Happy New Year to all of you out there in blog-follower-land! As you may recall, during the month of December, we made it our mission to donate one meal to Meals on Wheels Longmont for every pair of glasses/lenses that we sold over the month. Thanks to your business and support, we were able to donate 70 meals to this wonderful organization, whose aim is to provide a warm meal to those unable to cook/provide a meal for themsleves. Thank you so much for helping support our community! Cheers to 2019! New year = new beginnings!
1 PAIR = 1 MEAL
For each pair of eyeglasses or sunglasses that your purchase during the month of December, we will donate one meal to Meals on Wheels Longmont. This will provide a meal for somebody who otherwise would not be able to provide a nutritious meal for him or herself, for health reasons.
NO MORE AIR PUFF!
Dr. Neka has a new piece of equipment that allows her to check your eye pressures without the use of any sort of air puff and without any eye drops! You won’t feel a thing! Incredible how far technology has come!
Custom-made Artificial Iris! Handcrafted in Germany.
I recently attended several lectures in Fort Collins on the most up-and-coming technology in eyecare. I wanted to share with you one of the most fascinating things I learned about from these lectures: A brand new, recently-approved "CustomFlex" Artificial Iris! This technology would be of great benefit to someone missing an iris (or both) for various reasons. This could be life-changing to someone, for both comfort and cosmetic reasons. Various steps are taken to make the prosthetic iris look virtually identical to the person's other iris. They are handpainted in Germany, like a work of art. Pretty amazing how far medicine has come that this is even a possibility.
~Dr. Neka
THE 3 MOST COMMON QUESTIONS about Children's Eye Exams!
Q: When should a child receive his/her first eye exam?
A: Between 6 months - 12 months old. Dr. Neka starts seeing kiddos at age 4, but will give you a few recommendations for optometrists nearby who specialize in seeing infants for their first exam.
Q: Does my child need an eye exam even if he/she isn’t complaining?
A: Most children, even with very large prescriptions or other ocular anomalies would not complain, as they do not know any different! If there is a large prescription in just one eye or a small eye turn, the brain will essentially learn to IGNORE the vision out of that eye, causing what can become a permanent reduction in vision in that eye.
Q: But my child passed his/her vision screening at the pediatrician's office. Isn’t that good enough?
A: No. Just because a child passes his/her vision screening at school or at the pediatrician’s office, they still need to see an optometrist. Without a dilated eye exam, it is actually impossible for a pediatrician to know if an infant needs glasses or not. For school-aged children, the vision screenings that are done at school are very general, and it is common for certain things to be missed (such as near vision issues) during these screenings. Problems with near vision and near focusing ability can lead to headaches and eyestrain, especially at the end of the day. It is amazing how much a child’s behavior may change and performance in school start to improve once the necessary visual correction is prescribed, if necessary.
Longmont's BEST New Business!
WOW! Thank you SO much to our wonderful patients for voting for us as "Longmont's Best New Business" in the Times Call Readers' Choice Awards! We are so honored to receive this award and promise to keep providing the same high level of service from here on out! Thank you for your trust and confidence in our services!
CONGRATS GRADS!
Now that school is out for the summer, it is the perfect time to get the whole family in for their yearly eye exams! All graduates (preschool, elementary school, high school, trade school, college grads, etc.) will receive $30 off their eye exam until the end of June! Cannot be combined with insurance. Please mention this ad when you call to schedule your appointment.
Introducing our 2 NEW frame lines!
1) Lightec is made in France and is super lightweight, incredibly durable, simple and classy, and innovatively engineered with screwless temples.
2) Cinzia is a beautifully chic women's line. The styles and colors will make you say "WOW! Where have you been all my life, Cinzia?"
Come on in! Let's get you styled up!
(P.S. both lines are mostly or completely covered by insurance!)