Winter 2007/2008
Staff News
Reception: We are delighted to welcome Natasha, and we are sure that everyone will enjoy meeting her on the phone or in person at their next visit to Dr. Bauman and Associates.
Optometric Assistants: We are also delighted to welcome Ashley and Julie to our team. They look forward to helping you with pre-testing, trying contact lenses and looking for new glasses at your next visit to the office.
Reception: We are delighted to welcome Natasha, and we are sure that everyone will enjoy meeting her on the phone or in person at their next visit to Dr. Bauman and Associates.
Optometric Assistants: We are also delighted to welcome Ashley and Julie to our team. They look forward to helping you with pre-testing, trying contact lenses and looking for new glasses at your next visit to the office.
Optometry Giving Sight
Did you know that uncorrected refractive errors (eg. nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism) are now recognized as the leading form of preventable blindness and they affect an estimated 300 million people worldwide? Blindness or visual impairment can keep individuals from going to school, adults from working and the elderly from living with dignity and independence. Ninety percent of people with uncorrected refractive errors live in developing countries where there are few eye care services. It only costs on average $5.00 per person to provide an eye exam and a pair of glasses, as well as to provide training for local staff in these countries to help this large population of visually impaired.
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) is a joint initiative of the World Optometry Foundation, the International Centre for Eyecare Education and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. OGS is specifically targeting blindness and impaired vision due to uncorrected refractive error, and provides funds to improve access to eye exams, eyeglasses and to improve human resources in this field worldwide.
Did you know that uncorrected refractive errors (eg. nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism) are now recognized as the leading form of preventable blindness and they affect an estimated 300 million people worldwide? Blindness or visual impairment can keep individuals from going to school, adults from working and the elderly from living with dignity and independence. Ninety percent of people with uncorrected refractive errors live in developing countries where there are few eye care services. It only costs on average $5.00 per person to provide an eye exam and a pair of glasses, as well as to provide training for local staff in these countries to help this large population of visually impaired.
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) is a joint initiative of the World Optometry Foundation, the International Centre for Eyecare Education and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. OGS is specifically targeting blindness and impaired vision due to uncorrected refractive error, and provides funds to improve access to eye exams, eyeglasses and to improve human resources in this field worldwide.
Advanced Surgical Vision Correction Choices
Refractive surgery advancements have opened up the door for patients today who want more choices to correct vision than non-surgical alternatives such as spectacle lenses or contact lenses. Here is a short summary of some of the many refractive surgery choices available in London for our patients.
In Laser Refractive Surgery, an excimer (cool-beam) laser resculpts the cornea (the transparent dome covering the pupil and iris) to correct for nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. The two procedures used are PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) and LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis).
Refractive surgery advancements have opened up the door for patients today who want more choices to correct vision than non-surgical alternatives such as spectacle lenses or contact lenses. Here is a short summary of some of the many refractive surgery choices available in London for our patients.
In Laser Refractive Surgery, an excimer (cool-beam) laser resculpts the cornea (the transparent dome covering the pupil and iris) to correct for nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. The two procedures used are PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) and LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis).
Implantable Contact Lenses (ICL) are contact lenses that are inserted into the eye behind the iris and in front of the natural crystalline lens to help focus light. This procedure is typically used for very high degrees of nearsightedness.
Limbal Relaxing Incisions (LRI) involve a supplementary elective surgical procedure that corrects for astigmatism. Astigmatism is a condition of the eye in which the cornea is oval shaped causing blurry visual images. Fine microscopic curved incisions are made to the cornea to make the cornea more spherical.
Each of these procedures does require a healthy eye and stable medical history. The patient is encouraged to make an informed decision about the benefits and risks of these surgical procedures. Dr. Bauman, Dr. Schropp and Dr. Peterson would be glad to answer any of your questions about these procedures at your next eye examination.
Dr. Christina Schropp: Biography
Dr. Christina Schropp, a native of Kitchener-Waterloo, graduated in 1991 from the University of Waterloo, School of Optometry with a Doctor of Optometry degree. During her studies, she completed an externship in neuroophthalmology and strabismus at the Karl-Ludwigs Universitaet Klinik in Freiburg, Germany.
IIn her first year after graduation, she practiced on Canada 's east coast in Dartmouth and Bedford , Nova Scotia . After returning to the Toronto - GTA area in 1992, she built and managed a large three doctor family optometric practice in Whitby , Ontario until departing in 2003. Dr. Schropp offered complete quality eye care to her patients, including thorough eye examinations, eyeglass and contact lens dispensing, and LASIK vision co-management. She also offered geriatric eye care including hospital and seniors/retirement home visits. Dr. Schropp looks forward to continuing this level of optometric care at Dr. Bauman and Associates.
Dr. Schropp also works at the University Of Waterloo School Of Optometry as a clinical supervisor and as a national board assessor.
Dr. Christina Schropp, a native of Kitchener-Waterloo, graduated in 1991 from the University of Waterloo, School of Optometry with a Doctor of Optometry degree. During her studies, she completed an externship in neuroophthalmology and strabismus at the Karl-Ludwigs Universitaet Klinik in Freiburg, Germany.
IIn her first year after graduation, she practiced on Canada 's east coast in Dartmouth and Bedford , Nova Scotia . After returning to the Toronto - GTA area in 1992, she built and managed a large three doctor family optometric practice in Whitby , Ontario until departing in 2003. Dr. Schropp offered complete quality eye care to her patients, including thorough eye examinations, eyeglass and contact lens dispensing, and LASIK vision co-management. She also offered geriatric eye care including hospital and seniors/retirement home visits. Dr. Schropp looks forward to continuing this level of optometric care at Dr. Bauman and Associates.
Dr. Schropp also works at the University Of Waterloo School Of Optometry as a clinical supervisor and as a national board assessor.
In 2003, marriage brought Dr. Schropp to London , where she and her husband Chris are raising their new family, son Alexander and daughter Kathrina. Dr. Schropp is looking forward to getting involved in her new home of London - both personally and in optometric practice in Wortley Village.
Best Wishes for 2008!
The staff of Dr. Bauman and Associates would like to thank all our clients for their support over the previous year and extend our best wishes for the coming year!
The staff of Dr. Bauman and Associates would like to thank all our clients for their support over the previous year and extend our best wishes for the coming year!
