PRESS RELEASE CHILDREN SHOULD GET EYE EXAM BEFORE USING 3D GAMES WINNIPEG, MB, MARCH 28, 2011: With the release of the Nintendo 3DS yesterday, the issue of eye safety in children under 6 has come into question. 1 in 20 children under the age of 6 suffer from amblyopia (lazyeye) and usually have no symptoms. […]
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The main components in an allergic reaction are: Allergen: This is the microscopic thing you are allergic to. Pollen, dust, cat hair, etc. Mast Cell: These are cells lining the surface of your eye and inside your eyelids. Think of this as a glass jar filled with marbles. When the allergen attaches to the wall […]
New technology has greatly improved our ability to detect eye disease, which is changing what is involved in a standard eye exam, even from just 5 years ago. At Waverley Eye Care we strive to provide you with access to the best eye care we can provide, please let us introduce you to what we […]
New Testing Available at Waverley Eye Care Optical Coherance Tomography (OCT): OCT testing is the most advanced way to examine the 10 layers of nerves and receptors that make up the retina. An OCT is a very high resolution ultrasound that is used by eye specialists to diagnose and monitor diseases like glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic […]
Signs and Symptoms A condition involving retained hyaline bodies in the anterior optic nerve, optic nerve head drusen (ONHD) has been referred to in the literature by many diverse and confusing names. Among the descriptive terms are congenitally elevated or anomalous discs, pseudopapilledema, pseudoneuritis, buried disc drusen, and disc hyaline bodies. ONHD is encountered in […]
A patient came in yesterday and gave my staff a long talk on how his soft contacts were so much cheaper at Costco. He was quite loud and was so emphatic I thought I better check into this because we work hard to make sure that our prices are very competitive at Waverley Eye Care. […]
Choroidal nevi are commonly found in the choroid, a blood vessel-rich layer lying between the retina and the sclera. Although they are not necessarily a “normal” finding in our eyes, they are quite common and may not represent anything wrong with the eye. Choroidal nevi are present in about 6% of eyes. Nevi vary from […]
Ocular dominance is when the brain prefers input from one eye compared to the other. Generally the brain takes the images from each individual eye and merges them into one image. However, because the eyes are not located in the same location there are times that if the brain tried to merge the images from […]
Amblyopia is a disorder of the visual system that is characterized by poor or indistinct vision in one or both eyes that is otherwise physically normal. The brain and the eye work together to produced vision: Light enters the eye and is focused on the retina. The retina changes light into nerve signals that travel […]
