Archive by Author

retina after pupil dilation drops

Eye Dilation Drops

What is Dilation of the Eyes?   The number one question I hear in my practice is about eye dilation drops. Patients want to know if they really need eye pupil dilation, how long their eyes stay dilated, about eye dilation drops side effects, and if eye dilation drops and pregnancy are OK.  Lets look at those [...]

retina after pupil dilation drops

Light Sensitivity Cause

Light Sensitivity Cause The Cause of sensitivity to light can be from a number of things. The eye controls the amount of illumination reaching inside by varying the size of the pupil. The iris, or colored part of the eye acts like camera diaphragm and enlarges or reduces the pupil size. At night we typically need [...]

Pot Legalization In Colorado And Your Eyes

 Fort Collins Optometrist Sees Colorado Going Up In Smoke With Legalized Pot With the recent legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington State, more people are asking about the effects on vision from smoking or orally consuming different forms of marijuana. From an eye doctors perspective I feel there are a few things folks in [...]

Fort Collins Optometrist

  Fort Collins Optometrist-Looking For A New Eye Doctor?   Fort Collins Optometrist  Accepting and Welcoming New Patients! If you are looking for a new eye doctor in the Fort Collins area we provide expert eye care services  in the following areas: Eye Exams and Visual Analysis Binocular Vision (3D Vision & How your eyes work together as a [...]

Through The Google Looking Glass

 Google Glass- An Optometrist Views The Good, The Bad, And The Downright Ugly!   Google Glass is coming! Initially I felt it was a gimmick that would have little effect. Now I think differently. It will be the biggest change in communications since the advent of the cell phone, only growing at a much faster rate.  IN [...]

Galena Forest Fire Fort Collins

Swollen Eyes Return From The Galena Wildfire In Fort Collins

Itchy Eyes Fort Collins Forest Fire Smoke-Again! Just before lunch I looked up the reason for the smoke on the Fort Collins horizon while visiting the St. Peter’s Fly Shop. About 40 acres were listed as burning around Lory State Park. During lunch the number was revised to 200 acres.  By the time I got home the Galena Fire had reached [...]