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Fuch’s dystrophy is an eye condition effecting the clear corneal tissue covering the colored part of the eye. The cornea is an incredible tissue measuring only ½ mm thick with layers of collagen aligned precisely to allow for transparency. It is separated into five regions, the posterior most being the layer of endothelial cells. The [...]
Categories: Emergency Fort Collins Optometrist Contact, glaucoma, Uncategorized, Wilderness Medicine Eyes
Blood In The Eye Sometimes you step of the beaten trail and get a little far away from home and medical care. Especially in states like Colorado, people spend a lot of time in remote locations outdoors. Hyphema, or blood in the anterior chamber of the eye, is one of those situations you hopefully won’t [...]
Categories: Contact Lenses, double vision, Eye Diseases, Kerataconus, Vision Service Plan -VSP
Keratoconus | Eye Doctors Contact Lenses and New Options for Treatment Keratoconus is an eye disease that causes vision to gradually worsen over time, as the transparent corneal tissue that covers the front of the eye thins and bulges forward, forming the cone shape that keratoconus is named for. Rapid increases in nearsightedness and astigmatism [...]
Categories: Contact Lens Solutions, Contact Lenses, Eye Allergies, FEATURED
We still see allergies to the preservatives in contact lens solutions in our Fort Collins Contact Lens Clinic but at a much lower frequency than in the past. Thimerosal, (sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate) is an older contact lens solution preservative whose composition is about half mercury. It as commonly used in very low doses in contact lens [...]
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Parent Safety Alert! Teenagers May be Purchasing Eye Sight Damaging Laser Products Over the Internet The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found some unscrupulous Internet stores are selling laser products that are overpowered and can potentially cause eye damage and blindness if used in an improper manner. Some lasers approved as medical devices only [...]
Categories: Cataracts, Eye Diseases, Eye Nutrition, Eye Vitamins, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, glaucoma, Macular Degeneration
The leading causes of blindness in the U.S are diabetic related eye complications, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. Cataracts are generally listed as the number one cause but this is somewhat misleading. Cataracts effect in excess of 20 million people but most cataracts are treatable with modern surgical techniques and artificial lens implants. The complication rate [...]