Louie's Last Regatta, the final local sailboat race of the season, has raised over $1,088,000 for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin since 1999. Petrou Eye Care is proud to support, donate, and cheer on the hundreds of boats and thousands of sailing fans as they celebrate the end of the season and raise funds for this [...]
SEE. LEARN. GOT IT! Petrou Eye Care wants to help your kids and teens see better for school and sports! Our Annual Back to School Eyewear Sale is going on now through October 17th. You can choose from a large selection of fun and trendy frames, and also get protective lenses of polycarbonate or Trivex [...]
Discover how ChromaPop Lenses, the new "super" lens of the future, can give you precise optical clarity and vivid colors. By blocking specific color wave intersections as they pass through the lens, ChromaPop is able to eliminate color confusion, so your brain can recognize truer color, faster. Petrou Eye Care invites you to see the water [...]
Petrou Eye Care and Prevent Blindness Wisconsin successfully joined efforts this week to raise vision awareness at Swing for Sight. This year's annual fundraiser was held on June 2, at Mequon's Ozaukee Country Club with over one hundred golfers in attendance. Please join Petrou Eye Care in their support of Prevent Blindness by generously [...]
As reported in the Spring 2014 Low Vision Resource Center Newsletter by Dr. Hoang, CVS Pharmacy now provides ScripTalk talking prescription labels for prescriptions ordered for home delivery through its online pharmacy, CVS.com. The ScripTalk labels provide a safe and convenient way to access information on prescription labels for individuals who cannot read standard print. [...]
American Foundation for the Blind and Visionaware.org have posted a nice online review by Steve Kellye on some important basics in choosing the right computer for yourself, or for a loved one with loss of vision. They recommend careful evaluation of the most helpful accessibility features. Although individuals will vary on what works best for [...]
Nature and Nurture- According to a new white paper in the May 2014 issue of Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, "Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common cause of irreversible visual loss and the disease burden is rising world-wide as the population ages. Both environmental and genetic factors contribute to the development of this disease. [...]
Having trouble seeing out of your new Google Glasses? You're not alone! If your vision isn't clear out of your eyes, the image projected by your internet headwear will not be clear either. Many conditions of the vision system and eye health can blur the view. Custom optical measurements and ocular alignment are important to [...]
In her opinion column in the Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer (3/14), Krista Ramsey points out that “in the US alone, the percentage of people ages 12 to 54 who are nearsighted – meaning unable to see things clearly at a distance – rose from 25 percent in the early 1970s to 42 percent now.” Karla Zadnick, [...]
Computer Vision Syndrome has been identified as one of the leading causes of eye strain and fatigue in both children and adult users. In order to prevent neck pain, blurry vision, and tired eyes, our visual and postural ergonomics need to be ideal. The tilt of our head, neck, and eyes create a visual angle [...]
