Categories: amblyopia, Childrens Eye Care, Uncategorized, vision therapy
Can You Fix Lazy Eye? Amblyopia, or lazy eye as it is more commonly known, is a loss of sight typically in one eye. The cause of lazy eye is usually from one of three things. Strabismus- or an eye that is crossed turning in, out or up & down Vision Problems- Refractive errors in [...]
Categories: Childrens Eye Care
When Christmas Trees Attack Eyes Beware of cutting down that Christmas tree! Every year flocks of people show up in eye doctors offices from Christmas Trees that have gone to the dark side. Christmas trees attack people for different reasons (lack of Christmas Spirit mostly) and in different ways. Be aware and be safe. Never get caught [...]
Categories: Childrens Eye Care, Dry Eyes, Eye Nutrition, Uncategorized
Caffeine Side Effects Reports and Press on Stimulants One more supposed study warning of the harms of caffeine is hot of the press. What maybe started as a well meaning note to pediatricians about the possible dangers of caffeine to children and teens has turned into a widely quoted supposed study proving the serious dangers of caffeine and energy drinks to kids. [...]
Categories: Childrens Eye Care, Eye Diseases
A swollen, yellowish raised area on the white of the eye located towards the outside can be very alarming when first noted on a child’s eye. Demolipoma is a congenital condition present at birth. It is a benign growth of normal tissue in a place they are not usually found. The area is not tender [...]
Categories: Childrens Eye Care
The eyes have been referred to the gateway to the soul. Sometimes they are reflective of psychological problems such as physical and sexual abuse or post traumatic stress syndrome. Your eyes have two different mechanisms of tracking moving objects. The first type are referred to as pursuit eye movements and are used to track an [...]
Categories: Childrens Eye Care, FEATURED, Headaches, Migraine
Headaches come from many different sources and people often bring their child to see the eye doctor first to rule out vision problems as a cause. Headaches are the second most common reason parent bring their children in to our Fort Collins Optometrist, Practice Usually it is not a vision related problem, but there are [...]