by Pullman Family Eye Staff | Aug 16, 2018 | As We See It
Palouse lentils have nothing to do with eye care – true or false? The answer is FALSE. If you turn a lentil sideways, you’ll see that its shape is similar to that of a magnifying glass. The Latin word for lentil is “lens.” Today the term “lens” is used to...
by Pullman Family Eye Staff | Mar 12, 2018 | As We See It
Dry eye discomfort can be a nagging source of distraction. It’s certainly not the kind of agony you experience with classic migraines, root canals, kidney stones or fractured ribs, but ocular surface disease (OCD) can make an eight-hour work day seem like twelve on...
by Pullman Family Eye Staff | Jan 17, 2018 | As We See It
InfantSEE is a program launched in 2005 for those under the age of one year. Originally it was a study that was to last for just a year or two or three. It was so successful it has been perpetuated, and I do not know the American Optometric Association’s current stand...
by Pullman Family Eye Staff | Jan 11, 2018 | As We See It
I’m always amazed how so many people, usually adults, will tolerate radical inconvenience to avoid the benefit of glasses. Most are embarrassed by reading and driving glasses while insisting their sunglasses are a must. REALLY? And why? Exactly what is this elusion...
by Pullman Family Eye Staff | Dec 1, 2017 | As We See It
I was born and raised on a West Kansas farm – the Dust Bowl. When something broke, you fixed it. I was never a great mechanic, but by age 12 if I wasn’t going to school I was helping on the farm, be it feeding cattle, working summer follow, cutting wheat, fixing...
by Pullman Family Eye Staff | Nov 18, 2017 | As We See It
As Thanksgiving rolls around so does the thought of turkeys. No – not those proverbial in-laws that show up around the holidays purely to contribute their unsolicited opinions. You know. The ones you call “turkeys.” Not those. I’m talking about the bird that adorns...
