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Is it black and blue or white and gold?

The Dress – Black and Blue?

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In case you missed it, this is the dress that everyone’s been talking about! Is it blue and black, or white and gold? ‪
To me, it looks like a white and gold dress held in shadow! I can see how the white part looks bluish, but no matter how long I look at it, the lacey frills always look gold to me. Our visual system is so amazing! What does it look like to you?
Ask your friends, and you’ll be amazed by how divided the answers will be!

Here’s an explanation for it: http://www.wired.com/2015/02/science-one-agrees-color-dress/

It has been confirmed that the dress is actually black and blue, but don’t worry if you see it as white and gold – a lot of other people do too, and that picture is very confusing! #‎blackandblue‬ ‪#‎thedress‬

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Volunteering with CNIB

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My favourite part of Christmas is wrapping presents! 🙂 We had a handful of customers yesterday – People are getting their shopping done early!
This month Dr Lee is volunteering with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s Holiday Gift Wrap program at Fairview Mall in North York, Ontario. We have gift wrapping and coat check. Please come support if you’re at Fairview Mall. All proceeds go directly to CNIB!

  • Every 12 minutes, someone in Canada develops significant vision loss.
  • 75% of vision loss can be prevented or treated.
  • Vision loss costs Canadians $15.8 billion every year.

CNIB has many programs to promote vision health and enhance independence for people who are blind or partially sighted. For more info, visit http://cnib.ca

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Your Child’s First Eye Exam

Here are great tips from Dr Dina Kulik, Pediatrician from Toronto on preparing your child for his/her first eye exam. Children should be seen at least once around age 2-3 before starting school, and the first exam can be as early as 6 months. Parents mistakenly believe that kids would complain if they couldn’t see, but they don’t because they accept it as normal.

  • Talk about the upcoming visit with excitement. If children are excited they are less likely to become fearful.
  • Schedule an appointment at a time when your child is alert and interactive, not during a naptime or mealtime.
  • Book yourself plenty of time. Rushing will stress you out and by extension your child will have less fun.
  • Use books or props to help prepare your child for the experience; we have a book about ‘Critter’ getting his eyes checked.
  • Use a low power flashlight on yourself or partner to show your kids how the eyes grow and shrink to the light. Then let them try it on you. Use this time to talk to your child about the use of bright lights before the appointment.
  • Rewards, rewards, rewards. When you start talking about the appointment tell your child about the reward he or she will get for behaving well.

See More at How Vision Problems Can Affect Your Child’s Abilities. (Yummy Mummy Club.ca)

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October is Children’s Vision Month in Canada, so book your eye exam today! Children are covered for one full exam per year by OHIP.

Also visit Doctors of Optometry Canada to enter for a chance to win one of five weekly prizes including an HP laptop, and a chance at the grand prize valued at over $5000!
Click here to enter the Children’s Vision Month Sweepstakes

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