Education  ·  COVE New Albany

Eyecare education

Explainers and interactive tools. By COVE, New Albany.

Pick a topic below, or take a pair of glasses apart in 3D.

Interactive tool  ·  3D frame explorer Click to open
COVE's 3D frame explorer showing a plastic eyeglass frame pulled apart, with the bridge, eyewire, lens, bevel, end piece, hinge, temple, and temple tip each labeled, and an explode slider set to 62 percent.
Frame anatomy Open the frame explorer →

Spin a frame, pull it apart, and see what every piece is called.
Interactive tool  ·  The optics bench Click to open
COVE's interactive optics bench showing rays of light bending through a lens toward the retina screen, with an eye chart preview and correction sliders.
How lenses work See how lenses work →

Drag light through a lens, break the focus, and fix it yourself.
Interactive tool  ·  The 3D eye Click to open
COVE's interactive 3D eye explorer showing a whole eye with the cornea and limbus labeled, and buttons for cross-section, retina view, microscope and guided tour.
Eye anatomy Open the eye explorer →

Turn a 3D eye, open it up, and follow light from the front to the back.

Macular degeneration

What the macula does, and why changes there are worth catching early.

Read about macular degeneration →

Binocular vision dysfunction

How the two eyes work together, and what gets measured when that is tested.

Read about binocular vision dysfunction →

Ortho-K compared with LASIK

How the two differ in approach, reversibility, and who is a candidate.

Compare ortho-k and LASIK →

Myopia management

Why nearsightedness in kids is its own subject, and what the options are.

Read about myopia control →

Orthokeratology

Lenses worn overnight that reshape the cornea while a child sleeps.

Read about orthokeratology →

Questions about your own eyes are better answered in the chair. Call COVE at (614) 933-0575 or book online.