Glasses or Contacts?

I get this question a lot from patients who are gamers or work in front of a screen all day. There are many benefits to wearing glasses including adding a blue light blocker to the lens. Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center 7211 Haven Ave, Ste A Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701 (909) 980-3535 www.ranchoeyedoctor.com

Are Your Eyes Safe to Dilate?

Not everyone has the eye shape that is safe to dilate. Make sure your Optometrist checks your eyes before dilating. This presentation was part of Dr. Bob's presentation with the Upland Chamber of Commerce First Friday Breakfast at the Landecena Community Center. Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center 7211 Haven Ave, Ste A Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701 (909) 980-3535 www.ranchoeyedoctor.com

Concussions and Vision

Recently attended a seminar at Western University where they discussed concussions and how your vision is affected. Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center 7211 Haven Ave, Ste A Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701 (909) 980-3535 www.ranchoeyedoctor.com

Computer Screens and Vision

Do you work or play video games on a computer? You may experience fatigue and an Optometrist can help improve your vision and help you play longer.

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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

Patients and Screen Time

Many of my patients are playing video and computer games which causes stress on eyesight. Patients are reporting headaches, dry eye, blurred vision for distance. I am working with patients to help correct their vision to improve their gaming experience. Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center 7211 Haven Ave, Ste A Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701 (909) 980-3535 www.ranchoeyedoctor.com

eSports Business Summit in Las Vegas

Looking forward to the eSports Business Summit in Las Vegas in September. Lots of networking, and learning about how I can better help my patients who play video and computer games. Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center 7211 Haven Ave, Ste A Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701 (909) 980-3535 www.ranchoeyedoctor.com

Treating Dry Eye

The drop I am referring to is Pazeo by Alcon Pharmaceutical. It is by prescription only. It has worked well for my patients. No drop should be administered unless the patient is evaluated by an eye care professional. This drop is a combination of antihistamine and mast cell stabilizer. The mast cell stabilizer helps reduce the amount of irritants ( contained within the mast cells) caused by the mast cells in the eye being released. They're released when the mast cells break apart. The antihistamine reduces the amount of histamine. Again, this drop is by prescription only and I have found the generic does not work as well. Be aware that this drop does not work on all eye conditions.

Great Outcome With LASIK Surgery

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Severe Glaucoma

Treating a severe case of Glaucoma.
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Solving Itchy Eyes

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

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

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A Patient Testimony

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

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Keratoconus

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

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Contact Lens Healing

When there is a scratch on the cornea, often times we can apply a contact lens bandaid which will allow the eye to heal itself.

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Keratoconus

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

Prisms

Please click HERE to watch the video! 

A patient of mine came in with her friend. She was 20/20 – no need for Prescription. Did a peripheral vision test and notice she could not see anything to the right of her nose while each eye was covered separately. She was not blind, or blurred, she had no vision.

With her left eye covered she could not see anything to the right of her nose. With her right eye covered, she could see nothing on the right of the nose.

No right field of vision…so that tells you it’s the brain. As it turns out she had brain surgery for another condition, and that surgery resulted this condition.

Maybe the fibers that that lead from her eye to the back of the brain were severed. They performed a brain scan, they determined that there was an aneurysm. We gave her specialized glasses, known as prisms that shifted her world from left

To right. It does not correct the vision, but just shifts them. Her life was restored. She was able to drive, read, and work. Her quality of life improved dramatically.

- Dr. Robert Rothbard 

Prisms to Correct Vision

A patient of mine came in with her friend. She was 20/20 – no need for Prescription. Did a peripheral vision test and notice she could not see anything to the right of her nose while each eye was covered separately. She was not blind, or blurred, she had no vision.

With her left eye covered she could not see anything to the right of her nose. With her right eye covered, she could see nothing on the right of the nose.

No right field of vision…so that tells you it’s the brain. As it turns out she had brain surgery for another condition, and that surgery resulted this condition.

]Maybe the fibers that that lead from her eye to the back of the brain were severed. They performed a brain scan, they determined that there was an aneurysm. We gave her specialized glasses, known as prisms that shifted her world from left To right. It does not correct the vision, but just shifts them.

Her life was restored. She was able to drive, read, and work. Her quality of life improved dramatically.

Facts

1. Vision Loss may involve certain parts of the visual field

2. Loss of ¼ to ½ of vision field are common head injuries or tumors.

3. Prism lenses re-orientate the eyes into seeing ordinary

Networking

I was at an event yesterday at The Radisson Hotel in Ontario, CA.  They had sponsored a party for many of the businesses in the area.  I belong to three chambers of commerce in the area as well as enjoy getting on line and discussing my  profession.  There’s nothing like personal contact.  There were quite a few individuals whom I haven’t met before.  The conversation and networking were wonderful.

As usual, many of the people I had conversations with had questions regarding their own vision.  They included questions, about contacts, computers and vision and vision as pertaining to their family.  I sincerely enjoy answering these questions.  Of course, finding out about the individuals who are there is wonderful.

A frequently asked question is whether we take their insurance.  I usually tell them to call the office and we could find out online what their status is.  We do take most vision plans.

Vision and Sports, An Interesting Case

I had a patient referred to me.  He had an eye injury a couple of years ago and is noticing that his vision is changing.  The patient still sees 20/20 in both eyes.  I did note that there was a small piece of peripheral vision missing out of his left eye probably due to the injury.  The patient feels that his performance in football isn’t as good as it was.  He saw clearly enough but he was unable to take in all the visual information he felt he needed to.

There is more to good vision than 20/20.  Having good ability to team the eyes (binocular vision) is paramount.  This helps lead to good depth perception and being able to be aware of what’s on the football field (or any sports field or arena).

The first thing I’m requesting from the patient is a follow-up with his specialist to rule out any pathological (disease) problem associated with the original injury that is getting worse.   After that, I am hoping we can get the patient started in vision training to help improve his performance on the field.  We’ll let you know what happens.  This to me is a very interesting case.

-Dr. Robert Rothbard