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11/19/2025

Deprivation amblyopia can be reversed by the temporary inactivation of one eye after the critical period. Here, Echevarri-Leet et al. show that this is caused by increased burst firing in the neurons that relay information from the retina to the visual cortex. Even inactivation of the amblyopic eye....

11/18/2025

Thanks to our colleague, Dr. Carole Hong, for sharing this newsletter.

The Importance of Understanding Visual Processing for the Twice Exceptional Community

11/12/2025

Thanks to our colleague, Dr. Michael Gallaway, for the heads-up regarding this article in the November issue of OVS:
"Corrective surgery improves visual motor and visual perception skills in children with intermittent exotropia."

11/12/2025

The third and final article in a prism trilogy series, published in Optometric Clinical Practice, is now avaliable for download at:

Expanding the Box

11/08/2025

The Stellest Lens, while potentially helpful to slow myopia progression, may result in the need for more adaptive head movement to avoid "bleeding" of print when using the eyes to scan. Have a listen to this well-balanced discussion by an O.D. who prescribed the lenses for himself.

11/06/2025

https://www.lynnhellerstein.com/live-until-you-die-and-see-the-world-even-without-the-sight-you-used-to-have-with-dr-robert-sanet-episode-137/?fbclid=IwY2xjawN44S5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjdWs5UGFycUlxeDRVb0U0c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsj_w8dUEtGOkcBT6FFDIe9ZCusXKDMZ3pzH5H6l5Key7ov-L5UZJL1mv7BE_aem_jhmjiDxt9wwTZDtwFa8PHQ

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight has an extra special show this week as she speaks with Dr. Robert Sanet, owner and director of the San Diego Center for Vision Care, adjunct associate professor at several colleges of optometry, past president of COVD, and international consultant to hospi...

11/02/2025

For professional baseball player K**e (key-kay) Hernández, eye health is vital on and off the field. After struggling with his vision during the first half of the 2024 season, he turned to a doctor of optometry and discovered that comprehensive eye exams are the real game-changer. Now, in partnersh...

10/30/2025

Congratulations to our colleague, Dr. Andrea Thau, on being recognized for a lifetime of leadership in the Optometric Profession.

Last week, Women In Optometry celebrated nine women ODs with Theia Awards of Excellence, including a special 10th anniversary recognition.

10/29/2025

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41433-025-03949-1

Myopia has become a leading cause of visual impairment globally, with a rapidly increasing prevalence among children, particularly in urbanised areas of East and Southeast Asia. High and pathologic myopia can lead to irreversible complications, including retinal detachment, glaucoma, and myopic macu...

10/28/2025

"Patching alone showed the worst outcome for amblyopia therapy".

Active vision therapy for amblyopia shows good results, but there is no standard vision therapy protocol. This study compared the results of three treatments, two combining patching with active therapy and one with patching alone, in a sample of ...

10/27/2025

Nice overview of visual processing.

10/24/2025

"Bionic Reading" - love the term!

In recent years, Bionic reading has been introduced as a means to combat superficial reading and low comprehension rates. This paper investigates eye movements between participants who read a passage in standard font and an additional Bionic font passage. It was found that Bionic font does not signi...