Contact Lenses:
Many people who think about contact lenses for themselves are worried about going forward with the idea because they believe they could never put them on or take them off! Our staff and doctors are well equipped to show our patients all the easy tricks to use to easily and painlessly take contact lenses off and on.
Infection Prevention and Treatment:
The best way to prevent eye infection from viruses and bacteria and prevent these agents from infecting and forcing you to lose your eye lashes is to wash them gently every day. A new super wetting agent is available with a coupon from our office enabling you to gently scrub your lash line each day and keep those beautiful lashes! This and other new medicines applied properly can reduce your down time due to infectious disease for both bacterial and virus problems. Incidentally, we are prescribing new glaucoma medicines that are far more effective then medicines created even 5 years ago. Please call at the first hint of redness or discomfort to alleviate more severe difficulties.
Dry Eye and Contact Lenses:
Many folks have been told they cannot wear contacts because their eyes are too dry. New medicines and new procedures can greatly increase your comfort if you have dry eye, whether or not you wear contact lenses (please see section on dry eye in our eye imaginations link). We can even correct your astigmatism, near focus and distance focus problems all in the same soft or firm contact lens.
Vision Therapy for Adults and Children:
We provide special eye exercises for increasing eye stamina and visual comfort while reading. This increases reading speed and comprehension. This helps prevent increases in nearsightedness and thicker lenses. These exercises can also help patients who have been in accidents or have suffered a stroke.
On-line computer vision therapy:
Did you know you that we participate in the Gemstone project? Spearheaded by the University of California to help children with learning disorders, this project helps solve developmental vision problems. Research indicates that when children with reading and learning problems have used this program in conjunction with specific vision therapy programmed for your child, they gain an average of four grade levels after 4 months of therapy and regular schooling. Vision therapy enhances your child’s visual stamina for paying attention, and for better and more efficient tracking so that your child doesn’t have to re-read over and over. Result? Your child has clearer vision so reading becomes fun!
Medical Panels:
For our patients’ convenience, we belong to about 250 different medical panels for delivering excellent quality vision care. Our administrative staff members are experts in these plans to fully utilize the benefits you have and to take the paper work off your desk and into our outgoing mail box. There is no reason for you to both pay the entire bill and do the paperwork, too!
Driving and macular degeneration:
New telescopic optical systems now enable many seniors to drive safely. They are available from doctors at Advance Vision Center. Dr. Worrell and Dr. Limtiaco have been certified through specific training in these systems to safely prescribe these systems for seniors who now can enjoy better reading, computer use, hobbies and driving.
Research and teaching:
Did you hear that we conduct vision research on contact lens chemistry, dry eye, therapies and contact lens care? We also are a center for new student eye doctors graduating from as far away as University of Waterloo, Canada, as well as the University of California to serve and observe on our staff. These activities are about bringing the best and latest care to our patients and provide excellence in giving our patients superior care, prevention of vision impairment and superior vision performance and comfort. A mini eye University in your community1
Allergy treatments:
Patients having allergy problems need effective treatment, and we listen to our patients carefully. We need to find what fits best for each patient. New medicines bring faster relief (usually within 3 minutes) and can strengthen the patient’s immune system. We talk about other general, longer term natural non-medical approaches that are nutritionally related as well as other modalities. We all like lasting treatment that is very effective.
Nutrition and vision:
American medicine is known around the world for excellence in trauma and infectious disease. We use new medicines for infectious disease and yet are well versed in prevention with nutrition and other integrative approaches for long term and vibrant health.
DARK CIRCLES UNDER YOUR EYES: What can I do?
Skin discoloration under the eyes affects just about everybody at some time or another. For some of us, however, these “dark circles” are a near-constant bother. While these conditions are occasionally symptomatic of other illnesses, the usual cause is allergies, tiredness, or, unfortunately, heredity. No matter what the cause, you can still reduce the appearance of dark circles, and in some cases, you may be able to get rid of them altogether. (Read more...).
What causes dry eyes?
Dry eye is a condition in which there are insufficient tears to lubricate and nourish the eye. Tears are necessary for maintaining the health of the front surface of the eye and for providing clear vision. People with dry eyes either do not produce enough tears or have a poor quality of tears. Dry eye is a common and often chronic problem, particularly in older adults. (Read more...).
