early childhood development, eye condidition, eyes, oculomotor dysfunction, vision problems

Oculomotor Dysfunction: Unraveling a Commonly Missed Eye Diagnosis

My son Jacob’s love for reading was evident from a young age. Before he could even read, he’d sit with one of his Thomas & Friends books and his “reading glasses,” imitating my reading habits (well, minus Thomas the Tank Engine). By the time he started kindergarten, he was reading at a third-grade level, and ...

Tatiana Denning

A child reading a book.

Keep Desiccant Away From Children: It Can Blind Them!

A young patient was seen by a pediatrician and upon examination, it was found that the boy’s right eye was corroded with alkaline fluid. The surface of the eye had melted, resulting in permanent loss of sight. It was beyond repair. The parents were heartbroken and blamed themselves for it. The cause of the sad ...

Mikel Davis

A bag with a white desiccant spilling out.

How Mobile Phone Usage Can Hurt Your Eyes and Overall Health

There have always been concerns that mobile phone usage might end up hurting people’s eyes and negatively affect their overall health. And as more research on the subject is coming in, it seems that the concerns are indeed valid. How blue light affects your eyes A major issue with staring at smartphone screens for long ...

Nspirement Staff

Woman holding a mobile phone. with a selfie of her eyes.

A New Coating for Contact Lenses to Fight Eye Infections

There are plenty of people wearing contact lenses now and they know just how important it is to clean and store their contacts properly. Now, researchers have developed a new coating for contact lenses, a one-step process that will coat the lenses with an antimicrobial film. With over 140 million contact lens wearers worldwide, researchers ...

Troy Oakes

Cloesup of a contact lens being held on a finger.