A Simple Solution

About two years ago, a patient came in complaining of burning and itching of her eyes when wearing her contact lenses.  Quoting the patient, she stated she had this problem for years.  She had seen specialists and had certain medications administered to her eyes.  There was no difference.

It should be known that certain patients are allergic to specific contact lens cleaning and storage solutions. This patient certainly was.  Her problem with her eyes stemmed from the fact that she was allergic to the contact lens solution she was using.  When we changed the solution, her problem with her contact lenses disappeared.

Of course, not all problems with contact lenses are due to the solutions one uses.  But when there is a problem, this should be one of the considerations in dealing with the patient.

Prescribing For Computer Users

Most of my patients, no matter what age, are part of the digital age.  A specific population I want to discuss are those who work on desk top computers who are  in their late 40's or older.  Many of these individuals wear bifocals.  The problem is that they are trying to use the correction given for distance and conventional reading at 16' while viewing the monitor. The problem is you're looking at your monitor that is usually at 24" or more at eye level. Therefore the patient who uses this type of correction has to tilt their head back and lean into the screen.

This type of situations requires a second type of correction where the top part of the bifocal is measured at the distance the patient is viewing their monitor  while the bottom part of the bifocal is measure for text viewing at 16".  This helps to eliminate neck strain as well as eyestrain.  Also there are various antireflective coating you can apply to the lens that helps to reduce glare and eyestrain.

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A Patient Story

A patient visited my office and was having trouble with a scratched cornea.
CLICK HERE to see the full story and how we helped him.

Broadcasting Happiness

A great book when you have a moment to sit down and read is called Broadcasting Happiness by Michelle Gielan. It is helpful in improving your personal and business relationships. CLICK HERE to see my latest review.

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays to everyone! 

We wanted to share with you a few ideas for gifts or stocking stuffers for this holiday season.

1) Glasses cleaning spray

It is so easy to slip one of these in your purse, back back or keep it in your car to keep your glasses or sunglasses clean. At only $3.00 in our office, its a great price because the spray lasts quite a awhile.

2) A nice sunglasses case

Often times people buy expensive sunglasses or have prescription ones made and do not take care of them. Buying a nice case to keep the glasses in, will help prevent scratches or finger prints when just throwing them into your bag. 

3) A cute contact lens holder 

Why not mix it up a little and make your contact lens holder decorated? Whether you DIY or find a cute one already made, it is sure to be something creative and spice up their daily routine.

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Great Books On Personal Development

Over the years, I have become an avid reader of books that deal with personal development. I have a sincere passion about either reading these books or listening to videos and audios on YouTube that pertain to this subject. I just want to state briefly that in junior and senior high, I was not much of a reader. This reflected in me having low SAT scores in verbal as well as having to work very hard to succeed and get through undergraduate and Optometry School. Some of this lack of reading could be attributed to my eyes not working well together.

The first two books I want to discuss which were written in the 1930's were Dale Carnegie's How To Win Friends and Influence People and Napolean Hill's Think And Grow Rich. Dale Carnegie's book, as described in the title, discusses ways of improving your ability to get along with others both in your personal life and in business. Such ideas like letting the other person do most of the talking and becoming sincerely interested in the other person are just two of the many concepts discussed. Napolean Hill's book covers more about succeeding in business. Ideas like starting with developing a chief aim, developing a group of individuals whom you have similar interest with and discussing ideas of how to succeed (described as a "Mastermind" group in his book) and being persistent are just a few of the areas covered.

Another, more recent book, that I've read is John Maxwell's Intentional Living. In part, he discusses his life where he has lead a "life of significance" helping and mentoring others. Of course he describes how other individuals (some in their teens) are leading a life that makes a big difference to many others as well as themselves. John Maxwell can also be followed on YouTube as well as Success Magazine. His other books on leadership are best sellers.

I will be discussing in future blogs both authors and lecturers who I feel are tremendous in the information they share.

Working in Front of a Computer

This blog is an update discussing individuals who sit in front of monitors. If you're suffering from headaches, neck aches, visual fatigue, blurred vision, dry eyes or even loss of place while reading and are wearing glasses or contact lenses, your prescription may not be specific enough for the task of looking at a monitor.

When being examined, the specific work distances (where both the monitor and text is) and height of the monitor should be measured. Often, a bifocal or reading glasses given for normal reading is inadequate for the computer causing many of the above symptoms. Also, there are new coatings that could be applied to the lenses that help alleviate the above symptoms. There is a new coating by Essilor, Prevencia, that helps to eliminate some of the disturbing blue spectrum of light, that could help with this.

If you're viewing a computer for many hours this type of examination can have a very significant effect on your visual well being.

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