Eye Care Institute at WesternU

We partner with a program called InfantSEE to give babies 6-12 months a FREE first visit to make sure they are seeing as well as they should. Watch Baby Leo see Mommy for the first time! We want that for everyone :). Please share with your friends and/or family who have or will have a newborn around!

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From the computer to the smartphone, our eyes are constantly staring at a monitor. A new study by the American Academy of Ophthalmology shows that more people 48% of the population will be nearsighted by 2050 and 10% with high myopia. With increase screen time and eye sight is on a decline.

Fighting Glaucoma using..pancakes? Understanding the textures and patterns of pancakes is helping UCL scientists improve surgical methods for treating glaucoma. Read all about it here:

This artist maybe losing his eyesight, but that won’t stop him from doing the things he loves. Read more about his journey and what his future entails.

There is more behind eyeglasses than you think! From fashion to functionality, the evolution of eyeglasses is continually changing. See how eyewear has transformed the human face throughout the years.

The power of science has allowed these zoologist to reconstruct the eye compound of a fossilized crustacean. This leads to new information about eye evolution.

Glaucoma is a serious eye disease that leads to blindness if proper care is not taken, but certain Yoga positions may cause serious damage to the optic nerve leading to complications with people affected with the disease.

Did you know? Even if no one in the past few generations of your family had blue or green eyes, these recessive traits can still appear in later generations. Are your eyes different from the rest of your family? Comment your color below

Pets have the power to know when something is wrong with their human. One gentle giant gave his family clues and may have saved the life of his little buddy. Read more about the bond between a little boy and his dog and how they believe he saved his eyesight.

Our Dr.Tassinari has lived in California his whole life, growing up in San Fernando Valley. Following his doctorate he started his journey at SUNY College of Optometry in Manhattan studying Vision Therapy during his residency . He owned a private optometry practice in Pasadena CA for 26 years! He specialties were Vision Therapy and pediatric optometry. Dr.Tassinari shared his love for his work with his students as part time faculty for the So Calif College of Optometry. He loved teaching so much, in 2016 he joined us here full time and he is now our chief of pediatrics! We are so happy to have him!