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 [...]
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Eye Burns In The Wilderness
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Eye Emergencies In The Wilderness You are backpacking with friends 2 days away from the trail-head. Your roommate and part time half genius (that is half) just finished making smores, walked over to share, and tripped on his untied shoelaces. After the laughter is over he realizes there is hot chocolate and marshmallows on his [...]
How Long Do Eye Dilation Drops Last?
Categories: Common Eye Questions for Your Optometrist, FEATURED, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, Uncategorized
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
Categories: Common Eye Questions for Your Optometrist, Eye Diseases, Uncategorized
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 [...]
Angle Closure Glaucoma From Prozac
Categories: Angle Closure Glaucoma, Closed angle glaucoma, Eye Pressure, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, glaucoma
Prozac is as common as aspirin today (and probably much safer). It is in the category of selective serotonin re uptake inhibitors which is a long winded way of saying it makes the molecule serotonin stay around longer instead of being recycled. This allows a prolonged action of serotonin, one of the feel good molecules [...]
Eyes Changes as Signs of Abuse
Categories: Childrens Eye Care
The eyes have been referred to the gateway to the soul. Sometimes they are reflective of psychological problems such as physical and sexual abuse or post traumatic stress syndrome. Your eyes have two different mechanisms of tracking moving objects. The first type are referred to as pursuit eye movements and are used to track an [...]