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Family Eyecare Solutions, an optometry practice specializing in vision therapy, myopia control, and post-concussion vision syndrome and led by Development Optometrist Laura Vasilakos, OD, FOVDR, is offering Orthokeratogy, or Ortho-K, treatment which improves vision while people sleep.Patients wear specially designed contact lens-like retainers while they sleep. When removed in the morning, you can see without glasses or contact lenses. These non-surgical retainers reshape the front surface of the eye, the cornea. Ortho-k is worn 7-8 hours each night offer sight…

Family Eyecare Solutions Named a Family Favorite 2023 Winner in Boston Parents PaperFamily Eyecare Solutions, an optometry practice specializing in vision therapy, myopia control, and post-concussion vision syndrome and led by Development Optometrist Laura Vasilakos, OD, FOVDR, was recently named a Family Favorite 2023 winner.Family Eyecare Solutions was one of 5 finalists selected from the businesses nominated in the Health and Wellness category for best optometrist from the Greater Boston region.This year Boston Parents Paper had a record number of…

Time Spent Outdoors, in natural light, is thought to benefit eye health.Family Eyecare Solutions, an optometry practice specializing in vision therapy, myopia control, and post-concussion vision syndrome and led by Development Optometrist Laura Vasilakos, OD, FOVDR, reports that myopia rates in children and young adults are rising around the world but that prevention and treatment are available.Myopia is also called nearsightedness.  To be nearsighted means that you are literally “near-sighted” — you can see nearby objects clearly, but distant objects look blurry. …

Family Eyecare Solutions, an optometry practice specializing in vision therapy, myopia control, and post-concussion vision syndrome and led by Development Optometrist Laura Vasilakos, OD, FOVDR, was recently named a finalist for Hanover Business of the Year by the Hanover Chamber of Commerce.Family Eyecare Solutions was one of 14 finalists selected from the 63 businesses nominated for the award for their contributions to the Hanover community.Dr. Vasilakos founded Family Eyecare Solutions in 2018, after recognizing a real need for these types…

Family Eyecare Solutions, offering vision solutions for life, is offering the latest technology in comprehensive vision testing with RightEye’s EyeQ™.In just five minutes, RightEye’s EyeQ™ test will provide meaningful information about functional vision. It is the eye muscle and brain connection that creates functional vision and when functional vision is out of sync it can impact life’s most basic activities such as driving a car, walking up and down stairs, playing a sport, reading a book, watching a movie and…

Family Eyecare Solutions, an optometry practice specializing in vision therapy, myopia control, and post-concussion vision syndrome and led by Development Optometrist Laura Vasilakos, OD, FOVDR, celebrated five years of optometry care with an Open House.Dr. Vasilakos welcomed State Senator John Keenan and State Representative David DeCoste for a tour of her clinic and demonstrations on therapy exercises. The Massachusetts Legislature presented Family Eyecare Solutions with a commendation in recognition of their important work in the community.Dr. Vasilakos founded Family Eyecare…

Dr. Laura Vasilakos, OD, FOVDR and Founder of Family Eyecare Solutions Named a MA State Advocate for the InfantSEE  ProgramDevelopment Optometrist Laura Vasilakos, OD, FOVDR, founder of Family Eyecare Solutions, has been named one of the two InfantSEE Advocates for the State of Massachusetts.InfantSEE, a public health program, managed by  Optometry Cares – The AOA Foundation, is designed to ensure that eye and vision care becomes an integral part of infant wellness care to improve a child’s quality of life. Under this program, AOA member optometrists provide…