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Computer Vision Syndrome getting the best of you? Here’s what you need to know to fix it

Computer Vision Syndrome getting the best of you? Here’s what you need to know to fix it

by Dr. Tamara Petrosyan | Sep 29, 2020 | Featured, News

The closer a person holds a book, phone, or laptop, the harder their eyes have to work to keep that item comfortably clear. As an object is brought closer to the face, accommodation, or focusing, has to increase to keep the image clear (like changing focus on your...
Vision + Reading + Academic Performance

Vision + Reading + Academic Performance

by Dr. Tamara Petrosyan | Sep 27, 2018 | Featured, News

Vision + Reading + Academic Performance Risk factors for many eye conditions have no signs or symptoms and often, children don’t realize they’re having trouble seeing well because they’ve never known anything different. It’s up to us as...
Vision + Reading + Academic Performance

Visual Dysfunction in Patients with Autism

by Dr. Tamara Petrosyan | Sep 21, 2018 | Featured, News

Visual Dysfunction in Patients with Autism Autism is a neurodevelopmental disability characterized by: Impaired social interaction and communication – Delayed language development, lack of spoken language, poor understanding of the abstract meaning of words or...
Vision + Reading + Academic Performance

The ultimate list of toys to help visual development

by Dr. Tamara Petrosyan | Sep 17, 2018 | Featured, News

Often, parents ask me for ‘optometrist approved’ toys; toys that are fun and have the added bonus of enhancing visual development and stimulating the mind.  Toys that promote visual learning, strategic thinking skills, visual memory, spatial relations, visual closure,...
Vision + Reading + Academic Performance

Should you have your infant’s eyes checked?

by Dr. Tamara Petrosyan | Sep 13, 2018 | Featured, News

Should you have your infant’s eyes checked? In 2005, Optometry Cares Foundation of the American Optometric Association (AOA) and The Vision Care Institute of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., launched the InfantSEE® program. InfantSEE® is a no-cost public...
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