Acuvue K The Contact Lenses For Itchy Eyes Contact lenses are about to enter a new realm as drug delivery devices. While a number of applications are expected, Acuvue may be the first off the block with an antihistamine releasing lens. In 2007 Vistakon, the manufacturer of the Acuvue lens family, sponsored a clinical study of [...]
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Whoa There Is Blood In The Eye!
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 [...]
Contact Lenses And GPC Red Eye Red
Categories: Uncategorized
Contact Lenses And Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis Soft contact lenses have undergone a quantum increase in technology since the introduction of the first silicone hydrogel lens in 1999. Today we are on the third generation of these lens materials and undoubtedly we will see improvements over the next few years. Silicone is highly permeable to oxygen [...]
Contact Lens Solution Allergies
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 [...]
Dry Eye Epidemic
Categories: Dry Eye Syndrome, Dry Eyes, FEATURED, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, Vision Insurance, Vision Service Plan -VSP
There is a new epidemic that is running rampant across the United States. Fortunately it is not contagious and not life threatening like the Swine Flu, but there is a tremendous cost in terms of loss of quality of life and vision. This epidemic is often referred to as Dry Eye Syndrome and effects millions [...]
Dry Eyes-How to Use Artificial Tears
Categories: Dry Eyes, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Stinging Eyes
Optometrist Secret To Using Artificial Tears The secret to using artificial tears is twofold.: First you must choose the correct type for your dry eye problems Second you need to use artificial tears without preservatives or use one of the so called “vanishing preservative” tear brands. Dry Eye Syndrome Is More Than Dry Eyes Dry Eye Syndrome should really [...]