See how Total Eye Care does lunch.
Search
Dr. Driscoll’s book An Eye Doctor Answers is now available on Amazon.com
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Meta
Category Archives: video
The Harlem Shake Total Eye Care Style
Comments Off on The Harlem Shake Total Eye Care Style
Posted in video
Tagged Colleyville, Eye Doctor, Harlem shake, keller, ophthalmologist, optometrist, Texas, Total Eye Care
FDA Approves First Bionic Eye
The FDA approved Second Sight’s “bionic” eye. While actually more of a retinal prosthesis, the implant is designed to assist patients with retinitis pigmentosa. The Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System has a resolution of 60 pixels. The device will not provide the HD type of vision that our eyes are capable of; however, more importantly, this technology will greatly aid a blind patient’s mobility and is a revolutionary step forward.
The system consists of a wireless retinal implant that rests on the retina. The patient will wear special glasses that see the image. The image will be sent to a visual processing unit that is worn on the patient’s hip. Once the data is processed it is sent back to the glasses which wirelessly transmit this data to the retinal implant. The implant electrically stimulates the photoreceptors simulating a coarse image. The patient learns how to interpret these light and dark images allowing them to navigate around and among obstacles.
The device was approved for use in Europe last year. Check out the video below from the European branch of the medical device company.
Posted in Computer Vision, Low Vision, Retina, Technology, video
Tagged Bionic Eye, blindness, Retina, Retinitis Pigmentosa
A Visual Treat – Video From The European Southern Observatory
I saw this beautiful video from the PopSci RSS feed Sunday and wanted to share. The video is from The European Southern Observatory which operates four telescopes in the high plains desert of Chile. The visuals are spectacular. Watch it in full screen HD and you will be in awe of our gorgeous sky. Enjoy, you are in for a visual treat.
Comments Off on A Visual Treat – Video From The European Southern Observatory
Posted in Blogroll, Sites We like, video
Doc, What Do Floaters Look Like
Today was floater day in the office. The most common questions today were all about floaters. The questions were centered around what do they look like, how do they start and what causes them. Not long ago I published in The Eye Doc blog an article about floaters but sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. While researching for a future article I came across a very realistic video that does a good job simulating what floaters look like. By the way, most people have some floaters but not everyone has seen their floaters (and some people wish they had never seen their floaters).
If you want to see your floaters look up at the sky on an overcast day or at an evenly illuminated wall and you will most likely see those wispy cobwebs float by your vision. Check out the video below for a good representation of what a floater looks like. Most people don’t have as many floaters as is shown in the video but you’ll get the idea. If you want to learn more about floaters check out these articles I’ve written about them.
Aspirin May be Tied to Vision Loss
A new study just out showed that took a baby aspirin were twice as likely to have wet age related macular degeneration. The study did not show that the aspirin caused the macular degeneration and the authors did not recommend that patients stop aspirin therapy. Here is a good video discussing the study. Aspirin may be tied to vision loss
Comments Off on Aspirin May be Tied to Vision Loss
Posted in Macular Degeneration, video
Tagged aspirin, Macular Degeneration, vision loss, wet AMD
Great Video of The Last Shuttle Flight STS-135 Put to the Music of “What Kind of a World do You Want”
Love the video and love this song. Check it out and make sure you watch it in HD, full screen………. enjoy
Comments Off on Great Video of The Last Shuttle Flight STS-135 Put to the Music of “What Kind of a World do You Want”
Posted in video
Tagged five for fighting, space shuttle, STS-135, video, what kind of world do you want
Ever Wonder What Happens to Those Glasses You Donate to the Lion’s Club?
Here is an excellent video on a mission trip from VOSH Indiana to Villanueva, Honduras. VOSH stands for Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity. The Lion’s Club collects old eyeglasses from doctor’s offices all over the US. These glasses are then cataloged and sent on mission trips with optometrists to underserved areas all over the world. This video shows what happens on a VOSH mission trip from the beginning to the end.
I was lucky enough to go on one of these trips to Costa Rica many years ago with VOSH Illinois, an unforgettable experience. I hope to go again soon.
Posted in video
Tagged mission trip, Villanueva Honduras, Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity, VOSH
Total Eye Care has a YouTube Channel
Total Eye Care’s YouTube Channel is up check it out and let us know what you think.
Importance of Protective Eyewear During the Summer
Here is a video on the importance of protective eyewear during the summer as well as seeking regular eye care throughout the year.
New Video on Total Eye Care
Want to learn more about Total Eye Care? Take a look at this video, take a tour of our office and meet our great staff. Total Eye Care provides comprehensive eye care services for patients with offices in Keller, Texas and Colleyville, Texas.
Our offices are conveniently located serving patients in northeast Tarrant county, including the cities of Southlake, Grapevine, North Richland Hills, Bedford, Euless and Fort Worth.
Comments Off on New Video on Total Eye Care
Tagged Colleyville, Eye Doctor, grapevine, keller, ophthalmologist, optometrist, southlake, Total Eye Care