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This is an important topic & often misunderstood. 👓🔍

Follow our friends at SEE VI - Louisiana Support System for CVI & Blindness for more info!

They aren’t magnifiers! Here’s how glasses ACTUALLY work for your child

A magnifying glass just makes a blurry picture bigger. Prescription glasses do something way cooler: they bend light!

Here’s the science made simple:

The Goal: Focus light directly onto the retina (the back of the eye).
🔍 Myopia (Nearsighted): Glasses spread light out so it reaches the retina instead of stopping short.
🔍 Hyperopia (Farsighted): Glasses pull light forward so it doesn't overshoot the retina.
🔍 Astigmatism: Glasses smooth out uneven light rays to sharpen the picture.

Proper light focus trains the brain and eyes to work together smoothly during these critical years of early childhood development.

☀️ Happy Friday, yall! ☀️

We are proud that our community has Dr. Yetman & her team of experts! We recommend looking into this study to see if it’s a fit for your family or someone you know.

You can help shape the future of autism testing evaluations, by participating in local research at LSU Health Shreveport. Neurotypical and Neurodiverse children ages 18 months to 12 years old are able to participate, voluntarily. Interested parents can reach out to study coordinators by calling 318-675-6819 or emailing [email protected]

Check out this interview with Michelle Yetman, PhD and our doctoral intern Quinn Tompkins on KSLA News 12 for more information!

We highly recommend our friends at Apotheworx! Their team is the real deal & pays close attention to the needs of their patients. Look into it!

🌟 Reminder 🌟

CS will hold a job fair on site Wednesday & Thursday, both this week & next week!

Four opportunities to come see what it’s all about. Ask all the questions. Meet our team. We can’t wait to meet you!

Park at 1545 Coty St. Come in the front doors of our auditorium on the corner of Herndon & Coty St. We will be looking for you!

Tomorrow begins the send off of our favorite college freshman!

One is headed to Auburn! 🩷 One is headed to University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 🩷 One is headed to LSU. 🩷 One is headed to be an Aggie. 🩷

We are so excited to watch this year unfold. It will be incredible! Our hearts are with each of you! Go show em’ how it’s done. 🌟

Send all the love & prayers their way! It’s GO TIME! 🩷🫶🏽🎉

🌟A big THANK YOU to everyone who was a part of this magical experience! 🌟

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Four shows.
Four weeks to learn it.
Kids ran lights.
Kids ran sound.
Kids ran signs, props, & curtains.
We learned collaboration.
We practiced being a team.
Problem solving at its best.
Kids exercised social skills.
Kids tried new things.
Kids had a safe place to fail.
Four weeks to give it your all.
Four shows to remember.
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Our show has been SISTER-APPROVED!

✨Last show starts at 1:00.
✨Doors open at 12:00.

As you drive up, you can smell popcorn, cotton candy, & other goodies being prepared. MOON-inspired tunes are playing in this old, beautiful auditorium.

People of all ages & abilities living life together… a little vision of how the rest of the world could be if we let it.

Come hang with us! What’s better than that on this Saturday, Shreveport? 🤭
See you there.

🌟Reporting in from Mission Control… 🌟

You have two more days to purchase your tickets, earthlings. If you’ve ever wanted to experience CS culture, this is the way to do it!

2 shows.✨Friday & Saturday.
1580 Centenary Blvd.
✨Doors open at 12:00.
Show starts at 1:00. ✨

Concessions & goodies & amazing people.
It will be OUT of this WORLD. 👽