in 1988. Pick the right eyeglasses and frames and you could actually shave years off your look. Pick the wrong ones… Read More
How Do I Get My Child to Wear Glasses?
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Excuse me while I laugh. First of all, there is no making a child do anything! Having a child for this long must have convinced you of that. Obviously, you have to trick him into it. We’ll break up into different age categories because children of different ages respond to different approaches. Keep in mind… Read More
ADHD Diagnosis Now Possible Through the Eyes
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Exciting news to share… Israel researchers report involuntary eye movement is a foolproof indication for ADHD diagnosis. Read the article. Read the article.
Florida Eye’s Dr. Barry Schechter Interviewed for Animal Planet!
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Florida Eye’s Dr. Barry Schechter was recently interviewed by a film crew from the Discovery Channel’s Animal Planet cable channel, at the Institute’s surgery center in Boynton Beach. The filming will be aired on an upcoming episode of the wildly popular Monsters Inside Me TV series on December 4th, 2014. The episode is centered on… Read More
