Eye Health Library

FYI Archive

Although the FYI newsletter is no longer in circulation, CAO is pleased to be able to offer copies of this popular national publication. Below is an archive of this colorful series of newsletters that offers information on a wide range of topics.

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FYI newsletter / 2001

  • Vol. 63, No.1 – Low-fat diets and vision | Warning: Herbal supplements | Children and glasses | Teens and contact lenses
  • Vol. 63, No. 2 – Aging eyes | Gardening Safety | ABCs of Lenses | Colour Blindness

FYI newsletter / 2000

  • Vol. 62, No. 2 – Sports injuries | Virtual eye strain | Righty or Lefty? | Swimming pools and Hot tubs | Cataracts
  • Vol. 62, No. 3 – Pregnancy and Vision | Vision and Learning | Driving glasses | Coloured contact lenses | Organ donation
  • Vol. 62, No. 4 – Eye protection on the slopes | Eye Trivia | Losing a contact lens | Sun damage

FYI newsletter / 1999

  • Vol. 61, No. 1 – Sunscreen for your eyes | Tips for animal eye care? | Sports and eye injuries | eye drops | Optical Illusions | Colour Blindness | Laser pointers
  • Vol. 61, No. 3 – Television | Caring for your glasses | Common eye problems | About Crying | Tanning beds and your eyes
  • Vol. 61, No. 4 – Allergies | Myths about Eyes | Children’s Eyewear care | ‘eye’ Google search | contact lenses and your child

FYI newsletter / 1998

  • Vol. 60, No. 1 – Dangers in your backyard | Choosing Frames | Eyes need Vitamin A | Cycling Safety Tips | Astigmatism | Proper contact lens care | Eye drops
  • Vol. 60, No. 2 – Back to School | What is Vision Screening? | Amblyopia (Lazy eye) | Babies’ eye development | Laser Surgery
  • Vol. 60, No. 4 – Eye and Vision Myths | Tears | Dry Eyes | Eye Exam advice | Virtual Reality Mouse | Diabetes and your eyes

FYI newsletter / 1997

  • Vol. 59, No. 1 – Summer and Sunglasses | Smoking and Vision | A diagram of the eye | Floaters and Spotters
  • Vol. 59, No. 2 – A B See...or can they? | Eye Identification | afety tip: Balloons | Airbags caution | Red eyes
  • Vol. 59, No. 3 – Days are getting shorter | Safe toys for Christmas | Fluorescent lights | Nutrition and the Eye | Low Vision Technology
  • Vol. 59, No. 4 – Sports Vision | Sunglasses for Winter | Dry Eyes | Cosmetics and contact lenses | Computer glasses

FYI newsletter / 1996

  • Vol. 58, No. 2 – Computer Glare | Lens Treatments, Tints and Coatings, Part One | Colours of Claude Monet’s World | Laser Eye Surgery
  • Vol. 58, No. 3 – School Vision | Lens Treatments, Tints and Coatings, Part Two | Night Driving | Hockey and Vision Safety

FYI newsletter / 1995

  • Vol. 57, No. 1 – Summer safety for your eyes | How does smoking affect my eyesight? | Preventing common eye problems, part one | Heart drugs can affect vision
  • Vol. 57, No. 2 – Back to School Basics | Preventing common eye problems, part two | What are progressive lenses? | Low Vision | Wood ashes burn eyes
  • Vol. 57, No. 3 – Hockey Visors | Cleaning your contact lenses | Dangerous Toys | Sunglasses for Winter
  • Vol. 57, No. 4 – Vision Awareness Week: Focus on Children | Regular Eye Exams | What are School Vision screenings?

FYI newsletter / 1994

  • Vol. 56, No. 1 – Disposable or traditional contact lenses | Which lenses are the best?
  • Vol. 56, No. 2 – Eye Exams are Back to School Basics | The Facts about Children | Vision and Literacy | When to take your Child for an Eye Exam | Computers and Vision | Corneal Transplants
  • Vol. 56, No. 3 – Dangerous Toys | Tips for safe driving at night | Your child and 20/20 | Sunglasses are for Winter too | About contact lenses
  • Vol. 56, No. 4 – Optometrists promote vision awareness | About contact lenses | Vision after 40 | Smoking and your child’s vision | Disposable or traditional contact lenses