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  • Myopia Manifesto

    Last week I met someone at work who said, “I’m hella blind.” Like most people who live in California would do, I immediately assumed that this person was from the San Francisco Bay Area. Bay Area folks are known for th…

  • Solstice Reintroduction

    My eyes have been bloodshot red for the past two weeks. This is the direct result of my new soft contact lenses. All soft contact lenses are composed of two things: 1) Plastic and 2) water. The differences between th…

  • Starbucks Story Tuesday: Caffé OptiMisto

    Just like every other fast-food establishment, Starbucks has a high employee turnover rate. Therefore, I’m not surprised that I don’t see one of my favorite baristas anymore. I’m not absolutely certain, but there are t…

  • One Week at Starbucks

    I’ve decided to make the most of my chosen career. While I already have the degree that is necessary for me to do what it is that I do, I’ve decided to pursue further “credentialing” (although that term is not entirely…

  • Perception Theory

    Everything about vision is explained by the Trichromatic Theory. The theory describes a model of vision in which light is captured by three photopigments (erythrolabe, chlorolabe, and cyanolabe) in the retina. This set…

  • Who I Am

    (Note: This was originally a protected post, as I don’t usually talk about myself on the public ethereal net. But, I think everyone needs to know the truthright now so they’ll stop bugging me.) For some odd r…

  • 20 Oh Eight

    The new year is upon us, but I’m not thinking about 2008. Every New Year’s Day I think about 2001.No other year has had a more profound impact on American culture than 2001. In 2001, Apple released the first generation…

  • BELOW SEE LEVEL

    I kept a very detailed log on my trip to Tampa, Florida last week for the American Academy of Optometry conference. I was planning to post it daily, but decided not to because I didn’t have immediate internet access…

  • SOULED OUT (PART TWO)

    Someone (let’s call him Roger) recently made a comment to me that went something like this: I used to like Avril Lavigne back in 2002, but now she’s turned pop and her new music is too poppy for my taste. Obviously, th…

  • THE REASON

    I was once told by one of my professors in optometric school, Dr. Aisha Wang, that I should not specialize in ocular disease in my career. She said that my colorblindness put me at a disadvantage which would make it imp…

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