A common question people ask every day in our office is "Doctor, do I need to have my pupils dilated today?" And, the answer depends on a few things. First and foremost, the only way to completely evaluate the internal health of the eyes is to dilate those pupils! No one wants an un-noticed retinal [...]
Doctor Christina Petrou expands professional knowledge by attending the Wisconsin Optometric Association’s 2014 Convention and Annual Meeting. Showing true dedication to continued education, Dr. Christina Petrou Haefs of Petrou Eye Care in Glendale recently attended the 2014 Wisconsin Optometric Association (WOA) Annual Convention and Meeting held on September 25-28. The event took place in Middleton, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A panel of eye health experts discussed the meaning of the latest from the Age Related Eye Disease Study Phase 2 results. The American Optometric Association released an informational guide with all of the latest research in nutrition, macular degeneration, and eye health. Read more here
On the front of its Business Day section, the New York Times reports that “2013 has been the Year of the High-Tech Glasses,” all designed to improve vision. The piece goes on to showcase new Adlens Variable Focus lenses which can use knobs to “precisely adjust the liquid pressure on a curved membrane inside the [...]
