Posted in General on Jun 25th, 2010
The state of Utah rebid the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), so effective July 1, 2010 I will no longer be able to accept any form of CHIP. Utah chose the insurance companies of SelectHealth and Molina to administrate CHIP in Utah for the next five years, and I am not a contract provider with [...]
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Posted in General on May 22nd, 2010
“What drop can I buy so this redness in my eye goes away?” This is a question that we get sometimes from people that happen to pass by the optical. The truth is, there is no way of knowing unless we do an actual paid exam. Why? Because red eyes can be caused from all [...]
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Posted in General on Jan 26th, 2010
Myopia control has recently been in the news, and now even ophthalmology studies confirm that bifocals can slow down myopia progression. Eye Doc News reports that: A good study in Archives demonstrates that executive bifocals (+1.50) do retard myopia in fast-progressing myopes among children. After 2 years, axial length was .62 and myopia about -.50 [...]
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Posted in General on Jan 2nd, 2010
I hope you all had a very happy new year. As I mentioned before, this year my fees had to rise since my costs are going up. I now have to bill more insurances, which requires more time and money. To offset your increased cost, I’ve changed one fee policy. From now on when dilation [...]
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Posted in General on Dec 18th, 2009
Myopia (nearsightedness) has been in the news lately thanks to a new study showing that it has increased in our society from 1971 compared to 2004. Another doctor wrote an excellent piece about what this could mean for you or your kids, so instead of me writing something similar, just click to read what Dr. [...]
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Posted in General on Dec 6th, 2009
FYI, due to a variety of reasons, my exam fee will increase by $5 effective January 1, 2010. What that means for you is, why not give yourself or a family member the gift of an eye exam during December? Get it while it’s still the same price it has been at since April 2007!
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Posted in General on Dec 6th, 2009
It is important while swimming in a pool or relaxing in a hot tub that you remove your contacts. It doesn’t matter to me if you are in extended wear, daily wear, or daily disposable. Take out the contacts in the pool or hot tub because you don’t want to get this: Also, replace your [...]
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Posted in General on Nov 22nd, 2009
With all the hope and change in our economy lately, I’ve actually seen an increase in eye infections. Apparently, when money is short, people wear their contact lenses longer than they are supposed to. Typically, a contact lens is either manufactured to be a 2 week or a 4 week disposable lens. Please follow the [...]
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Posted in General on Aug 16th, 2009
Your North Logan Walmart Vision Center has already started their Back-to-School specials. Kids lenses start at just $29. A well worth it upgrade to anti-reflective (no-glare) lenses is just $48. Select frames start at just $9, and don’t forget they have a huge selection that your student son or daughter is sure to like. They [...]
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Posted in General on Mar 2nd, 2009
When thinking about the kind of contacts you want, there is a whole lot more to think about than simply price. Most standard contacts are taken out every night. If you don’t, then eye health problems like infection, inflammation, and new blood vessel growth on the cornea are more likely to occur. But realize you [...]
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