Hello Envision fans! Katie here on the blog today! I wanted to share something that Dr. Golson wrote with our community of patients and friends.

After years of being curious about the art of meditation, I began talking with Dr. Golson about the topic. He informed me of its benefits and is a firm believer in its healing power. After listening to how passionate he was on the topic, he shared with me the following email that he wrote to a friend of his who too was interested in the power of meditation. After reading this email I became inspired to really give meditation a try. The idea of allowing your mind to have a completely clear moment of reflection absolutely fascinates me. The art of meditation is definitely a skill that is learned and takes time and patience, but the overall outcome can tremendously change your life.

Read below to see why Dr. Golson practices meditation and how it benefits him in all aspects of his life; both in and out of the office.

Step Into An Optical Illusion!

As part of NPR’s ‘Talk of the nation’ programming, Science Friday is a weekly science talk show, broadcasted all over public radio stations. The show focuses on science topics in the news and brings an educated, balanced discussion about the current scientific issues at hand.

In a recent broadcast, Los Angeles artist Julian Hoeber’s “Demon Hill,” optical illusion room was discussed. The room is on display at the Harris Lieberman Gallery in New York. The room is tilted on a compound angle resulting in disorienting the viewer’s sight and creates an optical illusion where the rules of gravity don’t apply as you expect them to.

Take a look at this video to see how the room works and why it drew 20,000 individuals when it first appeared in Los Angeles.

September 6, 2012
By Dr. Larry Golson

Boost employment performance to greatness–with the help of employee reviews. Performance improves when you appreciate staff–and also let them know where improvement is needed.

I believe in the importance of good communication with my employees, or “team members,” as we call staff in my practice. It is essential to ensure that team members have the same understanding of their roles and the practice goals as I have. Further, they must be able to each carry out our mission: to provide the best vision and maintain the best eye health for our patients.. Conducting regular staff evaluations helps to make that happen.

I have worked with children for as long as I can remember. From babysitting, to teaching, to Nanning for three; when it comes to kids, you name it, I’ve done it!

Children are a huge responsibility, and even though I have never had any of my own, I know how hard it can be to keep up with all of the appointments a child needs. From the point a baby is born you are constantly going to the pediatrician every few months for checkups, followups, or shots. Many of my friends have children, and not one of them have ever thought to add the eye doctor to their list of routine doctor visits for their infant. With everything else a mother needs to remember, the normal doctor visits ( pediatrician, ear, nose and throat doctor, etc) are really the ones most people cover. Even with my work in childcare, I never thought about taking a baby to the eye doctor. “If they can’t talk to tell you what their seeing, how can we know that there is a problem with their vision,” is what I always thought; and that was the majority of the responses I got from my friends when talking to them about taking their babies to the optometrist. Truth be told, many eye problems can occur without noticeable symptoms.

After being educated by the Envision Eyecare team about the importance of taking your infant to the optometrist, I knew I needed to spread the word about early preventative eye care for infants to all of my friends. The team at Envision shared with me the amazing benefits of a program called InfantSee. The InfantSee program was developed to provide a one-time, no cost eye and vision assessment for babies six to twelve months old. This early preventative care is to evaluate the overall health of the eye and detect any discrepancies a child may have, early on. It was shortly after learning about the InfantSee program that I read an amazing article about Dr. Golson’s college classmate, Dr. Jerry Gerdes, OD, who was just recognized for saving a child’s life through this phenomenal eye health benefit.

Dr. Gerdes detected a cancerous tumor behind a little girls eye that was life threatening. She had, had no warning signs that her parents noticed and acted like a perfectly normal baby. After discovering the BB sized tumor, the little girl was taken to surgery where it was removed. She received treatment but unfortunatley lost the eye after about three months. If she had not been evaluated by Dr. Gerdes the day of her appointment, she may have lost more than her eye; she could have lost her life.

Visit the Oakdale Journal’s website (link below) and take a look at the article about Dr. Gerdes and read this breathe taking story about how preventative care really does make a difference. Envision Eyecare is a participant in the InfantSee program, and we would love to evaluate your child at your earliest convenience. Come by our office to learn more about this program and pick up a pamphlet of information. Dr. Golson and the team are ready to serve your child’s eye health needs, and we are always looking for kids to spoil with hugs and stickers! Bring your infant by today, and let us take care of you!

Visit http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/oakdale1//Magazine14399/Full/index.aspx?id=14399 to view the article about Dr. Gerdes.

I’ve always wanted to live in the mountains of North Carolina. I became obsessed with the town of Banner Elk years ago when I visited the area to go skiing. It was a small town with lots of art and recreation. Being a lover of the outdoors and an artist, I knew that if I ever moved to North Carolina, Banner Elk was where I wanted to be. Although Banner Elk was a great little town, when I started my job hunting it did not seem to provide the amount of career opportunity that I found in its distant, neighboring town: Asheville.

When I started considering the town of Asheville as a place of new residence, it seemed just like Banner Elk; only bigger. Asheville was known for its amazing outdoor recreation opportunities. The mountains were tall with crisp views of the horizon that seemed to go on for miles. The food was raved about as being some of the best on the east coast. The art and culture that the town possessed was creatively abundant, and the overall quality of life was like nothing I had ever seen. Asheville blew Banner Elk out of the water and I knew it was where I wanted to be.

As the newest Team member at Envision Eyecare I would like to share my Envision experience. From the moment I walked into the office I was desirous to become part of this great team. Every day is an exciting new challenge with so much to learn. I had no idea how encompassing and involved eye health care really is. From the initial appointment forward it is a detailed step by step walk we are happy to accompany each patient on.

Dr. Golson and the entire team are genuine, real, compassionate, patient, very knowledgeable and professional. As a patient you could not be in better hands for your eye health care and I could not be more proud! I am truly blessed!

-Teri McKinney joined the Envision Team in April of 2012 and she is already well on her way to becoming another Envison Rockstar!

Have you heard?? This Thursday, Oct 20th from 2-7pm, we’ll be hosting our semi-annual trunk show. The special thing about this particular event is that we’ll be having a raffle for items donated by some of our favorite local businesses. All the proceeds from the raffle will benefit Beauty Through Cancer, a local organization that supports cancer patients and their families through treatment and recovery.

The raffle prizes include…

We’ve mentioned it before, but you must must must check out our team member Jessica’s food blog! It is full of fun stories, delicious recipes and handy tips and tricks for cooking. We think you’ll love it!

The link is: http://sharethefoodlove.blogspot.com/2011/03/homemade-stock-its-easier-than-you.html#comments

And below you’ll find her complete post about making your own homeade chicken or veggie stock!