The idea of sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint is becoming a bigger discussion in eyecare. As time goes on, we will continue to hear more and more companies in the industry sharing their efforts to reduce their impact on the environment. But one of the companies that has been at the forefront of this […]
Does Vision Therapy Work? Were We Taught Optics Incorrectly? – Dr. Paul Rollett, Vision Therapy Expert
Dr. Paul Rollett is the co-owner of Okanagan Vision Therapy, a multi-location, highly specialized vision therapy practice in British Columbia. In this episode, Dr. Rollett helps us understand some of the mystical aspects of vision therapy and dispels common myths. If you’ve been wondering if vision therapy is voodoo or if it actually works, you’ll […]
DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH
Imagine for a moment that there exists a disease that could potentially take 15 years off your lifespan. Let’s say, for the sake of this discussion, that this same disease could also significantly increase your risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and blindness. And now, let’s say that almost one third of the entire […]
ARE YOUR SUNGLASSES PROTECTING YOU? (CTV NEWS SEGMENT)
Recently, Dr. Sian had the wonderful opportunity to speak with CTV News Vancouver about the importance of UV protection and whether your old sunglasses are helping or hurting. Check out the segment HERE. […]
THE AVERAGE PERSON
The “average person” will probably not recognize what the image above shows. But the “average person” is exactly who needs to understand the importance of what is happening. A couple of days ago, I had 19 year old healthy young man come to see me for an eye exam simply because he was noticing a […]
AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST, AN OPTOMETRIST, AND AN OPTICIAN WALK INTO A BAR…
Ok, there’s no funny punch line here. I just thought that was a catchy title. What’s the difference between an ophthalmologist and an optometrist? What about an optometrist and an optician? Are they similar in some ways? This is the conversation of The Three O’s of Eye Care. Or, as my cousin from the UK […]
HOW WORLD WAR 2 CHANGED THE WAY WE TALK ABOUT OUR EYES
The Second World War affected most of the developed world and, in terms of politics and such, it’s effects will stand for the rest of our history. But, did you know that WWII has actually had changed the way that we talk about and even treat our eyes today? Well we here are a couple […]
OUR EYES ARE CONNECTED TO OUR… EVERYTHING.
I’ve written in the past about what I called the “eye-heart connection” and I’ve also touched on how a disease such as diabetes can effect our eyes. But very recently, a friend who has been battling through some tough health issues asked me to highlight again the importance of how intricately our organs are linked […]
HOW TREVOR LINDEN SOLD OUT: THE PREQUEL
Originally written and posted in January 2011, soon after its predecessor, “How Trevor Linden Sold Out” post. Once again, the writing has been left in its original form, so some facts will be outdated… But the passion will not! OK, OK, I get it… People in Vancouver loooooove Trevor Linden. I know, I’m from here. So I […]
HOW TREVOR LINDEN SOLD OUT
This was originally written and posted in December 2010. As with all of the older posts, I’ve decided to leave this one in its (somewhat naive, but well-intentioned) original condition. The follow up to this was called “How Trevor Linden Sold Out: The Prequel”. (Yes, I like movies) Before I begin, I would like to say that as most […]
