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This Might Just Be the Most Important Test Your Child Will Take
Is making an appointment for a comprehensive eye exam for your children on your back-to-school checklist? It needs to be.
No amount of new clothes, backpacks, or supplies will allow your child to reach their potential in school if they have an undetected vision problem.
The difference between eye exams and vision screenings
An annual exam done by an eye doctor is more focused than a visual screening done at school. School screenings are simply "pass-fail tests" that are often limited to measuring […]
Charles Bonnet Syndrome and Visual Hallucinations
Have you ever heard of Charles Bonnet? He was a Swiss naturalist, philosopher, and biologist (1720-1793) who first described the hallucinatory experiences of his 89-year-old grandfather, who was nearly blind in both eyes from cataracts. Charles Bonnet Syndrome is now the term used to describe simple or complex hallucinations in people who have impaired vision.
Symptoms
People who experience these hallucinations know they aren't real. These hallucinations are only visual, and they don't involve any other senses. These images can be simple patterns or more complex, like faces or cartoons. They are more common in people who have retinal […]
