Archive for the ‘Private Practice Doctors’ Category
Posted on June 23rd, 2010 by Melissa W.
Getting a new pair of glasses can be a great and affordable way to update your own image and style. Personal makeovers can be challenging though, and those same challenges apply to businesses such as eyecare practices who may be thinking of updating their business. To help with this challenge, the VSP Global Spark program was launched recently, offering eye doctors makeover tips and tools to enhance the experience they provide to their patients while also helping to grow their business.
Follow the first VSP Global Spark makeover story, featured in a series of webisodes at www.vspglobal.com/spark. The first webisode features Drs. Gary Yamada, Jill Yamada and Matthew Nishio, VSP providers and owners of a private practice located in Sacramento, California, which was updated in just 72 hours! New webisodes will be posted every few weeks, so be sure to check back often to see their practice’s full transformation. You can also check out the program’s trailer below:
File under: Frames & Lenses, Fun, Private Practice Doctors, fashion | Tagged: eyewear, makeover, VSP Global, VSP Global Spark
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Posted on March 16th, 2010 by Tamiko M.
This may be true for elderly people. A Reuters Health article sites findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. The study suggests, but does not confirm, a link between untreated vision problems in older Americans and dementia. Read the study here.
In the article Dr. Mary A.M. Rogers, a research assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, recommends seeing an ophthalmologist. However, a VSP Network optometrist can also diagnose and treat vision problems as well as manage or co-manage eye health disorders.
File under: Private Practice Doctors, eye health | Tagged: Alzheimer's disease, dementia
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Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by Liz B.
Joel Kestenbaum O.D. is a VSP provider in Long Island, NY.
Today we welcome VSP provider Joel Kestenbaum, O.D. from Long Island N.Y. His guest blog gives an overview of those annoying floating spots we sometimes see …
Often patients either complain of or casually mention that they see little floating spots in front of their eyes. They are described as worms, dust, feathers, spiders, mites, flies on a wall, or just plain floaters. What makes these floaters and why do we see them?
Did you ever put your hand in front of a beam of light and see its projection on a screen? Lets think of the inside of the eye just like the inside of a movie theater. If you stand up and get in the way of the projection, you are seen as a shadow on the screen. In the same way, if something gets in the way of the beam of light coming into the eye, the image is projected onto the retina, the eyes’ movie screen, and seen as a floater with a particular shape.
Where do floaters come from? This is a complicated question and there are two basic answers:
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File under: Private Practice Doctors, eye health | Tagged: floaters, private practice eye doctors, retina, seeing spots, vision, vitreous humor
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Posted on September 21st, 2009 by Liz B.
Joel Kestenbaum O.D. is a VSP provider in Long Island, NY.
Today we welcome VSP provider Joel Kestenbaum, O.D. from Long Island N.Y. His guest blog gives an overview of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) and tips to resolve CVS symptoms.
Everyday patients complain of blurred vision and burning or itchy eyes. More often than not, these people are spending overwhelming amounts of time at the computer at work and at home. They are developing Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS).
Practicing healthy computer vision hygiene is just as important as brushing your teeth and taking a shower … and its results can dramatically improve your comfort and productivity at work.
Here are a few simple steps to keep your vision healthy starting with the “20/20/20 Rule.” What’s with all the 20′s? It goes a little something like this.
- 20 minutes using the computer- in which you focus intently upon the screen.
- 20 second break – take a 20 second break after you have focused on the screen for 20 minutes
- 20 feet away – focus your eyes upon something roughly 20 feet away for this 20-second break.
What happens if you use the computer for long periods of time without a break?
Photo courtesy of Indiana University.
- Headaches
- Neck and upper back aches
- Blurry vision during and after computer use
- Eye strain, possibly causing changes in vision
- Burning, itching and watery eyes
- Overall loss of short-term focus until eyes adjust.
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File under: Private Practice Doctors, eye health | Tagged: 20 20 20 Rule, back aches, blurry vision, burning eyes, computer vision syndrom, CVS, eye strain, headaches, itchy eyes, Joel Kestenbaum, neck aches, private practice eye doctors, watery eyes
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Posted on July 29th, 2009 by Jessica G.
Dr. David Kisling is a VSP doctor practicing in Fort Collins, CO.
Dr. David Kisling, a VSP network doctor, returns for his second guest blog. Today’s post addresses one of the most challenging portions of an eye exam—dilation of your eyes.
Does an hour appointment with your optometrist turn into a full day of discomfort due to the pupil dilation? Have you wondered why you have to endure this glaring assault on your eyes? If you have ever tried looking through a peephole in your front door to see if it is a friend or foe knocking on the door, you have some idea of the difficulty of looking inside an eye. You have to get very close to the tiny peephole, squeeze one eye shut, and even then you have a very limited view. Think how much easier it the would be if there were holes for both eyes the size of a silver dollar! When examining the retina, the tissue lining the back of your eye, having the equivalent of a silver dollar size opening allows a much more thorough check of your eye health.
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File under: Private Practice Doctors, eye health | Tagged: dilated eyes, dilation, eye exams, eyecare, private practice eye doctors, vsp blog, VSP Vision Care
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