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 [...]
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Counterfeit Flu Drugs Online
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The U.K. Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson recently warned against buying flu drugs over the Internet expressing concern about potentially dangerous counterfeit drugs.US Customs agents have intercepted a shipment of Tamiflu entering the United States that was vitamin C capsules packaged as Tamiflu.and had been sold over the Internet. The World Health Organization believes [...]
Blindness Prevention and Treatment-Free Glaucoma Treatment
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 [...]
Eyecare Resources For The Unemployed
Categories: Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, Vision Insurance
If you are desperately trying to find eyecare resources for your community for the new influx of unemployed and uninsured the National Eye Institute has published a helpful list: Financial Aid for Eye Care Many state and national resources regularly provide aid to people with vision problems. The National Eye Institute, which supports eye research, does [...]
Cataracts
Categories: Cataracts, Common Eye Questions for Your Optometrist, Eye Symptoms, Eye Vitamins, Flashes, Floaters, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, glaucoma, Pinkeye, Retina, Vision Service Plan -VSP
A cataract is a clouding, opacification, yellowing, or accumulation of fluid in the lens of the eye that results in a loss of vision that interferes with your lifestyle. Most cataracts are related to aging, and by the time you reach the age of 70 it is almost universal to have some early signs of cataracts. [...]
Eye Doctor-Questions to Ask
Categories: Common Eye Questions for Your Optometrist
Here are some tips from the National Eye Institute. Please feel free to use them in our office. Often, if patients don’t ask I am afraid I will just overload them with information they don’t really want-So Ask Away If You Have Questions! We are Delighted to Answer Any Questions You May Have! Talking to [...]