Dr. Lea Hyvarinen & LeaTest Intl, LLC

04/05/2026

Proud grandmother moment. Please read about my amazing granddaughter and if you are in the US, maybe you can send a check to help her reach her goal. So proud of you, Riley! Love, Mummi

ETTERS, Pa. (WHTM) — Planting season is upon us here in the Midstate and a local Girl Scout is doing all she can to sprout change in her community. Riley Temple, 16, is seeking the Gold Award…

04/03/2026

The Dr Lea historical archive at New England College of Optometry is now in its final and permanent format. We are so thrilled! Please visit here:

Dates1960s-2000sDescriptionThe NECO Library and Archives hosts a physical collection of manuscripts, images, and prototypes belonging to Dr. Lea Hyvärinen, MD, PhD, FAAP. To view the collection, please contact [email protected] to make an appointment. A selection of the materials in the archive ha...

03/11/2026

So thrilled that Timo Juurinen is stepping in to continue Dr Lea Hyvarinen’s work. Timo has worked closely with Dr Lea for decades and is absolutely the best person for teaching the proper use of LEA Symbols and LEA Numbers products. If you need a workshop on this topic he does both in-person and online courses.
Timo’s new company will also represent all LEA products in the Nordic Region.

Good-Lite appoints Timrocap Oy as Nordic distributor for LEA Vision Assessment Products, expanding access to standardized vision testing tools.

03/04/2026

Just a quick reminder that all of Dr Lea's training videos on how to use core LEA charts are here:

Dr. Hyvärinen is best known of the LEA Vision Test System. She started the development of the tests for the then new Vision Rehabilitation Centre in 1976. The LEA Symbols tests for assessment of vision in children also became popular in vision screening. The LEA Test System now contains 40+ tests f...

01/26/2026

Going through the archives and saving old photos from before cell phone cameras. Anyone know the date and location of this Prevent Blindness event? Great memories.

01/22/2026

Happy 86th birthday to Dr. Lea Hyvärinen! Today we celebrate her work and how it has influenced children’s vision assessment in clinical and screening settings worldwide. Dr Lea’s work is highlighted tonight at the Second Annual Dr. Lea Hyvärinen Pediatric Symposium on amblyopia outcomes in clinical practice at New England College of Optometry.

This year’s virtual program, Amblyopia: Outcomes Measured in Clinical Practice, features Michael Repka, MD, MBA—President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a global leader in pediatric ophthalmology. If you can’t join the live program due to time difference, the entire program will be available in about 2 weeks online on demand.

📅 January 22, 2026
⏰ 7:30–8:30 PM (ET)
💻 Virtually via Zoom
🎓 COPE Accreditation Pending

Register here: https://bit.ly/3LN3arP

01/22/2026

Drop a comment if you were at these lectures!

01/20/2026

We are looking back at some of Dr Lea’s experiences as we celebrate her 86th birthday this week.

01/20/2026

01/20/2026

More memories from Dr Lea’s lecture travel files - these are from 1998!

🔍 What does amblyopia look like in real clinical practice?

Join the New England College of Optometry for the Second Annual Pediatric Symposium honoring Lea Hyvärinen, MD, PhD, FAAP, celebrating her legacy on her 86th birthday.

📅 January 22, 2026
⏰ 7:30–8:30 PM (ET)
💻 Virtually via Zoom
🎓 COPE Accreditation Pending

This year’s virtual program, Amblyopia: Outcomes Measured in Clinical Practice, features Michael Repka, MD, MBA—President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a global leader in pediatric ophthalmology.

👉 RSVP: https://bit.ly/3LN3arP

You’re also invited to honor Dr. Hyvärinen’s lasting impact on children’s vision with a gift to the Dr. Lea Hyvärinen Pediatric Optometry Endowed Fund.

01/19/2026

Dr Lea met her husband Juhani in medical school. When he first introduced himself to her he said: “My wife will be a stay at home mom.” Dr Lea responded: “Good luck with that.”

01/18/2026

Great evening at the Hyvarinen home when Dr Lea hosted Nobel Prize in Medicine/Physiology winner David H Hubel in 1981. Dr Hubel was in Helsinki after the Nobel award ceremony in Norway and spent a lively evening with his family at the Hyvarinen home. (Hubel is 4th from left.)

Hubel shared half the award with Torsten Wiesel for their discoveries on information processing in the visual system, explaining how the brain analyzes visual input like patterns, contrasts, and movements from the retina to form images. They revealed the specialized roles of neurons in the visual cortex and showed that visual development is shaped by early experience, work that significantly advanced understanding of vision.

Dr Lea is first from right and her husband Dr Juhani Hyvarinen is the first from left.