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 [...]
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Eye Color Often Changes As Children Grow Older The genetics of eye color is fairly complex and eye color is difficult to predict from parents eyes appearance. The OCA2 gene determines over 80% of the eye color but several other genes are involved. Melanocytes are the pigment containing cells in the iris (the colored tissue [...]
How Long Do Eye Dilation Drops Last?
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Having A Bad Reaction To Eye Dilation Drops ? Patients frequently ask me how long their pupils will remain dilated after the eye exam. How long do eye dilation drops last? Eye Doctors use different drops,different strengths, and different dosages when dilating your pupils. If you are having light flashes or symptoms that could indicated [...]
Eye Drops And Pregnancy
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Have you ever felt concern over prescription eye drops or dilation drops used by your eye doctor? The most common eye drop is rated category c as outlined below. Nursing can be a higher risk period than pregnancy due to drugs being secreted directly through the milk. In our Fort Collins Optometry Practice we usually [...]
Questions For Your Eye Doctor
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We value your time so we try to explain what you need and want to know What follows is straight from the National Eye Institute. I never know if patients are getting too much information, not enough, or just nodding their heads and not understanding a word I am saying. It’s important and a reason [...]
Computer Eye Exam Fort Collins
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Computer Eye Exam Fort Collins Eye Doctor This is a short video of what an autorefractor does when it determines your eyeglasses or contact lens prescription. It is abstract but you can see the infrared beam and changing focus as the eye computer analyzes the wavefront from the optical system of your eye. The final [...]