Category Archives: Fun Stuff

With the fall season in full swing, you are sure to see a certain orange fruit everywhere. That’s right! Pumpkins are considered a fruit! Not only are they featured in our holiday and seasonal decorations, but they also find their way onto our menus. As far as we are concerned, Read more...

Painting is a form of visual communication, which artists employ to represent phenomena, explore narratives, convey emotions and evoke responses within their viewers. Artists, or “visual scientists” as neurobiologist Margaret Stratford Livingstone PhD prefers to call them, essentially use visual language to translate their perceptions into illusory physical objects. Visual Read more...

Halloween decorations and costumes can certainly be creepy, but true terror lurks within the potential eye issues that can attack our vision well after the spooky festivities end. Planning to incorporate makeup, facial prosthetics or specialty contact lenses into your costume this year? Learn more about using these fun effects safely, and protect yourself and your Read more...

Although most of us are already familiar with the basic science relating to the rainbow, surprisingly the more we learn about this colorful phenomenon the more captivating these beautiful layered bands of light become. What is a rainbow? We most commonly notice a rainbow in the sky when a substantial Read more...

On June 5th, 2003 Dr. Amy Jankowski and Luanne Labonte officially opened the doors of Metro Eye, and have built upon their commitment to exceptional eye care every day since. While preparing to celebrate Metro Eye’s 15th Anniversary this month, Dr. Amy reflected upon the exciting journey that these years have Read more...

Dr. Amy Jankowski has years of optical training, education, and experience; yet even she learned a few new things about vision (and how vision relates to movement) while training to ride a motorcycle! Upon recently completing the required visual exercises at Ride Alive Motorcycle Academy in Milwaukee, she found the experience Read more...

We love eyes! Millions of years of evolution have made them one of the most interesting and complex components of the human body. We wish to point out all of the amazing facts that make eyes so fascinating, so sit back and enjoy our list of favorite eye facts! You blink almost Read more…

There is plenty of misinformation about your eye health. Many myths are so common they are sometimes treated as facts. Metro Eye looks at the most popular eye health myths to see how they stand up to reality. You can wear your eyes out Limiting the number of hours you Read more…

Farmers markets are easily one of the best things about summer in Wisconsin. From the huge market held around the capitol in Madison, to the local flavor of the one in West Allis, there’s a farmers market for every community. Being so close, we’re partial to the Cathedral Square Market! Read more…

After receiving her doctorate from Illinois College of Optometry, Dr. Amy Jankowski opened Metro Eye 12 years ago. Because every March we celebrate Women’s History Month, we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to highlight some of the pioneering women who helped pave Dr. Jankowski’s path to owning and Read more…