Foundation Fighting Blindness Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Briar Sexton
As some of you know my goddaughter and her brother were born deaf and later discovered to be losing vision to Usher Syndrome. Usher Syndrome is a rare disease that causes tunneling of vision and night blindness. The kids are awesome. They don’t just survive, they thrive. I am always […]
Do you sometimes get a swollen, itchy, red eyelid for “no reason”?
Do you sometimes get a swollen, itchy, red eyelid for “no reason”? That is contact dermatitis. Contact dermatitis is just what it sounds like. Something you touched or were exposed to got on the skin around your eyelid and caused an allergic reaction. Contact dermatitis is an allergy, but unlike “typical” […]
Check out: 60 Minutes: Architect goes blind, says he’s actually gotten better at his job”
Check out this article and watch the video from 60 minutes: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/architect-chris-downey-goes-blind-says-hes-actually-gotten-better-at-his-job-60-minutes-2019-08-11/ Architect goes blind, says he’s actually gotten better at his job” A social worker tried to tell him about “career alternatives” after he lost his sight, but Chris Downey wasn’t about to stop being an […]
Globe and Mail: World Sight Day
WORLD SIGHT DAY Vision health awareness – maximizing the potential of Canadians to benefit from advances in ophthalmology Canada’s Ophthalmologists care about your vision. Enjoy this great article published on World Sight Day in the Globe and Mail on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Click on this link below to read […]
Watch CBC: You Can’t Ask That “Visual Impairment”
From all walks of life, the visually impaired we meet in this episode answer questions about what it is like to navigate the world without sight and the answers are very enlightening. Here’s what Guest author Donovan Tildesley (a Paralympic athlete who medalled in 4 games and was Canada’s flag bearer in Beijing) […]
Science News: 3D printed artificial corneas similar to human ones
Check out this fascinating article from: Your source for the latest research news 3D printed artificial corneas similar to human ones: Team replicated human corneal structure and fabricated a transparent cornea with the lattice pattern When a person has a severely damaged cornea, a corneal transplant is required. However, there […]
WATCH Dr. Briar Sexton’s on Global News: National care strategy to fight blindness and vision loss
Watch Dr. Briar Sexton and Jack McCormick with Sonia Sunger on Global News at noon aired on April 25, 2019 National care strategy to fight blindness and vision loss 1.5 million Canadians live with vision loss and that number is expected to double by 2031. We look at why […]
Fish Oil Doesn’t Help Dry Eyes
“For years I have advised patients with dry eye to try Omega 3 supplementation. It turns out the evidence isn’t there. Unless a new study comes out to contradict this one I will no longer be recommending it.” – Dr. Briar Sexton Article Below: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/fish-oil-doesnt-help-dry-eyes/ Fish Oil Doesn’t Help Dry Eyes […]
Making Sense of OTC Eye Drops by Dr. Glaucomflecken
The eye drop aisle at your local pharmacy can be scary and confusing. There are 5 shelves and they all say “lubricant.” How do you know what to choose? Before we begin, I have no financial interest in these products, but would LOVE to have some financial interest. Let me […]
Eye surgery attempts to reverse years of blindness for Syrian refugee
A stranger’s kindness brought Anas Schichmouse to Canada, now it might save his eyesight Greg Rasmussen · CBC News · Posted: Jul 02, 2018 6:00 AM PT | Last Updated: July 2 “Anas’s case is very special for me, I have a great sympathy for the folks in Syria for the terrible problems they […]
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