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 recommended replacement schedule for your lens, otherwise, you will be at much more risk of
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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 are also sponsoring a coloring contest and the winner will be awarded a
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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 have other choices. There are some lenses on the market that you can
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Posted in General, podcasts on Dec 13th, 2008
Family Health Radio is a brief radio procuction broadcast on over 300 stations. It is produced by Dr. Harold C. Thompson at the College of Osteopathic Medicine and The WOUB Center For Public Media at Ohio University. Since Dr. Thompson is a medical doctor, the topics are typically whole-body-health related; however, he often has topics relating to your eyes.
I recommend that you visit their website and subscribe to their
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Posted in General on Jul 30th, 2008
We have been telling patients at risk for Macular Degeneration to take megadoses of certain vitamins, but it turns out more research is saying to limit Vitamin A (beta-carotene). Dr. James Folk, M.D. in his blog about Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) says:
A recent study from Australia showed that dietary lutein and zeaxanthin reduced
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Posted in General, podcasts on Jul 28th, 2008
[Sale ended first week of October 2008. Even without the sale, our kids glasses have everyday low prices.]
For back to school, your North Logan Wal-Mart Vision Center is offering some spectacular deals for your kids! For a limited time, youth polycarbonate lenses start at just $30 and you can add a Transitions upgrade for just $50 more! Normally these prices are $65 for the youth lens and another $65 for
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Posted in General on Jun 30th, 2008
Most contact lenses are two week disposable, and there are a few that are one month, and a select few that are 3 month, but the arguably most healthy kind is the daily disposable.

Dr. Bazan wrote a post about why he likes them. Let me add that they are great if you have
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Posted in General on Oct 25th, 2007
There is a certain lens called Proclear that has a tendency to rip under certain people’s contact lens handling habits.
So why would we keep using it? Because it provides excellent comfort, particularly for those who get dryness while wearing contact lenses. The material is also used in a variety of modalities like
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Posted in General on Apr 2nd, 2007
What is an independent doctor of optometry? It means that I am not an employee of Wal-Mart. I just rent the exam room from them. I receive no compensation from the optical or contact lens sales that they generate. I simply receive income from providing eye exam services. This also means that the doctor before [...]
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Posted in General, podcasts on Jan 29th, 2007
VisionHealth Eyecare is coming soon to Cache Valley. Stay tuned for details by subscribing to our RSS feed.
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