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

Digital Screen Time

How long do you engage in digital screen time every day? Gamers and people who work in front of the computer need to be conscious of the amount of screen time on a daily basis. 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

Emergency Contact Lens

Dr. Bob helped a patient with a late night call needing a contact lens. Always happy to help patient in need.

Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center

7211 Haven Ave, Ste A

(909) 980-3535

Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701

www.ranchoeyedoctor.com

Optometry and eSports

I have been working with individuals sitting in front of monitors for well over thirty years. I have had very good success in dealing with visual symptoms such as blurred vision, headaches and visual fatigue resulting from prolonged close-up viewing of these digital devices. Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center 7211 Haven Ave, Ste A Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701 (909) 980-3535 www.ranchoeyedoctor.com

30th Anniversary Celebration

Dr. Robert Rothbard celebrating 30 years in the Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce with the community at Joseph Filippi Winery.

Vision Affecting Performance in Esports

How close do you sit at the computer?

Rancho Cucamonga Optometric (909) 980-3535 7211 Haven Ave, Ste A Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701 http://www.ranchoeyedoctor.com/

Angle Closure Glaucoma

Is it safe to dilate everyone's eyes? This video explains different cases in which it may not be safe. 

Emergency Patient

A new patient came in unable to open her eyes and we helped her out with some drops to help heal her eyes. Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center 7211 Haven Ave, Ste A Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701 (909) 980-3535 http://www.ranchoeyedoctor.com

The Importance of Frame Adjustment

Making sure your frames sit correctly on your face is an important part of our office staff duties.

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

Coordination of the Eyes

In addition to measuring the prescription for clarity in one’s glasses, one must examine how well the eyes coordinate.
Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center 7211 Haven Ave, Ste A Rancho Cucamonga, California 91701 (909) 980-3535 http://www.ranchoeyedoctor.com/

Purchasing Glasses

When you buy your glasses in our office our staff is highly trained on how the frames should fit your face, and if your prescription will fit in the frames.

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

Long Time Patients

Thank you to our long time patients. Seeing the generations of families visit my practice is always such a great experience.

Rancho Cucamonga Optometric Center
7211 Haven Ave. Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701
(909) 980-3535

Improving Investments

Principals by Ray Dalio is a book that I have read and plan on applying lots of ideas to my daily life. It has inspired me to reach further.

Gary V. Inspiration

I take a lot of inspriation from Gary Vaynerchuck and his videos. I apply his principals in my daily life.

Another Great Reason For Practicing Optometry

A couple of days ago, a seven-year-old boy came in for an eye examination.  The mom came in with information from the school nurse as well as the history of her son.  The nurse at the school said the boy’s distance vision was about 20/50 and he had a lot of trouble focusing up close.  There was also a history of a non-malignant growth on the brain.  The mom said even though her son was in second grade, he was only reading at kindergarten level.  The school was developing a special individualized plan for his education.

When I examined the patient, I found him to be 20/20 in each eye and he responded to questions exceedingly well.  He perceived him to be very intelligent, well spoken and probably very frustrated.  When I checked his focusing ability at near (around 12″), he had a very poor focusing system.  I held a pair of lenses in front of him and checked his reading.  To the almost shock of the mother and my surprise, his reading ability was tremendously improved.  Most young patients don’t have this type of focusing deficit and response to this type of prescription,  but this patient did.

I get so excited when we are able to make such a dramatic change in an individual’s vision as well as performance.  I am looking forward to following up with this patient.

- 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

Testimonial – 1/13/2014

Dr Rothbard,
I would like to personally thank you for your efforts and for going out of your way for me and a lot of your patients. I am in the healthcare field myself and I do know that it’s very rare to find a healthcare professional who goes out of their way for a patient. I walked into your office last week Friday after reading great reviews about you and your staff on Yelp and I briefly spoke to Katie and a gentleman at the front desk. They were both very helpful and took the time to listen to me and talk to me about my current issue with my PPO insurance. Katie was awesome and very attentive! After talking to them about my condition and insurance problems, they took down my number and told me that I should expect a call back on Monday. Little did I know that YOU will be calling me and leaving me a personal message on my cel phone about where to go to get RGP lenses fitted. Even though you knew that you were not going to be able to provide me with services, you still went out of your way to call me and tell me who to go to. I want to use this opportunity to thank you. As a health care provider in the inland empire, I am constantly encountering patients who are looking for the “best” doctors. Just so you know, you have topped my list of “best” optometrists in the IE due to your human touch and personable approach. I will be referring everyone that’s looking for an optometrist to you. Also, please look out for my review on Yelp.Thank you and I’ll be sure to tell my referrals to let you know that “Joe sent you” when they come your way.

Best regards,

Joe

A Human Factor

I so enjoy optometry.  For me, it’s great being in my own practice.  One of the most enjoyable parts is that I could get to know many of my patients.  They’re not just another set of eyeballs.  I have seen many of the patients who started as primary school age individuals reach college and adulthood.  I have also seen patients who have retired and they relate to what they’re doing.  Many times these patients will tell me what’s going on with their family or friends.  I really feel good that they've entrusted me with such a vital part of their life, their vision.

We, as optometrists, play a very important part in our patients’ lives.  In certain cases, the care we render could be life saving.  Also, more common, is that we can improve their quality of life through our care.  When a number of my patients state that they love coming into the office, I really feel great.  It so makes me feel that I’ve chosen a great profession.  This is even more to the point as I knew I wanted to be an optometrist as early as my junior year in high school.

- Dr. Robert Rothbard