Give Mom What She Really Wants

Mother’s Day is May 11, 2014. If you are searching for the perfect gift for Mom, one that will really make a difference in her life, consider LASIK vision correction in Colton and Rancho Cucamonga. Let’s face it. Moms work harder than anyone in the family. They are the cooks, the housecleaners, the chauffeurs, the […]

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Can Diabetics Have LASIK?

Many people who have diabetes wonder if they can have LASIK to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism. There is no singular answer to this question; it depends on many different factors surrounding the patient’s eye health and overall health. Any reputable ophthalmologist will demand to know your medical history and current medical condition and will […]

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How Do You Handle Visual Information Overload?

Have you ever experienced information overload…on your eyes? There is a real condition called Load-Induced Blindness that occurs when you have too much visual information coming at you. A new study showed that when you are faced with a lot of visual data at once, your ability to see critical information is reduced – similar […]

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Spring into Allergy Eye Relief

Beautiful springtime weather inevitably brings scratchy eyes, swollen eyes and itchy eyes in Colton and Rancho Cucamonga. If you wear contact lenses, it’s virtually impossible to keep them in your eyes when you are constantly rubbing them. Here are a couple of tips to help you through the allergy season: If you’re using eye drops […]

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How Alcohol Affects Vision

Researchers in Canada recently studied how drinking a “legal” amount of alcohol affects vision. What they discovered is that up to 30% of vision is impaired even before participants hit the legal blood alcohol concentration limit, which is 0.08% in most states. The researchers used a process called the Hermann Grid for the study. One […]

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Enjoy March Madness Even More

March Madness begins March 18! Whether you plan to root for your college alma mater in the NCAA tournament or just love any kind of college basketball, you are bound to see exciting wins and devastating upsets. The question is, will you be watching the action through a corrective lens? If you are nearsighted, farsighted […]

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Olympic Medalist Bode Miller Regrets Not Having LASIK

The 2014 Olympics are over, but many of the athletes are still feeling the pain of disappointing losses. One such athlete is alpine ski racer, Bode Miller. After failing to reach all of his goals in Sochi, he revealed to the media that he would have changed the skis he used for one of the […]

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LASIK & Large Pupils

If you have large pupils, you may have heard that having LASIK vision correction in Colton and Rancho Cucamonga, California might increase your risk of certain side effects, such as halos/glare around lights at night. There have been numerous studies over the past 10+ years about the effect of pupil size on LASIK outcomes. While […]

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How LASIK Works

You’ve undoubtedly heard the term LASIK eye surgery, and you may even know someone who has had the procedure done. But do you really know what steps are involved in a LASIK procedure? Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, commonly referred to as LASIK, is a procedure to treat farsightedness, nearsightedness and astigmatism. In these vision conditions, […]

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Tackle 2014 with Improved Self-Esteem

Most people associate the month of February with Valentine’s Day, love, romance, roses and chocolate. But did you know that February is also International Boost Self-Esteem Month? This is a great time to take a moment to think about how you feel about yourself. If you feel negative thoughts creeping in, stop those toxic thoughts […]

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