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Good vision is important to everyone—parents, grandparents, spouses, students, friends. These certificates can be use for professional services, any eyeglasses including designer frames, sunglasses, contact lenses, vitamin supplements, eye drops and more.
Nova's newest certified vision therapist
Congratulations to Beth Bruno who has passed her exams and is now a certified vision therapist. Well done, Beth! Beth is pictured between Dr. Montecalvo (far right) and Holly Harlow (far left) at the COVD conference in California. Nova now has two certified vision therapists—Beth Bruno and Holly Harlow.
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FARSIGHTEDNESS
Farsightedness (hyperopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see distant objects clearly, but objects nearby may be blurry. The degree of your farsightedness determines your focusing ability. People with severe farsightedness may see clearly only objects a great distance away, while those with mild farsightedness may be able to clearly see objects…
STRABISMUS
What is strabismus? Strabismus (also called crossed eyes, deviation, heterotropia, squint, tropia) is a condition where both of your eyes do not look toward the same object together. There are six different muscles that surround the eyes and work together so that both eyes can focus on the same object. For someone with strabismus, these…
KERATOCONUS
What is keratoconus? Keratoconus is an eye condition in which the shape of the cornea becomes distorted. The cornea is a clear structure that covers the front of the eye and allows light to enter the eye. In a healthy eye, the cornea curves like a dome. In an eye with keratoconus, the center of…
MACULAR DEGENERATION
What is macular degeneration? The term “macular degeneration” includes many different eye diseases, all of which affect central, or detail vision. Age-related macular degeneration is the most common of these disorders, mainly affecting people over the age of 60. Although there are many types of macular degeneration, age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD) is the…
PRESBYOPIA
The gradual loss of your eyes’ ability to focus actively on nearby objects is a not-so-subtle reminder that you’ve reached middle age. A natural, often annoying part of aging, presbyopia usually becomes noticeable in your early to mid-40s and continues to worsen until around age 65. You may become aware of presbyopia when you start…
ASTIGMATISM
What Is Astigmatism? Astigmatism is a common eye condition that is easily corrected by eyeglasses, contact lenses, or surgery. Astigmatism is characterized by an irregular curvature of the cornea. This is one type of refractive error. Astigmatism occurs in nearly everybody to some degree. For significant curvature, treatment is required. A person’s eye is naturally…
CATARACTS
A cataract is a clouding of the normally clear lens of your eye. For people who have cataracts, seeing through cloudy lenses is a bit like looking through a frosty or fogged-up window. Clouded vision caused by cataracts can make it more difficult to read, drive a car, especially at night, or see the expression…
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