You take your glasses off to read your phone, then put them back on to cross the room. The label on your pill bottle swims. Twenty minutes on a screen leaves your eyes burning. Your transition lenses stay dark long after you walk indoors on a cold day.
If you live with myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME, CFS), fibromyalgia, or long COVID, you are not imagining that your eyes seem to be part of the problem. And you do not have energy to spare on the wrong glasses, the wrong drops, or the wrong appointment.
This session gives you clear, practical answers so you can make eyewear and eye care decisions once, and make them well. Dr. Monea will talk about
- Understand the major parts of a comprehensive eye examination
- Decode myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and presbyopia
- Compare spectacles, contact lenses and newer options
- Understand progressive lenses, photochromics and UV protection
- Know how common eye complaints are managed — and when referral matters
- Explore smart eyewear, AI-assisted diagnosis and what is genuinely new
The webinar will last approximately 90 minutes.
- 5-10 minute introduction
- 40-minute presentation
- 10-minute break
- up to 30 mins of Q&A
Join us on Monday, November 9, 2026
at 4:00 pm Pacific / 5:00 pm Alberta Time (UTC-6) 7:00 pm Eastern
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This presentation is part of Dr. Stein's Expert Speakers Series. These will be held approximately monthly, and each session will feature a different guest expert on topics of interest to people with complex chronic disease, chronic disease in general, and people interested in living healthier, longer.
All webinars are recorded. When you register, you get indefinite access.
ALL presentations in the Expert Speakers Series are free with a membership to Live! with Dr. Stein.
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Low Income
About the Presenters
Dr. Diana Monea
Dr. Diana M. Monea is an award-winning optometrist, author, and keynote speaker with over four decades of leadership in clinical optometry, business ownership, and professional education. As the founder and former CEO of Eye Health Centres, she successfully built and managed three independent optometric offices in Saskatchewan and Alberta, employing over five associate optometrists and more than forty staff members.
In 2025, Dr. Monea completed the successful sale of her practices, transitioning from ownership to focus on independent consulting, mentorship, patient care, and public speaking. Her career has been defined by innovation in patient education, excellence in clinical care, and visionary leadership in women’s entrepreneurship. She continues to share her expertise through lectures, writing, and professional development programs, inspiring others to lead with compassion, creativity, and resilience.
Eleanor Stein, MD
Dr. Eleanor Stein brings a rare combination of over 35 years of lived experience and medical expertise in myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, environmental sensitivities, long COVID and chronic pain.
She became ill with ME, CFS, FM and MCS in 1989. Since then, she has experienced, studied, and treated the full alphabet of related conditions, including joint hypermobility, orthostatic dysfunction and mast cell activation syndrome. She has personally tried hundreds of approaches, attended hundreds of medical conferences, and reviewed thousands of peer-reviewed papers to determine what works best for the greatest number of people.
Since retiring from medical practice at the end of 2022, Dr. Stein has dedicated her time to integrating emerging research in neuroplasticity, hormesis, circadian biology, and related fields. While traveling in her camper van, she continues to study and translate this research into practical, accessible programs designed to make the healing journey easier, safer, and more effective.
