Avoiding Missteps
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of October 31, 2016 Older individuals in particular should watch their step while walking and wearing their bifocals or multifocal lenses. The problem is that they may make foot-placement errors when viewing the stairs or path ahead through the “reading lens” portion of…
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Five Facts About Eye Injuries
Sports Injuries Are One of the Most Common Causes of Blindness in Kids If you don’t work in factories or play contact sports, you may not think about eye injuries or how to prevent them. Yet thousands of Americans are treated each year for serious eye injuries, nearly half of which occurred at home, according…
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Light and Sturdy Eyeglass Frames
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of October 16, 2016 For nearly a decade, chunky, plastic eyeglass frames have taken over the eyewear world. Once, these bulky frames were considered to be revolutionary and iconic. Now, they have become so commonplace that they are generally regarded as more evolutionary…
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Beware of the Blue Light
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of October 2, 2016 I just returned from The International Vision Expo 2016 held in Las Vegas. I have attended this convention several times, and one of the recurring themes of the past few years are the classes offered on Blue Light protection…
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FDA Approves the Tecnis Symfony® Intraocular Lenses
FDA Approves the Tecnis Symfony® Intraocular Lenses, the First and Only Extended Depth of Focus Lenses for People with Cataracts PR Newswire, ABBOTT PARK, Ill., July 15, 2016 Abbott announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Tecnis Symfony® Intraocular Lenses for the treatment of cataracts. The first in a…
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