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For over 90 years, the Good-Lite Company has been synonymous with quality, and that commitment to quality is only surpassed by our commitment to customer service. We thrive on innovation, and we are always seeking new methods, technologies, and techniques to improve how eye care Professionals practice in their fields. Links to content or other Internet sites by affiliates should not be construed a

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A visual acuity entry such as “20/20” or “20/40” only tells part of the story. Without correction status, testing distan...
09/02/2026

A visual acuity entry such as “20/20” or “20/40” only tells part of the story. Without correction status, testing distance, notation system, and other clinical context, the next person reading the chart may not know exactly what was measured.

This guide reviews Snellen, decimal and logMAR notation, pinhole documentation, near visual acuity, low vision charting, pediatric optotypes, and the details that help make VA records more consistent and useful across visits. It also covers pediatric documentation with LEA SYMBOLS® and HOTV, including why the optotype and testing distance should be recorded.

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https://store.good-lite.com/blogs/news/eye-exam-charting-visual-acuity

Visual acuity does not tell the whole story of how a child’s visual system is functioning.Accommodative facility testing...
09/01/2026

Visual acuity does not tell the whole story of how a child’s visual system is functioning.

Accommodative facility testing looks at how quickly and accurately focus can shift, while accommodative amplitude measures how much accommodation is available. Used together, they can help clinicians build a more complete picture of accommodative function during a pediatric exam.

This article reviews the standard ±2.00 D flipper lens protocol, monocular and binocular testing, age-based interpretation, amplitude measurement, common confounding variables, and emerging automated approaches.

It also looks at how accommodative testing may fit into pediatric care, binocular vision assessment, and myopia management workflows.

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https://store.good-lite.com/blogs/news/accommodative-facility-flipper-lens-guide

Back-to-school preparation is about more than supplies and schedules. It is also a good time to think about how clearly ...
08/31/2026

Back-to-school preparation is about more than supplies and schedules. It is also a good time to think about how clearly and comfortably children are seeing as they return to classrooms, books, laptops, and tablets.

The Vision Council Foundation’s 2026 See What Matters – Empowering Education initiative puts new attention on childhood myopia, digital eye strain, school vision screening, and the role of comprehensive eye exams.

With myopia affecting roughly 30% of U.S. children and adolescents, the school year is a practical time for families, educators, and school health professionals to keep vision on the checklist.

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https://store.good-lite.com/blogs/news/back-to-school-eye-health-see-what-matters

The 2026 World Sight Day Challenge is bringing the optometry community together again to support sustainable vision care...
08/28/2026

The 2026 World Sight Day Challenge is bringing the optometry community together again to support sustainable vision care around the world.

Running September 1 through October 31, the 20th annual campaign from Optometry Giving Sight invites practices, optometry schools, industry partners, and individual supporters to raise funds for programs providing eye exams, glasses, and optometry training in communities with limited access to care.

This year’s theme, “It’s not just sight. It’s an entire future.”, reflects how access to basic eye care can affect education, work, independence, and opportunity.

The 2026 campaign also introduces a live practice leaderboard, expanded competitions, and a refreshed digital fundraising toolkit.

Register for the World Sight Day Challenge:
https://givingsight.org/wsdc-registration

Myopia often begins in childhood, and children may not realize that their distance vision is blurry. That can make early...
08/27/2026

Myopia often begins in childhood, and children may not realize that their distance vision is blurry. That can make early signs easy to miss until schoolwork, sports, or everyday activities become more difficult.

This article explains how myopia develops, why higher levels matter over time, how screening can help identify children who need further evaluation, and the difference between correcting blurry vision and slowing progression.

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https://store.good-lite.com/blogs/news/what-is-myopia-nearsightedness

Researchers at UAB and Cincinnati Children’s are exploring whether indigo light could influence the way childhood myopia...
08/26/2026

Researchers at UAB and Cincinnati Children’s are exploring whether indigo light could influence the way childhood myopia develops.

The work focuses on wavelengths between 419 and 446 nanometers, which are abundant in sunlight but much less represented in many indoor environments. Researchers believe these wavelengths may affect retinal signaling involved in eye growth, opening a new direction for future myopia-control strategies.

The approach is still investigational, and human studies are needed before indigo light can be considered an established treatment.

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https://store.good-lite.com/blogs/news/indigo-light-myopia-control

Reading glasses, cataracts, dry eye and floaters all become more common as we age, but the pattern of a vision change ma...
08/25/2026

Reading glasses, cataracts, dry eye and floaters all become more common as we age, but the pattern of a vision change matters.

Gradual changes such as needing more help with near vision often reflect normal aging. Sudden changes, including new flashes or a rapid increase in floaters, deserve prompt attention.

Understanding what is expected and what falls outside the usual pattern can help adults make better decisions about their eye health over time.

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https://store.good-lite.com/blogs/news/how-vision-changes-with-age

Mia Spicer’s vision problems were hardest to notice in low light, and routine eye exams did not immediately explain what...
08/24/2026

Mia Spicer’s vision problems were hardest to notice in low light, and routine eye exams did not immediately explain what her family was seeing.

Genetic testing eventually identified an RPE65-related inherited retinal disease and opened access to a specialized gene therapy. Her younger brother, Niko, was diagnosed earlier because the family already knew what to look for.

Their experience shows how a precise genetic diagnosis can change the path from uncertainty to targeted care, while also highlighting how few inherited retinal diseases currently have an approved treatment.

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https://store.good-lite.com/blogs/news/genetic-testing-gene-therapy-rare-vision-loss

Cerebral/cortical visual impairment can be easy to miss because a child’s eyes may appear healthy while the brain strugg...
08/21/2026

Cerebral/cortical visual impairment can be easy to miss because a child’s eyes may appear healthy while the brain struggles to interpret visual information.

That can affect how a child recognizes faces, finds objects in visual clutter, responds to bright light, or engages with classroom materials. Greater awareness can help families, educators, and clinicians better understand behaviors that may otherwise be mistaken for inattention or misconduct.

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https://store.good-lite.com/blogs/news/cerebral-cortical-visual-impairment-children

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

For some children, a first pair of glasses changes more than what they can see. It can remove a barrier to reading, clas...
08/20/2026

For some children, a first pair of glasses changes more than what they can see. It can remove a barrier to reading, classroom participation, and confidence.

Vision To Learn brings screenings, eye exams, and glasses directly to children, helping families overcome the gap between identifying a vision problem and getting the care needed to address it.

Read the blog:
https://store.good-lite.com/blogs/news/vision-to-learn-builds-opportunity-for-children

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