It's no surprise that vision plays huge part in helping children learn their best. After all, 80% of our first 12 years of life is learned through the eyes. If a child's vision system is not perfectly clear and comfortably focused, learning is slowed down.
Soon to enter into clinical trials is an innovative system of magnification for people with vision loss. The telescope would be worn on the eye as a contact lens and coupled with special smart glasses, is touted to magnify up to 2.8x. The magnifying contact lens and eyewear telescopic device combination is said to focus [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
