Categories: Nearsighted -Myopia, Vision Conditions
Myopia Prevention Lenses May Be Available Soon Research on myopia prevention (nearsightedness) is moving forward at a brisk pace. Defocus (blurred vision) to the sides is thought to be a causative factor. Work is moving ahead by several different groups of eye doctors/ researchers on lenses that focus differently in the outer zones. Manipulating the peripheral [...]
Categories: Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Retina, Vision Conditions
Vision Changes To Predict Bipolar Disorder? Can someone look into your eyes and know your mental state? A study of children with parents who were either bipolar or schizophrenic seems to indicate this may be true. Special Eye Tests Measure Electrical Changes For Night Vision The electroretinogram uses a special contact lens on the front [...]
Categories: Contact Lenses, Nearsighted -Myopia, Uncategorized
Nearsightedness Controlled With New Contact Lens Technology On June 30 2011 the Myopia Control With Simultaneous Vision Approach Clinical Study was registered as complete at ClinicalTrials.gov. This double blind study involved 100 children testing a contact lens designed to slow the progression of nearsightedness (myopia). Optometry researchers have been studying the interaction between central deatailed [...]
Categories: Contact Lenses, farsighted (hyperopia), Vision Conditions
Farsighted Eyes Contact lenses And Other Ways Your Optometrist Can Improve Your Look With a Thinner, Lighter Lens Designs and Eliminate the Bug Eye Look! Read On- First a disclaimer-you have to read to the end for contact lens solutions for farsightedness. Being farsighted (hyperopia is the technical term) is when distance vision is good, [...]
Categories: Common Eye Questions for Your Optometrist, Contact Lenses, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, Vision Conditions
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 [...]
Categories: amblyopia, Eye Symptoms, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, lazy eye, Vision Conditions, vision related reading problems
Free treatment for lazy eye? Well free eye care is worth what it costs-but a simple eye drop prescription may be able to save you a thousand dollars or more in treatment fees. And that’s equivalent to a lot of free office visits. Forget the pirate patch, eye drops are the treatment of choice today [...]