Petrou Eye Care Blog
Seeing Is Believing: OrCam Wearable Technology for the Visually Impaired
OrCam is an intuitive wearable device with a smart camera designed to assist people who are visually impaired. OrCam gives independence and enhances quality of life. It’s a powerful low vision tool when all [...]
Petrou Eye Care Supports Children’s Hospital of WI and Local Sailing Race
Louie's Last Regatta, the final local sailboat race of the 2016 season, has raised over $1,088,000 for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin since 1999. This fabulous event is open to the public by registering online, or just showing up at Milwaukee Ale House...
SAFELY ENJOY WATCHING THE GREAT AMERICAN SOLAR ECLIPSE ON AUGUST 21ST
Dr. Petrou recommends wearing right eyewear to protect your eyes and retinas from permanent vision damage. You can purchase approved solar filters at: https://eclipse.aas.org/resources/solar-filters On Monday, August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse [...]
Low Vision and Vision Loss
Low Vision and Vision Loss What can a person with low vision really see? That question is not an easy one to answer because every person with a visual impairment truly has a unique [...]
Our Eyewear Boutique
It's true! Our hand selected eyewear boutique is home to over 30 collections of the finest European and American eyewear. Clients at Petrou Eye Care are often surprised by the pizzaz and highly pigmented [...]
Identifying Pediatric Patients’ Vision Problems after Concussion
...doctors caring for children suffering from a concussion should recognize near point of convergence as a “diagnostic entity and understand its implications for return-to-learn to best support children as they re-enter the academic setting after a concussion.
Thin Retinas and What They Mean
...investigators found that a “thinner retinal nerve fiber layer at baseline was associated with worse performance on cognitive testing three years later.