Stewart Family Eye Care

Stewart Family Eye Care At Stewart Family Eye Care, we take the time to get to know you, your eye care history, and your vision needs. Welcome to Stewart Family Eye Care in Greer.

Dr. John R. Stewart and the Stewart Family Eye Care team strive to provide the finest in optometry services. We invite you to browse our website to learn more about our optometry services, and invite you to join our patient family by scheduling an eye exam appointment at our Greer office. Stewart Family Eye Care is a full service eye and vision care provider and will take both eye emergencies as well as scheduled appointments. Patients throughout the Greer area come to Stewart Family Eye Care because they know they will receive the personal attention and professional care that is our foundation. Dr. Stewart and our team are dedicated to keeping our patients comfortable and well-informed at all times. At Stewart Family Eye Care, we will explain every exam and procedure and answer all of our patient's questions. Additionally, at Stewart Family Eye Care, we will work with vision insurance providers to ensure good eye health and vision care for all of our patients.

11/18/2025

A moonbow is a very rare atmospheric phenomenon that occurs as a result of the refraction of moonlight. ❤️

11/17/2025

In a remote Arctic expanse ❄️, a lost husky was discovered living peacefully alongside a family of polar bears, creating an extraordinary and heartwarming bond that amazed people around the globe.

Despite the vast differences in species, the husky adapted to life with its massive companions, finding warmth, companionship, and even playful interaction among the bears. Observers were struck by the gentle tolerance of the polar bears and the dog’s fearless yet respectful approach, a rare glimpse of interspecies harmony in one of the harshest environments on Earth.

This unlikely family serves as a touching reminder that connection and trust can transcend instincts, size, and natural boundaries. In the frozen wilderness, love found a way. 🐾

11/17/2025

🌠 Stargazers, Tonight Is the Night!

The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak tonight, delivering one of November’s most dazzling sky displays. Expect quick, bright shooting stars slicing across the darkness as Earth passes through the debris stream left behind by Comet Tempel–Tuttle.

✨ When to watch: Late tonight through early morning on November 18
How to watch: Just step outside under a dark sky — no telescope or binoculars required!

For full details, check out: https://astronomynews.site/?p=601

11/17/2025

Thousands of years ago, Inuit and Yupik people of the Arctic carved narrow slits into ivory, antler and wood to create snow goggles. This diminished exposure to direct and reflected ultraviolet rays thereby reducing eye strain and preventing snow blindness.

More details/photos: http://bit.ly/3VQmSBR

11/17/2025

Please enjoy this photo of manatees on a preserve in Florida snacking on sweet potatoes, while also looking like sweet potatoes. They're so amazing!

11/15/2025

Recent research, including in vitro (lab) and human studies from the University of Illinois, has shown that honey acts as a protective agent for probiotics, helping more of the beneficial bacteria, specifically Bifidobacterium animalis, survive as they travel through the harsh conditions of the gastrointestinal tract to the intestines where they have the most impact.

Key findings from the research:

📑Enhanced Survival: Yogurt with honey preserved more probiotics compared to yogurt with added sugar or heat-treated yogurt.

📑Specific Varietals: Of the honey types tested (alfalfa, buckwheat, clover, and orange blossom), clover honey was particularly effective at boosting probiotic survival in the intestinal phase of digestion, likely due to its unique composition of antioxidants and oligosaccharides that serve as an energy source for the bacteria.

📑Moderation is Key: While beneficial, honey is still an added sugar. Researchers recommend using about one tablespoon of honey per serving of plain, unsweetened yogurt to reap the benefits without excessive sugar intake.

SOURCE: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/honey-helps-yogurt-bacteria-survive-digestion

11/15/2025

Tigers appear orange to humans because we are trichromats, but they look green to deer and boars, which are dichromats. This color difference gives tigers excellent camouflage, allowing them to stalk hoofed prey like deer and boars more effectively.

More details/photos: https://hja.li/a1wd

11/14/2025

When an tiny insect destroyed the entire Southern economy, one scientist saved millions of farmers with a humble peanut. George Washington Carver didn't just promote a crop. He invented an entirely new agricultural revolution that transformed American farming forever. What he created from this simple legume will blow your mind.

11/14/2025

When workers replaced this utility pole, they left a piece of the old one because a woodpecker family was nesting inside.

More details/photos: https://hja.li/6e7f

11/14/2025

It was a typical autumn morning at Elysian Heights Elementary School in Los Angeles. The teacher was at the blackboard, students sat at their desks, and lessons were in motion.

Then the door opened—and a tabby cat strolled in. No one had invited him. No one knew where he came from. He simply entered with the calm assurance of someone who belonged, sat in the centre of the classroom, and began grooming himself.

The children watched. The teacher paused. Unfazed by the attention, the cat continued his bath as though interrupting a fourth-grade class were perfectly normal. He was thin, hungry, and bore the signs of street life. The teacher made a decision: the children could give him a little milk.

He drank gratefully, then settled in for the rest of the lesson. He stayed through math, reading, and recess discussions. When the final bell rang, he stood as composed as when he arrived—and walked out. The students assumed that was the end of it. But the next morning he came back. And the day after that.

It became clear: the cat had chosen Elysian Heights as his home. From that moment he was known as “Room 8”. Over the coming weeks and years, he entered classrooms every morning, wandered between them, napt on sunlit windowsills, accepted affection from children, and when the bell rang, he left—just as quietly as he came.

He wasn’t just tolerated—he was embraced. He became part of the school’s identity. Yearbooks from 1952 to 1968 show him in class photos, sitting at the centre with smiling students. He received fan mail from across the country, was featured in newspapers and magazines, and became a minor celebrity.

Decades later, guitarist Leo Kottke discovered those old yearbook photos and composed an instrumental titled “Room 8”.

But as years passed, the faithful cat slowed. By the early 1960s he was injured in a cat-fight and later caught pneumonia. One of the teachers offered her home across the street as his evening residence. During the day he still came to school; at night he had a warm bed and care.

Eventually walking became difficult. Teachers carried him between the school and the home so he could still attend. On August 11 1968, at about 21 or 22 years old, he passed away peacefully. The Los Angeles Times published a three-column obituary. He was buried at Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park, remembered as the remarkable cat he was.

His story prompts a question: what did Room 8 see in that school? He could have wandered elsewhere—but he chose a school full of children who treated him not as a nuisance but as a treasure. He reminded everyone that belonging isn't about origin—it’s about choosing to stay. He didn’t just attend school for 16 years. He taught it.

Source: Vargo, R. (2008). Room 8: The Most Famous Cat in Los Angeles. Explore Historic California.

11/14/2025

Two Great Horned Owls braving the freezing cold — staying close together to share warmth and strength. Even in the harshest weather, love and loyalty keep them warm. ❄🦉❤️

11/14/2025

Goodbye comet Lemmon, see you again in 1155 year. ☄ 🔭

What a spectacular wanderer. It graced our skies this year with its glowing tail and icy sparkle, and now it drifts back into the depths of space. Scientists estimate that its orbit will bring it around again in roughly 1,155 years — so we’re looking at around the year 3300 for its return.

Until then, keep gazing upward. 🌌

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14055 E Wade Hampton Boulevard
Greer, SC
29651

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Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 2pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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