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Optic Nerve-The Remarkable Eye

Optic Nerve In Eye Did you ever wonder what the nerve inside your eye looks like? You can see a small circular yellow image in the middle of the streak of light in this picture to the left. That is where the optic nerve is entering the eye. Before it enters the eye it is [...]

How Car Design Effects Eyesight And Safety

Car Design And Best Vision Visibility from an automobile is a major factor in safety while driving. It is a somewhat complex science that is  unfortunately often short changed for appearance. Cars typically have two posts (referred to as pillars)  supporting the roof, the A posts are located on either side of the window shield and the [...]

Blind Spots From Night Car Mirrors

Most of us are still using the reducing prismatic rear-view mirror designs in our cars that we move to a different position at night. This adjustment greatly reduces the glare from the headlights of automobiles behind us. With the advent of xenon headlights, the illumination increased up to threefold making the glare even worse. Many [...]

Eye Age Problems-Fort Collins Eye Doctors

As we age so do our eyes so it is important to take precautions to avoid certain eye problems. A common eye problem that accompanies aging is  macular degeneration. This eye problem is caused by deterioration of the retinal tissues lining the back of the eye. This is a chronic eye disease with a multitude [...]

Eye Freckle And Eye Doctors Questions?

So you have been told by your eye doctor there is a freckle in your eye. Should you be worried? It could be a number of things but the most likely are choroidal nevus (benign choroidal melanoma) or CHRPE (congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigmented epithelium). Both conditions are usually benign and not a serious problem. They both need to be monitored to make sure they are not malignant melanomas.