Learning from John Maxwell

Take time to teach yourself something to improve your life while we have this downtime of COVID-19.
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Extracting an Eyelash

Helped a patient extract an eyelash that was irritating their eye. Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center 7211 Haven Ave, Ste A Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701 (909) 980-3535 www.ranchoeyedoctor.com

Relief with Eye Drops

This patient had immediate relief with eye drops. Don't suffer through eye pain, there are always solutions. Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center 7211 Haven Ave, Ste A Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701 (909) 980-3535 www.ranchoeyedoctor.com

Depth Perception Training

Depth perception training is very important in improving eyesight for patients who spend a lot of time on the computer. Specifically, if people are involved in Esports and gaming, they need to focus on many parts of the screen and adjust their eyes quickly.
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Vision Affecting Performance in Esports

How close do you sit at the computer?

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Will Cataract Surgery Help?

Rancho Cucamonaga Optometric Center
(909) 980-3535
7211 Haven Ave, Ste A
Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701

Helping a Patient With a Reading Problem

Rancho Cucamonaga Optometric Center
(909) 980-3535
7211 Haven Ave, Ste A
Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701

Great Staff

My staff was able to communicate well with the patient.
Rancho Cucamonaga Optometric Center (909) 980-3535 7211 Haven Ave, Ste A Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701

Solving Itchy Eyes

We have had many patients recently who have had itchy eyes from allergies.

Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center
7211 Haven Ave, Ste A
Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701
(909) 980-3535

http://www.ranchoeyedoctor.com
Optometrist · Sunglasses & Eyewear Store · Optician

Corrective Lenses for Sports

Our office prescribed contact lenses for this patient who often plays tennis.

Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center
7211 Haven Ave, Ste A
Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701
(909) 980-3535

http://www.ranchoeyedoctor.com
Optometrist · Sunglasses & Eyewear Store · Optician

Blue Light Lens Filter

Our blue light lens filter helps block the blue light that comes from smart devices and computer screens.
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7211 Haven Ave. Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

A Patient Testimony

One of my patients gave a testimony on how our office helped save his life.

Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center

7211 Haven Ave

909-980-3535

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701

Keratoconus

A patient came to see me and we ended up referring him to a specialist on Keratoconus.

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Bifocals Helping Headaches

Helped a patient with major headaches. I prescribed him a bifocal lens to help fix his problem.
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A patient recently complained of dry eye and his other optometrists were not helping. We tested out a new eye drop for him and he felt relief immediately. 

Keratoconus

Keratoconus, a condition in which the clear tissue on the front of the eye (cornea) bulges outward.

Archived On-line Radio Broadcasts

Over the previous few months, I was privileged to interview experts in the field of optometry and ophthalmology.  The areas discussed were very diverse.  These areas included macular degeneration and glaucoma, and concussions as they affect vision.  Areas related to severe injury to the eye as well as eye muscle surgery were discussed.  Lasik was also discussed by one of our guests.  In a totally different area,  vision problems were discussed.  Vision as relates to learning disabilities and sports performance were topics covered by several of our guests.  Areas including autism and Down’s Syndrome and being able to examine the infant were discussed.

To tune into these archived areas, please visit our website at www.ranchoeyedoctor.com.  There you would go to episode on demand and this will lead you to the particular guest.

I am really proud of these shows and I thin you will find them of interest. 

Enhancing Reading In A Cross-Eyed Patient

Several weeks ago I examined a young lady for nearsightedness.  Everything was normal.  She then started to tell me about her daughter who had eye surgery for a cross-eyed condition.  I told her the specialist whom she was seeing had a great reputation.  The eyes for the most part appeared straight.  I told the patient that I might want to see her daughter to see if there’s anything further that can be done.  I also mentioned to her that there were specialists at the Optometry School at Western University that could also help.

I subsequently examined her daughter.  The mom remarked that her daughter’s reading could be improved.  Her distant prescription she came in with was fairly close to what I found she needed.  However, when I placed an additional lens in front of these for up close, her reading increased significantly.  This would require the patient to wear a bifocal.  I am really looking forward to the results of her daughter’s performance in school.  I also told the mom that her daughter may need vision training to help improve her vision skills.

Eye Infection Gone Bad

A contact lens patient called my office saying she was recently treated medically at an urgent care center  for an eye infection last week.  She was given a basic antibiotic and did not return for care.  She noticed the vision was getting worse.  She called my office (for the first time) about a week later and my staff told her she needed to be seen in our office immediately.  When we examined her she couldn’t even see the big E with her glasses.  Worse, though, was that she had a dense, central corneal scar.  We immediately contacted her insurance company and we referred her to the emergency room immediately at a local hospital where it was stated she needed to seen an ophthalmologist and preferably, a corneal specialist.

The take home point is that if you’re treated at urgent care for an eye infection, you need to be followed up by an optometrist or ophthalmologist to rule out progression of the disease.  We are hoping that there isn’t any permanent loss of vision with this patient.

- Dr. Robert Rothbard

Vision Is An Interesting Topic

I was at Long Beach Airport heading out for the weekend.  I engaged in a conversation with a lady who was picking up her daughter.  I told her I was an optometrist.  She discussed with me that her daughter had strabismus (eyes are not straight) and she had surgery.  She was wondering if there was anything that could be done for her to enhance her vision.  I went over some information with her and she seemed most interested.  She’s up toward Magic Mountain and possibly will bring her daughter in for a consultation.  The second person whom I engaged in conversation was actually sitting next to me on the plane.  It turned out she was about 55 wearing contact lenses.  She told me that she required reading glasses over the contacts to see up close.  She also stated that bifocal contact lenses didn’t work.  I told her to put her reading glasses in front of one eye and keep the other eye open.  This creates a monovision situation of one eye for reading and one eye for distance.  She was able to see far and near.  I told her she might be able to wear this type of contact lens system some of the time where she wouldn’t have to wear reading glasses for up close print.

I so enjoy doing this.  As applies to myself and any business, “nobody cares what you know until they know that you care.”