Posted by: Pepose Vision Institute in Eye Care, Interesting Info on June 20, 2018
Question: What are the consequences if I don’t wear my glasses all the time? Will my vision get worse? Answer: Depending on how old you are, it is likely that the reading correction will increase as you age (this is called presbyopia, or the age-related loss of focus for reading and close-up vision). The reason […]
Read MorePosted by: Pepose Vision Institute in Interesting Info, Pepose Info on April 13, 2018
It’s that time of year – hopefully, you’ll be receiving a tax refund this year. If so, what a great opportunity to greatly improve your vision once and for all. You truly can see better than you have in decades. We have the most experienced doctors and latest technology to help greatly improve your vision, […]
Read MorePosted by: Pepose Vision Institute in Interesting Info on February 7, 2018
Verge.com wrote about new Smart Glasses from Intel … Exclusive first look at Vaunt, which uses retinal projection to put a display in your eyeball The most important parts of Intel’s new Vaunt smart glasses are the pieces that were left out. There is no camera to creep people out, no button to push, no […]
Read MorePosted by: Pepose Vision Institute in Interesting Info on January 16, 2018
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials approved the nation’s first gene therapy for an inherited disease, a treatment that improves the sight of patients with a rare form of blindness. It marks another major advance for the emerging field of genetic medicine. The approval for Spark Therapeutics offers a life-changing intervention for a small group of patients with […]
Read MorePosted by: Pepose Vision Institute in Eye Care, Interesting Info on December 8, 2017
A woman from Ontario, Canada, had the white of her right eye tattooed purple in September. The eye tattoo, however, went horribly wrong. Following is an article that tells the story. Eye Tattoo Gone Wrong Places Model At Risk Of Losing Her Eyeball: Will The Procedure Be Banned? A model is at risk of […]
Read MorePosted by: Pepose Vision Institute in Eye Care, Interesting Info on August 7, 2017
The solar eclipse is in just 2 weeks – check out these apps to help you get the most out of it. These apps will provide you with information about when the eclipse will take place in your location, scientific information about the eclipse, and even audible announcements about when to put on and take […]
Read MorePosted by: Pepose Vision Institute in Interesting Info on April 25, 2017
Don’t forget … Mother’s Day is May 14th. We have a special offer : $50 off any complete pair of prescription eye glasses (including frames and lens) and all sunglasses. This offer is available the entire week before Mother’s Day – May 8th-12th. Including these great brands and more. This is a great chance to let […]
Read MorePosted by: Pepose Vision Institute in Interesting Info on April 11, 2017
As humans have evolved, our body hair and facial hair have diminished over time. But eyebrows and eyelashes remained a core part of our features. They are our foremost eye accessories, and we wax, tweeze and even dye them. But is there a biological or functional reason we have hair above and around our eyes? […]
Read MorePosted by: Pepose Vision Institute in Eye Care, Interesting Info on February 16, 2017
The following article is from CNN (link). If you use laundry detergent packets, please be sure to store them where kids can’t reach, and look for the new locking containers. Laundry packet poisonings increase in kids Children continue to eat a dangerously large number of laundry detergent packets, new data show. Calls to poison […]
Read MorePosted by: Pepose Vision Institute in Interesting Info on January 25, 2017
Brown eyes get their color from melanin, the same pigment that colors your skin. But blue eyes don’t have any blue pigment in them. Blue eyes get their color the same way water and the sky get their blue color. They scatter light so that more blue light reflects back out. The colored part of […]
Read More
1815 Clarkson Road
Chesterfield, MO 63017
13134 Tesson Ferry Road
St. Louis, MO 63128
