The world is a beautiful place that our eyes allow us to see. It is important to protect your eyes so you may continue to enjoy the beauty that surrounds you. Genetics, age, and even electronics affect our eyesight, but the foods you choose to...
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Babies don’t open their eyes immediately after birth, at least for long periods. This happens a few short days later, to the joy of the new parents. It takes a newborn’s visual system time to develop so baby won’t see a lot of details during...
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Optometrists are eye doctors trained to examine the eyes and detect vision changes, injuries, and signs of eye abnormalities and ocular diseases. Everyone should visit an optometrist to ensure proper eye health. The frequency of these visits...
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When is the last time you visited the Colorado Springs eye doctor? Many people make those trips to their doctor and dentist, but fail to understand their eyes deserve the same attention and care. Now that ‘The Doctors’ television show...
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If you are a veteran, stop paying full price for your eye exams or missing out on the free eye exams and vision checks that keep your eyes healthy. At VOPA, free eye exams to veterans are our specialty. The VA provides this voucher for the eye...
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Retired Army Maj. Larry Mooring admires his new eyeglasses from Veterans Optometry Partners of America. Larry Mooring was pretty excited about his new eyeglasses when he picked them up at Mt. Carmel this past week. He showed them off to most of...
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After a long day and an even longer night, most of us want nothing more than to kick back, relax, and maybe catch a few ZZZ’s before e do it all over again. In fact, on those days that really weigh us down, dinner and a shower may even be...
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If you’ve seen those advertisements for online eye exams, eyeglasses, and contact lenses prescriptions, you’ve probably been drawn in by the allure of taking care of your eye health without visiting a doctor in person. However, using...
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Contact lenses came into the scene in the early 1970s, living individuals with corrective vision needed an alternative against glasses. Choosing contact lenses was simple in those days. Visit the optometrist for a vision screening, get a...
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Regular visits with the Colorado Springs eye doctor protect your eye health and vision, but sometimes, visiting the eye doctor in between those regular exam appointments is essential as well. Eye pain or discomfort makes it difficult to function...
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Are you sleeping in your contacts? Heed the advice of our Colorado Springs eye doctor and stop this potentially risky move. Sleeping in contact lenses is never advisable, even when the lenses specify ‘overnight use.’ What’s so...
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A migraine that includes visual changes is known as an ocular migraine. Some people experience the signs of a classic migraine during this disturbance, but some do not. When you suffer from an ocular migraine, you may see stars, flashing lights...
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