www.whatcouldbemoreimportant.com 1 in 5 children has a vision disorder but since many eye conditions have no obvious symptoms, would you be able to tell if your child was the one? When Hannah was 2 a routine eye exam by a BC Optometrist discovered her left eye was doing all the work while her right eye was hardly working at all. Thanks to vision therapy, Hannah now sees plays and learns as well as she should. What could be more important than your child’s vision?
Products that claim to prevent eyeglasses from fogging up are often not effective, but wearing contact lenses instead of eyeglasses is one method to avoid the problem. Compare eyeglasses and contact lenses with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health. Expert: James W. Kirkconnell Contact: www.bec2020.com Bio: Dr. James W. Kirkconnell graduated from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 1984. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Long-sightedness, also known as being far-sighted or having hyperopia, refers to people who see things better far away rather than up close. Understand how the eye interprets light from far away withinformation from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health. Expert: James W. Kirkconnell Contact: www.bec2020.com Bio: Dr. James W. Kirkconnell graduated from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 1984. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Lenses for eyeglasses are made out of resin, which is an optical plastic, and they are designed to either refract or converge light before it hits the cornea in the eye. Understand how lenses are created to correct vision impairments withinformation from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health. Expert: James W. Kirkconnell Contact: www.bec2020.com Bio: Dr. James W. Kirkconnell graduated from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 1984. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Lasik vision correction surgery is relatively safe, but it does have a few risks much like any other form of surgery. Understand how Lasik is performed to get a better idea of its risks withinformation from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health. Expert: James W. Kirkconnell Contact: www.bec2020.com Bio: Dr. James W. Kirkconnell graduated from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 1984. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Truly colorblind people, which are extremely rare, see only black and white, but the more common color-deficient people either have a red/green defect or a blue/yellow defect. Differentiate between colorblindness and color deficiency withinformation from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health. Expert: James W. Kirkconnell Contact: www.bec2020.com Bio: Dr. James W. Kirkconnell graduated from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 1984. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Contact lenses are removed by touching the contact in the middle of the lens, looking up and pinching the contact out using the thumb and forefinger. Learn other methods of removing contact lenses withinformation from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health. Expert: James W. Kirkconnell Contact: www.bec2020.com Bio: Dr. James W. Kirkconnell graduated from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 1984. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Caring for contact lenses varies depending on the type of contacts that are worn, but generally they should be kept in lens solution at night and replaced every two weeks. Compare the different types of contact lenses withinformation from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health. Expert: James W. Kirkconnell Contact: www.bec2020.com Bio: Dr. James W. Kirkconnell graduated from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 1984. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Glasses work by refracting or converging light before it reaches the cornea in order to correct either far-sightedness or near-sightedness. Learn how eyeglasses are designed withinformation from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health. Expert: James W. Kirkconnell Contact: www.bec2020.com Bio: Dr. James W. Kirkconnell graduated from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 1984. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge