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Dry eye is a very common eye condition that occurs when someone has problems with their tear film. The tear film is the transparent liquid that coats the surface of the eyes and enables them to move comfortably in their sockets.

If you have diabetes, you need to be concerned about your eye sight. When was the last time you had your eyes checked? If it wasn't in the past year, you should schedule yourself for an eye exam today.

Pediatric eye care is something that every parent should give as much importance to as getting shots or starting school. It is the best way to ensure eye problems are appropriately dealt with at an early stage. But as your infant cannot read an eye chart, you might be wondering how your eye doctor will conduct your little one’s first eye exam. Here are a few insights on what to expect.

If you’ve not come across orthokeratology before, you certainly aren’t alone. Although orthokeratology has actually been around for a long time, many people have never heard of the technique or understand its benefits. 

Driving = freedom and independence. There are several age related vision changes and eye disease that can threaten your ability to drive. Yearly eye exams are important to monitor the eyes for these conditions. Often, when it is caught early, vision loss can be preventable.

80% of learning is visual. Checking to see if your child has "20/20 vision" is only one measure of the eyes. Do they work well together? Can they track on a page together like they have to when you read? Can they focus well? Can the eyes converge and diverge, focusing from the board to the desk accurately? Even children with "perfect vision" can struggle with vision issues that are easily correctible.

Whether you are an amateur or professional athlete, when you take part in your preferred sporting activity, you want to pull your best performance out of the bag every single time. What if there was a way that you could enhance it even further, simply by training your eyes? Now there is, thanks to sports vision training.

Did you know that you can have "20/20" vision and still be experiencing visual problems? This is because the eyes can see perfectly through each individual eye, but they may not work well together to create a clear picture. Vision therapy can help improve the muscular systems of each eye for better teaming, tracking and focusing.

Did you know that in 1971, 25% of Americans were nearsighted. Today, that number is 41%. This upward trend is Nation wide, including in Colorado. Nearsightedness is not an eye disease, but is a mismatch of the length of the eye and the power of the lens. The eye is too long for the power of the lens. This condition typically begins in childhood and often progresses over time as the child grows. Right now, there is an upward trend in the world of an increase in the incidence of nearsightedness. Studies have shown that we can slow or reduce the progression of myopia by taking a few steps.

Are you finding that your arms are starting to get too short? Are you having to hold things further away to make them clear?? You might be entering that dreaded stage of life where you need a bifocal. Read on further to see why this happens to EVERYONE! And stop on in if you want us to help out. There are several options from glasses to contact lenses and even something called Monovision. Let us find what is right for you!