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Archive for the ‘Vision’ CategoryA Prosthetic Eye to Treat Blindness: TED TalkTuesday, January 24th, 2012 by Eye Doctor DallasUse It Or Lose It!Friday, November 4th, 2011 by Eye Doctor Dallas
Your vision insurance benefits expire on December 31, 2011. If they are not used by the end of the year you forfeit them. So as it has been said, “Use it or Lose It”! Many patients confuse vision insurance with medical health insurance. The fact is, the two are not the same. Vision insurance covers a “once a year” eye examination, an eye health screening and benefits for contact lenses or eyeglasses. Medical Health Insurance recognizes that your eye is a “body member” like any other part of your body, subject to disease from various medical conditions. A few of the many conditions are diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer. Medical Insurance plans like Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare, Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna, to name a few, cover medical eye care and treatment by an optometric physician like Dr. Consor for conditions like dry eyes, eye allergy and eye conditions related to diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer. Numerous diseases of the body can damage the inside of the eye. Did you know that diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness? Many medical plans include a preventive annual diabetic eye wellness examination for FREE. If your medical insurance deductibles have been met or you haven’t used your vision care plan benefits, this is a good time of the year to visit the Eye Doctor. Use any remaining account dollars in your Health Savings or Flexible Spending accounts. HSA and Flex Plans can be used for eye exams, prescription eyeglasses, contact lenses and medical eye care. A Contact Lens That Can Improve Your Vision (Orthokeratology / Ortho-K)Thursday, May 5th, 2011 by Eye Doctor Dallas
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 More Than Just an Eye ExaminationWednesday, November 3rd, 2010 by Eye Doctor Dallas
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. Halloween Can Be Hazardous to Your Eyes…Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 by Eye Doctor Dallas
Contact lenses are a medical device, similar to prescription medications, that need to be professionally fitted to your eyes, and there are laws to prescribing them. Wearing lenses that were not prescribed for you can result in damage to your corneas (the windows of your eyes) and diseases like corneal ulcers, that can result in scarring and permanent loss of vision. Despite these laws, there are vendors who still sell them on the streets, in stores and on the internet. This is a timely topic, considering the time of the year, and the fact that I was at a educational seminar in another city and noticed a sign in the window of the store promoting the sale of tinted contact lenses for Halloween. I went into the store pretending I wanted to buy some, and was offered an array of colors to try on at a very affordable price. I want to caution you as an eye care specialist to avoid any temptation to wear contact lenses that were not prescribed for you. On that note, even trying on clear lenses that belong to a friend can be potentially harmful. Below I have reposted an investigative news story about such lenses in which Dr. Consor was interviewd by WB33 news. Have a wonderful, safe, and fun Halloween! Be CAREFUL Reaching for Those Eye Drops!Thursday, October 7th, 2010 by Eye Doctor DallasYou Only Get One Set of EyesFriday, August 27th, 2010 by Eye Doctor Dallas
He spent the next six hours in surgery trying to save the eye. This didn’t include any attempts to repair the three fractured bones around his eye. Not long after the surgery it became apparent the eye would have to be removed and fitted with a prosthetic eye. (Okay, the cat picture at this link is just weird!) Eyes are different than most other parts of the body. Unlike an arm, a foot, or even your heart, the eyes cannot be replaced with a functional substitute. The first step in protecting your eyes is to actively minimize the potential for an eye injury. In the case mentioned above, removing yourself from harm’s way is most important. I have been in that same situation before and always tried to get behind a tree, structure, or another vehicle. That chain was under enormous tension and can be lethal if it breaks and hits you just right. Most of us find ourselves in this position very rarely, but we encounter other situations dangerous to our eyes with regularity. At least once a week I am out mowing the yard, weed eating, or trimming some trees around the house. Earlier this summer I was looking down while mowing and a low hanging limb hit me directly in the eye. Luckily for me, I was wearing safety glasses! They aren’t prescription and I got them for about $10 at Home Depot; much less than a visit to the ER! It is easy to think “it won’t happen to me…what are the odds?”. Actually, the odds are probably much lower than you think, and who wants to play the loss-of-vision lottery anyway?
Have you ever had an injury that could have been prevented with a pair of protective eyewear? Leave a comment, we’d love to hear from you! How Contact Lenses Are MadeSaturday, July 17th, 2010 by Eye Doctor DallasHere is a short video from the Discovery Chanel series “How It’s Made” about how contact lenses are created. Bifocal ContactsMonday, July 12th, 2010 by Eye Doctor Dallas
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. How Do You Treat PresbyopiaTuesday, July 6th, 2010 by Eye Doctor Dallas
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. |
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.
Several weeks ago, a friend of my wife spent ALL NIGHT in the emergency room with her fourteen year old son. He had spent the evening riding four-wheelers with friends when one became stuck in the mud. In an attempt to free the vehicle they connected one end of a chain to the ATV and the other end to a truck. If you haven’t seen it coming yet, the chain broke, and under intense strain, flew back striking the young man in the eye causing a 
Another frequent danger for the eyes is sports activities. It’s easy to get an elbow or finger in the eye why playing many sports. Or how about a baseball to the face? We encourage our patients to invest in a good pair of 
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.
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.