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Vision in Focus: Glaucoma Awareness and Prevention in 2024

January's Glaucoma Awareness Month highlights the crucial role of early detection and proactive management in preventing irreversible blindness caused by...
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ReFocus Eye Health Expands its Partner Network in DC, PA, NJ, and CT.

ReFocus Eye Health is excited to announce its newest partnership with Washington Eye Institute.  Founded by Dr. Michael Summerfield, Washington...
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How to Prevent and Treat Scratched Eyes

Scratched eyes can occur suddenly and painfully, and can have detrimental consequences without immediate medical attention. This month, our experts...
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Eye Safety and Sports

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), nearly 30,000 sports-related eye injuries are treated in U.S. emergency rooms each...
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The Connection Between Nutrition & Vision

Did you know that balanced nutrition can actually save vision? Nutrition plays a critical role when it comes to eye...
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Tips & Tricks to Avoid Digital Eye Strain

Digital eye strain continues to be a prevalent issue for eye patients, and one that does not seem to be...
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Guidance to Help Prevent AMD

As the eyes age, they are more susceptible to serious vision issues and diseases. One such disease, Age-Related Macular Degeneration...
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Lifestyle Changes Post-Diagnosis: AMD

Being diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can feel confusing and a bit daunting. Our team of experts is here...
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Treating Glaucoma – Know Your Options

The month of January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, a time to shed light on what glaucoma is, how to recognize...
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Coming Soon – New Philadelphia Office!

We are excited to announce that our Philadelphia office will be relocating in the coming months. Moving to 3110 Grant...
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Dry Eye in Winter

The winter season has arrived, and with it can come a myriad of eye-related issues. One of the most common...
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How Diabetes Can Impact Vision: A Guide for Caregivers

Caring for a family member or loved one with diabetes can be a significant and daunting task. This month, during...
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What You Should Know: Diabetic Eye Disease

As Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month, November is a time to shed light on this important disease and offer insights...
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The Cost of Eye Surgery – Know Your Options

We understand that when preparing for an eye surgery, cost is a very important factor to consider. To support our...
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How to Prevent Blindness After 60

As we celebrate Healthy Aging Month this September, we’re emphasizing how to preserve eyesight and prevent blindness after 60. Brad...
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Philadelphia: We’re Moving!

Later this year, patients will be seen at our brand new, state-of-the-art facility located at 3110 Grant Avenue in Philadelphia....
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Fact or Fiction: When the Eyes Age

During Healthy Aging Month, we’re helping to educate our community on when and how the eyes age and the steps...
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What You Should Know: Strabismus

Strabismus, the medical term for any eye misalignment, is a condition that can affect both children and adults. This month,...
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How Back-to-School Eye Exams Can Improve Test Scores

Did you know that while eyeglasses can improve vision, they can also improve learning? With our children returning back to...
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How to Choose the Best UV Protection for Eyes

Do you know how to select the optimal UV protection for your eyes? We often have patients asking for our...
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What You Should Know: Photokeratitis

During these warm summer months there is an increased focus on skin protection, with the use of sunscreen, shades, protective...
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Cataracts: A Leading Cause of Blindness

June is Cataract Awareness Month, an important opportunity to highlight this progressive eye disease – both its prevalence and vision-saving...
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What to Expect: Surgical Correction of Cataracts

When preparing for a cataract surgery, it is helpful to know what to expect and how you can best prepare...
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How Your Genetics Can Impact Eye Health

Genetics play a large role in the health of our bodies, and our eyes are no exception. As we continue...
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How Your Lifestyle Can Impact Eye Health

Welcome to Healthy Vision Month! As we’re highlighting the importance of healthy vision, our experts are taking the time to...
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5 Signs Your Vision Isn’t Healthy

In celebration of Healthy Vision Month, we’re sharing our expert insights on how to keep you and your loved ones...
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How to Choose Protective Eyewear for Sports

April is Sports Eye Safety Month, offering the opportunity to shed light on the importance of proper protective eyewear when...
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What to Do When You Scratch Your Eye

Did you know that sports and housework are two of the most common causes of eye injuries? As we continue...
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Buy One, Get One – Limited Time Offer!

Buy one, get one free! Where: Stop by the optical shop at our Penndel-Bucks County office When: NOW through April 30,...
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How Balanced Nutrition Can Save Your Vision

We often hear about the various effects – both positive and negative – that food and beverages can have on...
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What You Should Know: Digital Eye Strain

Over the past few years the workplace environment has drastically changed, with an increase in remote and work-from-home arrangements becoming...
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Announcement: ReFocus Expands into Manchester

We’re excited to announce that ReFocus Eye Health has partnered with Manchester Ophthalmology in Manchester, CT. This partnership further increases...
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How to Lower Your Risk of AMD-Related Vision Loss

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a serious eye disease that can result in the loss of central vision. Early diagnosis...
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Glaucoma: More than Meets the Eye

As we continue to recognize National Glaucoma Awareness Month, our team is sharing helpful insights and recommendations on the disease....
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Living Life with Glaucoma

As we recognize National Glaucoma Awareness Month this January, our team of experts at ReFocus is taking the time to...
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The Gift of Sight – 5 Visionary Non-Profit Organizations to Support

There are so many incredible groups and organizations to support by volunteering time, sharing gifts, and providing donations. In this...
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‘Tis the season for eye safety!

By: Caroline N. DeBenedictis, M.D. The holidays are upon us again!  It can be a wonderful time to gather friends and...
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Thankful for Our Passionate Providers

During this month of gratitude, we’d like to take the time to recognize our incredible physicians and everything they do...
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How Can Blood Glucose Levels Affect Vision?

As November is National Diabetes and Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month, we’re taking the time to discuss how diabetes affects...
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What Parents Need to Know: The Effects of Screen Time on Vision

We live in a technological world that has only increased during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Remote work schedules, distance learning, and...
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Eye Health in Cold Weather

One of the most common eye health complaints we see in the fall and winter months is dryness. Dry eye...
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Announcement: ReFocus Expands in Connecticut

We’re excited to announce that ReFocus Eye Health has partnered with Advanced Eye Physicians in Meriden, Connecticut. This partnership adds...
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Fact or Fiction: Healthy Aging, Eye Edition

As we continue to celebrate Healthy Aging Month, we’re looking at fact versus fiction when it comes to age-related eye...
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Preserving Sight After 60

September is Healthy Aging Month! As we age, preserving eyesight becomes a more critical element to overall health. Particularly after the...
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When Should Your Child Start Seeing an Eye Doctor?

As children return to school this Fall, parents and teachers should be on the lookout for symptoms that may indicate...
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BOGO Anniversary Sale

It’s our anniversary. But YOU get the gift!   In honor of our ONE YEAR anniversary in Pennsylvania, we’re offering...
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UV Exposure May Lead to Eye Problems

We all love sunshine, right? It’s nature’s medicine. For instance, a dose of natural sunlight can improve sleep, thanks to...
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Summer Eye Safety: Preventing Dry Eye

Jennifer Wagh, O.D. People often associate the onset of dry eyes with the cold, winter months. The air is bitter,...
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Treatment Options for Cataracts

Cataracts are a debilitating eye condition that require expert medical attention. While the only way to treat cataracts is surgery,...
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Simple Lifestyle Changes May Help Reduce the Risk of Cataracts in Men

Andrew Swan, M.D. Cataracts are a progressive disease that often develop slowly over time, not even disturbing eyesight at the...
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Lash Lifts & Tints: Can cosmetic services cause medical problems?

Beauty trends are constantly evolving, and it’s no surprise that one of the newer trends focuses on enhancing eyes and...
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How to Live an “Eye-Healthy” Lifestyle

Did you know? Most vision problems are preventable with simple healthy habits. It may come as a surprise just how...
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Protective Eyewear for Sports – A Guide

As we continue to recognize April as Sports Eye Safety month, our experts have an easy-to-follow guide to help you...
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Eye Safety During Sports – How to Play Safe

Spring is here, and it’s very fitting that April is also Sports Eye Safety month. From team sports like baseball...
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5 Eye Health Tips for Save Your Vision Awareness Month

March is National Save Your Vision Awareness Month, serving as an important time to step back and refresh on key...
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The Facts & Myths about Blue Light Blocking Glasses

As our screen time has only increased during this unprecedented year of the pandemic, there’s also been a rise in...
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What is the Macula?

For being so small, our eyes sure do have a lot of very compact, very important components. Though all parts...
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Can you prevent age-related eye conditions?

Older age is a common risk factor in many medical problems – and eye conditions are no exception. Just like...
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Preventing and Slowing Glaucoma Progression At Home

Glaucoma refers to a group of progressive diseases in which cells and fibers of the optic nerve are damaged, affecting...
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What do you know about glaucoma?

Glaucoma refers to a group of progressive diseases in which cells and fibers of the optic nerve are damaged, affecting...
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ReFocus: We’re adding new locations in Connecticut!

We’re excited to announce ReFocus Eye Health has acquired Eye Center of Southern Connecticut. This partnership adds three new locations...
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Test Your EyeQ: Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in individuals over the age of 60. In fact, it...
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What is a vitreoretinal specialist?

Although relatively small in size, our eyes are incredibly complex and require very special care—especially when a serious complication arises,...
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Basics of Diabetic Eye Care

November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month. Diabetes is a common condition that is estimated to impact 1 in 10...
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How Diabetes Affects Vision

It’s estimated that nearly 10% of Americans have diabetes. Diabetes is a systemic health condition that can affect every part...
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How health insurance can help cover cost of vision care

According to the CDC, 8.3% of adults failed to obtain needed medical care in the U.S. due to cost. Perhaps...
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Know Your Options: Paying for eye procedures

It’s estimated that more than 8% of adults in the U.S. do not receive necessary medical care due to cost,...
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Mask-Related Dry Eye

As our country continues the fight against COVID-19, we know that wearing a mask is important. And while proper face...
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Age-Related Eye Conditions

There are several eye conditions that can be associated with advanced age.  After all, as we get older, so do...
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Good Vision Sets Your Child Up for Success in School

Vision plays an important role in processing, comprehending, and remembering information. For many across the country, the start of school...
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Pediatric Eye Care: Keeping your children’s’ vision healthy

According to the American Optometric Association (AOA), “Children with uncorrected vision conditions or eye health problems face many barriers in...
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ReFocus: Adding New Connecticut Locations!

We’re excited to announce ReFocus Eye Health has acquired OptiCare Eye Health & Vision Centers. This partnership adds three new...
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UV Safety

UV Safety – Protect Your Eyes from the Sun Did you know? July is National UV Safety Month! Spending time...
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Sunglasses

Sunglasses – More than Fashion July is National Eye Injury Prevention Month and National UV Safety Month. We’re celebrating the...
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Eye Health & Men’s Health

Every June we celebrate men’s health month. The health of our eyes is often overlooked, especially if nothing feels wrong. But,...
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Cataract 101

A cataract is a clouding of the (normally clear) lens of your eye. Most people begin to notice the development...
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Eye Strain: What’s to Blame?

Zoom meetings. Google hangouts. Facebook and Instagram live. Netflix binges. We’re living in a world where we are spending more...
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Dry Eye 101

Dry eye affects millions of Americans. It’s a common eye condition that’s defined by a lack of basal tears. The...
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Women are at higher risk for vision problems

Every May we celebrate women’s health month. The health of our eyes is often overlooked. “nothing feels wrong, so I...
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Covid-19 & Your Eye Health

Eye health experts and the American Academy of Ophthalmology to release temporary new guidance for how to care for eye...
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What to do when you have an eye injury

It’s reported that nearly half of all eye injuries happen at home. Home improvement projects, cleaning supplies, and yard work...
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ReFocus: Now in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

ReFocus Eye Health has added four new locations to our growing network in the Northeast. Our new locations allow us...
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Eye Protection at Work

It’s estimated that nearly one million American have had their eyesight negatively impacted by an eye injury. And, while 90%...
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – What you need to know

February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month. If you’re not already aware of AMD, we recommend learning what to...
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ReFocus: Now in Bloomfield, CT & Meriden, CT

ReFocus Eye Health has two new locations: Meriden, CT and Bloomfield, CT. With the addition of these locations, we are...
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The Symptoms of Glaucoma

Glaucoma refers to a group of progressive diseases in which cells and fibers of the optic nerve are damaged, affecting...
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Glaucoma: Detection & Treatment

It is estimated that over 3 million Americans have glaucoma but only half of those know they have it. And,...
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In the News: Savannah Guthrie’s Retinal Injury

Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie recently revealed that she suffered a retinal tear, a serious eye injury. Guthrie’s retina in...
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Genetics and Eye Health

Have you ever wondered about your family’s vision history and how it might impact you or your children? Have you...
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Diagnosing and Caring for Retinal Issues

The retina is a thin membrane located at the back of the eye. Its job is to receive light that...
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Diabetic Eye Care: What You Need to Know

If you're diabetic and are concerned about your vision, there may be a link. In fact, diabetes is the leading...
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Insurance and Eye Health

We’re often asked, “Is eye care covered under my health insurance?” The answer can be complicated, but it boils down...
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Flexible Spending Accounts and Eye Health

What's a flexible spending account and can I use it to help cover the cost of eye care? A flexible...
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The Impact of Aging on Eye Health

Vision is one of the most powerful gateways we have for creating memories that last long after the moment has...
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What You Need to Know About Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects more than 10 million Americans. It is a chronic disease which attacks the central part...
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How Healthy Eyes Contribute to Your Child’s Effective Learning

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” – Benjamin Franklin It goes without saying that the education of our...
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Why Routine Exams Matter & What to Expect

August is National Eye Exam Month. We are passionate about helping to educate our patients so that they can enjoy...
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Preventing & Caring for Eye Injuries

July is National Eye Injury Prevention month. As eye care professionals, we’ve dedicated our entire career to helping people keep...
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What You Need to Know About Glaucoma

Glaucoma: Who, What, Why, Where, & When Glaucoma is a common eye condition. Many people with glaucoma have inherited the...
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Redefining Quality Eye Care: Dr. Richard Casden & Dr. Betty Klein

With great excitement, we welcome Richard S. Casden, MD and Betty Klein, MD to ReFocus Eye Health. Formerly with Acuity...
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Eye Health is an Important Part of Men’s Health

Every June we celebrate men’s health month. This year, we’re honoring the occasion by discussing what we know best: eye...
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What is dilation and how long does it take to wear off?

Your optometrist may need to dilate your pupils to get a better view of your retinas. This involves a dilation...
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Why is a regular eye exam so important?

An eye exam that includes pupil dilation can reveal conditions or diseases that haven’t yet begun to produce symptoms. This...
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What is the difference between an ophthalmologist, optometrist and optician?

An ophthalmologist is a doctor – an M.D. – with expertise in medical and surgical eye problems who performs operations...
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Vision development in babies and infants

There are many milestones when it comes to vision development in babies and infants – even before a child is...