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Thursday, May 5th, 2011 by Eye Doctor Dallas
 Orthokeratology (Corneal Refractive Therapy, or CRT) lenses are specially designed to reshape the cornea (window of your eye) during sleep, providing lens-free daytime wear. Reshaping the cornea with contact lenses to improve vision isn’t new. These lenses received FDA approval in 2002 and Dr. Consor has been successfully performing Orthokeratology since 2001. The results of Ortho-K are similar to Lasik surgery. Ortho-K contact lenses flatten your cornea without surgery, enabling light to focus properly on your retina, resulting in better vision. However, unlike Lasik, the benefits only last as long as you continue to wear the lenses at night. If you discountinue use your vision will return to its normal, uncorected state.
Orthokeratology is for people of any age who are nearsighted with a prescription of up to -5.00 diopters of power and minimal astigmatism. The procedures can be performed on practically anyone of any age, as long as their eyes are healthy. Ortho-K holds particular appeal for people who participate in sports, or who work in dusty, dirty environments that can cause problems for regular contact lenses. Because Ortho-K offers similar benefits to LASIK, it’s also appealing to adolescents and teens, which are not eligible for lasik. The majority of “Ortho-K” patients can expect 20/20 vision during the day as long as they wear the retainer lens the majority of nights while sleeping. Discontinuing lens wear altogether allows your corneas to gradually regress to their original shape or close to it. “Ortho-K” is Comfortable and pain free. EAVB_SBZWQTKAJE
Tags: contact lenses, orthokeratology, technology
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Monday, April 11th, 2011 by Eye Doctor Dallas
You’ll have to sit through a 15 second ad, but there are some cool new eyewear technologies featured in the video!
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 by Eye Doctor Dallas
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 by Eye Doctor Dallas
 An eye doctor can see things you can’t. I’ll bet you didn’t know that a thorough eye examination checks more than just how clearly you see? Regular eye examinations can detect many serious medical conditions such as, diabetes; hypertension, elevated cholesterol, neurological diseases and cancer, just to name a few. Your eye is a body member and every drop of blood that is pumped from your heart goes to your eye resulting in impurities and disease showing up in the eye.
Four out of the twelve cranial nerves go to the eye making early signs of brain tumor and multiple sclerosis to cause eye symptoms and signs. A day doesn’t go by that I don’t detect medical diseases in the course of my eye examinations resulting in numerous two way referrals to and from, internists, cardiologists, neurologists, primary care physicians and other medical specialties.
Vision care is wellness care. It’s easy for the average person to delay or ignore altogether a yearly eye examination. Many people think if it isn’t broke or bleeding, why spend money to fix it. Well I say a stitch in time save nine! A comprehensive eye health examination can save your life and improves the quality of your life through clear vision. Fact is, 80 percent of everything we do is guided by our vision. Poor vision is a major cause of strain, fatigue, loss of productivity and irritability. Call our office today and make an appointment. We accept most vision and insurance plans.
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Monday, July 12th, 2010 by Eye Doctor Dallas
 Bifocal (multifocal) contact lenses have been around for many years. Older bifocal designs didn’t satisfy many people but today, new technology has produced a variety of successful new materials and designs. So if one design doesn’t work for you, another might.
Using these new lens designs we can correct your vision from near to far and in between with greater accuracy than in the past. Some designs have lines other not.
Bifocal contact lenses come in both soft materials and rigid gas permeable (GP) materials and a variety of replacement schedules from daily to monthly. That means you have the convenience of throwing the lenses out at specified intervals and replacing them with fresh, new lenses.
We offer a FREE TRIAL Try-On demonstration with your eye health examination.
Tags: bifocal, contacts, near vision, Presbyopia
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 by Eye Doctor Dallas
 Eyeglasses with bifocals with or without a line are the most common ways to treat presbyopia. Most people opt for the bifocal without the line called a progressive lens because they offer a more gradual transition with no image jump or unsightly line. The top of the lens either has no power or your distance prescription, the middle part of the lens is for the computer screen or people across the table and the bottom part of the lens is for reading.
I can read your mind; “Are they hard to get used to?” No they aren’t. For that matter, the new lens designs come with a guaranteed fit. Our patients’ success rate is 98%! We also offer the new surgical implants the Crystalens, ReStore lens, and ReZoom lens. We will be delighted to discuss these options with you during your next visit.
Tags: Presbyopia, treatment
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Thursday, June 17th, 2010 by Eye Doctor Dallas
 By now most of you know about refractive surgery (Lasik, IntraLase, PRK). Our office has provided that service since 1995 and has co-managed thousands of cases. For the same amount of time we have offered CRT, a non-surgical way to improve vision. For some, Lasik is not an option and many patients don’t want to have surgery, yet want to reduce their dependency on eyeglasses or contact lenses. CRT, with the Paragon CRT contact lens, might be the answer. It’s a gas permeable, therapeutic contact lens made of a material perfected in the N.A.S.A. space shuttle mission. CRT temporarily reshapes cornea while the lens wearer sleeps and provides freedom from wearing glasses or contact lenses during the day. This is a great F.D.A. approved alternative for adults and children as young as age eight who are not candidates or want to avoid the risks of surgery.
For more information, first watch the video “Corneal Molding” (video is on the “Procedures” tab), then visit Paragoncrt.com.
You may also call us with any questions at 214-361-1300.
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Sunday, June 6th, 2010 by Eye Doctor Dallas
 The ancient Egyptian’s heavy black makeup might not have been worn just for aesthetic appeal. A team of French researchers reported in the January 15 issue of Analytical Chemistry that the Egyptians might have used eye makeup to prevent or treat eye diseases. The research indicates that ancient Egyptians mixed various forms of eye makeup with lead based substances that boosted normal production of nitric oxide in human skin. Nitric oxide is a key signaling agent in the human body and can boost an individual immune system to help fight disease.
Bacteria in the Nile River, after floods, caused eye infections and ancient chemists may have deliberately formulated these lead based cosmetics to prevent and combat eye infections. Chances are the black eyeliner that King Tut wore was not just to look cool, but also might have been worn to prevent or treat eye infection. You don’t have to be Egyptian royalty to come to the Eye Doctor’s Office and let Dr. Bob treat your eye disease. He treats everybody like kings and queens.
Tags: disease, treatment
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 by Eye Doctor Dallas
 Do you find yourself pulling things away to see them clearer; a book, a prescription bottle or a splinter in your child’s finger? Well it’s called presbyopia, old site and your it. There is no getting around this aging process that happens around age 40 sometimes a little sooner or later. This is different from astigmatism, nearsightedness and farsightedness which are related to the shape of the eyeball and caused by genetic factors.
Presbyopia is generally believed to stem from a gradual loss of flexibility in the natural lens inside your eye. No it’s not a cataract. A cataract is when the lens inside your eye gets cloudy. Presbyopia is when the same lens gets inflexible.
How Do You Treat Presbyopia?
Eyeglasses with bifocals with or without a line are the most common ways to treat presbyopia. Most people opt for the bifocal without the line called a progressive lens because they offer a more gradual transition with no image jump or unsightly line. The top of the lens either has no power or your distance prescription, the middle part of the lens is for the computer screen or people across the table and the bottom part of the lens is for reading.
I can read your mind; “Are they hard to get used to?” No they aren’t, for that matter with the new SHAMIR brand lens design that comes with a guarantee fit our success rate is 98%. We also offer the new surgical implants the Crystalens, ReStore lens and ReZoom lens. We will be delighted to discuss these options with you during your next visit.
Tags: Presbyopia, Vision Loss
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