Eye Doctors Should Use Alternative Treatments

Visual field testing is done for a number of different reasons but most frequently to test or manage patients who have glaucoma. It is completely safe and allows you the opportunity to see the inside of your eye just as the doctor sees it. This is a test that is considered a screening test as a part of a comprehensive exam and not intended to replace dilation or subsitute for fundus photography.
We are adding providers, as well as medical and surgical facilities to meet the rapidly increasing demand for treatment of the vision threatening eye diseases of a growing and aging population,” said Carol Wittmer, practice administrator for the Eye Center of Northern Colorado.



The increasing incidence may be related to the tendency to decrease or eliminate chlorination in drinking water although there are also many more people choosing contact lenses for their vision correction, and multipurpose solutions that are ineffective against acanthamoeba have become the contact lens care systems of choice.
The main office is located in Fort Collins at the corner of Prospect and Riverside, and there are two satellite offices in Loveland; eye doctor including the state of the art LASIK center located at 6125 Sky Pond Dr. at the entrance of the Centerra Promenade Shoppes.

They also specialize in children’s vision care which included diagnosis and management of binocular vision disorders, such as strabismus (eye turn or crossing) and amblyopia (lazy eye.) Furthermore, our doctors diagnose and manage diabetic eye disease, cataracts, macular degeneration and retinal detachments.
Dr. Larry Eklund and the Wellington Eye Care & Diabetes Eye Center of Northern Colorado team strive to provide the best in optometry services. An optometrist also often treats common eye problems like dry eye syndrome and eye infections. Our centralized Fort Collins location makes our family eye care center convenient no matter where you are located.
Hydrogen Peroxide contact lens cleaning systems kill the cyst form when used as directed. Our goal is to give you the best possible care for your eyes at a price you can afford. Dr. Nguyen has training in treating ocular diseases, fitting specialty contact lenses and family eye care.

In some cases when a very young child is incapable of wearing glasses contact lenses may be used. Unlike eye glasses which bow away from the eye, contact lenses sit right on the surface of your eye and therefore supply very little magnification effect. Acanthamoeba infections are almost unknown in the United States in patients who replace their lenses daily or don’t wear contact lenses.
We provide full scope family eye care services for surrounding areas of Fort Collins, Timnath, Severance, Windsor, Laporte, Bellevue, Masonville, Arrowhead & Wellington. Washing your hands prior to handling lenses decreases the amount of oil and contaminants that may interfere with proper wetting of the contact lens surface.