These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Optometrist in Fort Collins, CO. The base salary for Optometrist ranges from $107,535 to $134,586 with the average base salary of $121,443.
Mikula, Stauter and staff provide a wide range of vision care services, including eye examinations, eye glasses, Vision Therapy, and all types of contact lenses including specialty lenses for hard-to-fit cases, such as CRT (non-surgical vision improvement) and Synergeyes.
While ZipRecruiter is seeing annual salaries as high as $162,075 and as low as $58,801, the majority of Optometrist salaries currently range between $102,778 (25th percentile) to $131,932 (75th percentile) in Fort Collins, CO. The average pay range for an Optometrist varies little (about $29,154), which suggests that regardless of location, there are not many opportunities for increased pay or advancement, even with several years of experience.
There is no wonder people have trouble grasping the concept of farsighted vision, and why eye doctors often avoid trying to explain it. Fortunately there is a muscle referred to as the ciliary muscle that surrounds the lens in the eye, and is attached to the lens with small fibers.
Several Eye Doctors have used laser therapy to disrupt floaters but this is not currently accepted standard of care due to the associated risks of damaging the retina. Lenses may be displaced, cause damage to other tissues in the eye, and the retina tissue in the back of the eye may have swelling or detach.
While normal contact lens wear supplies enough oxygen to keep this tissue healthy, there are a few exceptions. Tell us about your experience by posting a comment or review about Dr. Kelsey in Fort Collins CO to help others decide which doctor is right for them.
The oxygen transmission will typically be increased by 400% to 600% compared to the contact lenses you have worn in the past. Mark was a well known Fort Collins optometrist at Colorado Vision Center and Ensight Low Vision Skills Center. Like a prescription drug, you would not want to place a lens on your own eye that had been to places unknown and then dispensed to you, even if the lens is sealed.