Category Archives: News
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Myopia boom worldwide
Posted on March 25, 2015 by Dr. McAdoo in News.Those of us in the optical world have been witness to an increasing trend in our children: more nearsightedness, and often in high amounts, that can progress from year-to-year. For many years, vision scientists thought it was because children were being required to do increasing amounts of reading and computer work. But a study a […]
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Snakes and our Vision
Posted on March 20, 2015 by Dr. McAdoo in News.We may have developed the ability to resolve fine detail (known as “clarity”) as well as our color vision in order to defend ourselves from snakes. Retinal receptors were refined to differentiate a snake’s presence from a simple stick on the ground or a branch in a tree. See the article here: http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2015/03/19/394099609/we-may-have-snakes-to-thank-for-our-acute-vision Careful out […]
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Telescope Contact Lens may help those with Macular Degeneration
Posted on March 18, 2015 by Dr. McAdoo in News.There’s some hope on the horizon for low vision and Macular degeneration patients with a new telescope design. The special thing about this telescope is that it is IN a contact lens. You can read more here :http://optometrytimes.modernmedicine.com/optometrytimes/news/telescopic-contact-lens-could-help-amd-patients It’ll be exciting to see this new technology get incorporated for those patients with real life challenges! […]
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We’re celebrating PI Day here at Tigard Eyecare!
Posted on March 14, 2015 by Dr. McAdoo in News.Feel free to drop by anytime today to say hi and get pie! Have a wonderful Saturday, Theresa
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The world through a Tetrachromatic’s Eyes
Posted on March 13, 2015 by Dr. McAdoo in News.Normal human color vision is called “Trichromatic,” which is provided by retinal cells that can sense a range of wavelengths centered around three main colors: blue, red, and green. “Tetrachromatic” color vision is uniquely provided by an incredibly rare genotype, which allows a fourth color receptor in the eyes. Most humans have vision than can […]
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“The Dress”
Posted on March 11, 2015 by Dr. McAdoo in News.In case you were wondering if the mystery of “The Dress” has been solved, you can find some facts here: NY Times article Many thanks to our friend and colleague, Stan Teplick, MD, for sharing this article with us! I hope you all have a wonderful day! Theresa
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Low Cost Digital Imaging using an iPhone
Posted on February 24, 2015 by Scott in News.This is an older news item about a low cost approach to get retinal images using nothing more than an iPhone or Android device. Students and researchers at Stanford University have created a small, detachable lens system using off the shelf parts to create a basic, functional retinal camera called the EyeGo. They hope to […]
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Monet’s Paintings Affected by his Cataracts
Posted on February 15, 2015 by Scott in News.Don’t let this happen to your art career! This is a fascinating article about how when Monet was in his 70’s, his cataracts began to interfere with how he could see the images he wanted to paint. Since his vision was becoming cloudier and cloudier with a definite color shift due to the advancement of […]
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Implantable contact lenses to correct for reading
Posted on February 7, 2015 by Scott in News.No one bothered to tell me that when I hit 40, my close up reading vision would go kaput. There’s a nifty little byproduct of the aging process where the lens begins to loose some of its flexibility- just like many other joints in your body. This leads to someone having a harder time focusing […]
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Google working on Glucose Sensing Contact Lens
Posted on February 7, 2015 by Scott in News.What a fascinating time we live in. Last summer, Google announced in conjunction with Novartis (owner of Alcon) that they are working together to produce a glucose sensing contact lens for use in management of diabetes. The lens has a small chip and wireless capabilities to send up -to-date information to your smart phone […]
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