Posts Tagged ‘kids’
Posted on June 4th, 2010 by Lisa P.
File under: Contests, Frames & Lenses, Fun, VSP EyeFiles, eye health, eye myths | Tagged: 3-D, 3-D TV, Alice in Wonderland, Avatar, Bill Nye, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Clash of the Titans, computer vision syndrome, Educational, eye exam, eye health, eye health myths, eyecare, eyes hurt, Eyes of Nye, Eyesight, films, Fun, health, kids, motion sickness, movies, mythbusters, Myths, optometrist, Real D, safety, sea sick, Shrek 3-D, stereopsis, stereoscopic, symptoms, teachers, three d, vertigo, vision problems, Vision Service Plan, VSP, VSP doctor, vsp insurance, VSP Vision Care
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Posted on May 29th, 2010 by Liz B.
Father’s Day is just around the corner! Show him some love with our new Father’s Day Eyechart!
File under: Fun | Tagged: dad, eyechart, Father's Day, father's day card, kids, VSP Vision Care
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Posted on May 27th, 2010 by Liz B.
Was Bugs Bunny right? Do carrots really improve your eye sight? Well, not exactly. Eating carrots won’t make you see better than you already do, but Bugs’ favorite snack is packed with important vitamins and nutrients that can help protect vision. This is just one example of a common eye myth that has led to confusion about vision health and proper eyecare habits.
To help educate Americans on eye health and debunk common myths, VSP has created a series of webisodes called VSP EyeFiles featuring the iconic Bill Nye the Science Guy and Dr, Roger Phelps, a VSP provider.
As part of this initiative, VSP Vision Care sent an online survey to VSP doctors across the country, asking them for the most common vision-related myths they hear from their patients on a regular basis.
The VSP doctor myth research survey revealed that:
Myth: Working many hours in front of a computer screen will harm your eyes.
Fact: 31 percent of doctors say they hear this myth on a daily basis. Although using computers will not damage vision, fatigue, headaches, neck pain or eye strain may occur with use over extended periods of time. This overuse can result in a serious condition called Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). To help prevent CVS remember the 20-20-20 rule; every 20 minutes, spend 20 seconds looking at something 20 feet away.
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File under: VSP EyeFiles, eye myths | Tagged: 3-D, 3-D TV, Alice in Wonderland, Avatar, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Clash of the Titans, computer vision syndrome, Educational, eye exam, eye health, eye health myths, eye myths, eyecare, eyes hurt, Eyes of Nye, Eyesight, films, Fun, health, kids, motion sickness, movies, mythbusters, Myths, optometrist, Real D, safety, sea sick, Shrek 3-D, stereopsis, stereoscopic, symptoms, teachers, three d, vertigo, vision problems, Vision Service Plan, VSP, VSP doctor, vsp insurance, VSP Vision Care
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Posted on May 25th, 2010 by Liz B.
Without further ado… here’s the first official EyeFiles video featuring the one and only Bill Nye the Science Guy! In this video, Bill examines the claim that 3-D movies can make you feel sick or dizzy. Is it true….?
What do you think? Curious to hear the thoughts of Dr. Kevin Pho, Jesus Diaz, FitSugar, Ken Denmead, and Richard Lawler on the topic as well.
File under: VSP EyeFiles | Tagged: 3-D, 3-D TV, Alice in Wonderland, Avatar, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Clash of the Titans, computer vision syndrome, Educational, eye exam, eye health, eye health myths, eye myths, eyecare, eyes hurt, Eyes of Nye, Eyesight, films, Fun, health, kids, motion sickness, movies, mythbusters, Myths, optometrist, Real D, safety, sea sick, Shrek 3-D, stereopsis, stereoscopic, symptoms, teachers, three d, vertigo, vision problems, Vision Service Plan, VSP, VSP doctor, vsp insurance, VSP Vision Care
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Posted on May 3rd, 2010 by Jill N
Erik G. is a VSP Regional Sales Manager in Tennessee who shares his recent experience as a volunteer during an event with the VSP Mobile Eyes program.
- Erik G. taking a pupil distance (PD) measurement of a patient.
The mobile clinic event I had the chance to be a part of recently with Oakland High School in Tennessee was tremendous. Every time I participate in mobile clinic outreach I am constantly amazed at how deserving and appreciative the children are. With this event, 90% of the students we saw on the clinic need glasses. In fact, it was amazing that some of them have been able to learn up until now without having any vision correction!
Dr. Amanda Berry did an amazing job. She donated her time and built a rapport with the kids that was wonderful to witness. I look forward to hopping on the mobile clinic again soon!
Two students rocking their "hi-tech" shades after having their eyes dilated.
File under: VSP in the Community | Tagged: charitable eyecare, eye exams, eyecare, kids, Oakland High School, PD measurement, Tennessee, VSP Mobile Eyes, VSP Vision Care
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Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Liz B.
VSP provider Dr. Jeffrey Anshel wrote an article for education.com regarding keeping our kids eyes safe while using digital devices and avoiding Computer Vision Syndrome and tired eyes. Good advice for adults too. Read article.
So how much time do you estimate you or your kids spend per day looking at digital devices (smart phones, video games, tv, computers, etc.)? Leave us a comment.
Photo via education.com
File under: Eye Safety, eye health | Tagged: computer, computer vision, computer vision syndrome, digital devices, education.com, eye health, Eye Safety, iphone, Jeffrey Anshel, kids, smart phone, tired eyes, TV, video games
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Posted on August 13th, 2009 by Jessica G.
Jessica G. is a member of VSP's Corporate Public Relations team.
I was seven. Holding the book inches from the end of my nose, I was reading the newest Encyclopedia Brown. My parents witnessed my peculiar reading posture, and took me to an optometrist, where we found it was time for vision correction. All through elementary school, I wore glasses (bad ones), and survived the kind of taunts you would expect: “four eyes,” “nerd,” “dork.”
Jessica G. in the 4th Grade.
Then I reached high school. As a textbook sullen teen, I decided that I was “soooo over” glasses and begged my parents for contact lenses. They weren’t sure I was ready to take the leap and wanted me to wait a couple more years before graduating to contacts. In a self-defeating act of defiance, I just stopped wearing my glasses. No glasses meant no blackboard in class, which meant that my attention span dropped as my grades followed suit. I began having headaches and eye strain from constantly squinting. But, hey, I thought I looked good.
So when a recently-released joint study by VSP and Prevent Blindness America showed that one in five teenagers have difficulty seeing in class, I believed it. Kids who can’t see what’s on the blackboard in class are at a serious disadvantage, and may be perceived to have learning disabilities or other behavioral problems, when it’s simply an issue of correcting their vision. These kids also often suffer from headaches and other symptoms of vision impairment. Read more »
File under: Frames & Lenses, Study, Uncategorized, eye health | Tagged: children, classroom, eye exams, eyecare, eyeglasses, eyewear, kids, learning, Prevent Blindness America, Sight for Students, survey, vsp blog
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