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Trouble reading up close? Over 40?
As we progress through our 40’s many of us have trouble reading up close. This is due to the natural aging process of the eye. The lens inside the eye becomes less flexible and losses it’s ability to focus up close. We call this presbyopia. We help our patients at this stage of their lives…
Infant & Children’s Vision
Drs. Tina & Jeff Goodhew spoke today to the Momstown Oakville baby basics session. Today’s topic was on infant and childhood vision. Drs. Tina and Jeff talked about vision development right from birth to pre-school age. Visual developmental milestones were discussed at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months of age and beyond. Aspects such as…
Dr. Jeff Goodhew to Speak at Fusion Conference 2014
Dr. Jeff Goodhew is excited to be speaking at Fusion Conference 2014 at the University of Waterloo. The conference takes place on Saturday March 22, 2014. The theme for this years conference is Anticipate, Adapt and Achieve. How to anticipate change, adapt to it successfully to achieve one’s goals both personally and professionally. Emphasis will…
Specialty Contact Lens Fit
Yesterday we fit a patient with a scleral contact lens. Scleral contact lenses are used for patients with irregular corneas, diseased corneas or post surgical corneas. The cornea is the clear window of the eye. A scleral lens works by vaulting or clearing the cornea completely and landing or touching down on the white part…
Children’s eye exams
Parents will often ask us when to bring their child in for an eye examination. The doctors at Abbey Eye Care recommend children have their first eye examination at 6 months of age, again at age 3 and every year after. 80% of learning is visual so we cannot stress the importance of brining your…
Nearsightedness – protective effect of the sun
Nearsightedness or myopia occurs when objects in the distance are difficult to see. We often see children in our office for eye exams who are struggling to see the board at school. Nearsightedness or myopia occurs when the eye has grown too long from from to back. The normal eye is to top image. The…
