If you find yourself spending plenty of time in front of the computer or TV, you may be familiar with eye strain. Now that electronic devices like smartphones and computers are so widespread, a large percentage of users find themselves dealing with the problem of eyestrain. Symptoms of eye strain include eye fatigue, headaches, blurry […]
Hi I’m Dr Selena Friesen and today I’m going explain what happens on your first visit to an optometrist for your first eye exam. A first eye exam for children is recommended at 6-9 months and then another great time for an eye exam is 3 years old. We will welcome your parents […]
This year the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba is holding it’s Teddy Bear Picnic virtually. Normally the Manitoba Association of Optometrists participates with a eye care tent for teddy bears. Here is a video on how to make eyeglasses for your teddy bear virtually. https://goodbear.ca Teddy Bear Picnic- Gone Virtual! https://www.mb-opto.ca Hey everyone […]
Hey everyone. Welcome to Optometrist Driving in a Car Summarizing journals. It is very short because it’s a very short ride to my work. Good optometry morning! Today’s article is in the April 2020 issue of the Journal of Optometry The effects of light scatter when using a photochromic vs. non-photochromic contact […]
With many more people wearing masks you are eventually going to have to deal with fogging up glasses. I’m Dr Michael Nelson and today we are talking about fogging up glasses. Good Optometry Morning. So more people are wearing masks and this can cause a problem. Fogging up lenses that you are trying to […]
Hey are you seeing strange lights or things floating in your vision. Well as Billy Joel would say “you might be crazy” OR you might just be having a vitreous detachment. I am Dr. Michael Nelson and today we are talking all about flashes and floaters. Good Optometry Morning. What are flashes and floaters I’m […]
GOOD MORNING OPTOMETRY YOUTUBE Hey everyone. Dr. Michael Nelson here and today I’m sitting in our contact lens areabecause I am talking about Facts and Myths about contact lens during a COVID19 pandemic. Good Optometry Morning Question 1: Can I get infected by COVID19 if the virus gets in my eyes? That’s a […]
Attached is the transcript from Dr. Nelson’s Flashes and Floaters webinar. I want to welcome you to our patient webinar on Flashes and floaters. I am Michael Nelson an Optometrist at Waverley Eye Care Centre in Winnipeg. It’s always good to set out our goals so here are my goals for the next 15 minutes. […]
Graph compiled from data at www.Worldomters.info This graph shows a comparison of the growth of China(~53 days ahead of Canada), South Korea(~22 days ahead of Canada) Italy(~18 days ahead of Canada) , USA(~9 days ahead of Canada), UK (~7 days ahead) and Canada, if you put them all on the same timeline starting when each […]
If you are a fan of volleyball and YouTube I’m sure you have seen the Scott Sterling volleyball video. As great as Scott is at returning kills with his face, most players would prefer to have a fast enough reaction time to return it with their hands. So how fast do you need to be? […]
