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How to Donate Eyeglasses

by EyeCare Specialties of Colorado | Jan 3, 2020 | Cool Finds, Eye Health, Featured, Tipster

Spring is almost here, and with spring comes spring cleaning. Learn how you can find a new home for the old prescription eyeglasses, reading glasses, and sunglasses taking up space in your drawers. Doing some spring cleaning and have piles of stuff to donate or get...

Best Contacts for Dry Eyes

by EyeCare Specialties of Colorado | Jan 3, 2020 | Cool Finds, Eye Health, Featured, Tipster

If you wear contacts, you might suffer from dry eyes — especially this time of year. Try our tips to find the right contacts to make your eyes more comfortable. If you’re one of the nearly five million Americans who experience dry eyes, you know how uncomfortable and...

Astigmatism

by EyeCare Specialties of Colorado | Aug 28, 2019 | Cool Finds, Eye Health, Featured

Astigmatism is known as a refractive error and is one of the most common vision problems. The majority of patients have some degree of astigmatism. This condition can occur when the cornea has an irregularshape or there is an imperfection of the curvature of the lens...

8 TIPS TO COMBAT COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME

by EyeCare Specialties of Colorado | Jul 25, 2019 | Cool Finds, Eye Health, Featured

We are living in a digitally-driven world, where we are constantly using computers, tablets, and smartphones on a daily basis. According to the American Optometric Association, the average person spends seven hours a day on the computer either in the office or working...

Types of Eyeglass Prescriptions

by EyeCare Specialties of Colorado | Jun 28, 2019 | Cool Finds, Eye Health, Featured

Now that you have an updated eyeglass prescription, it’s time for the fun part! Selecting a new frame! And once you’ve found the fashionable frame that suits your personality, it’s time to customize your prescription lens to fit your eye care needs! Two of the most...

Color Blindness

by EyeCare Specialties of Colorado | Apr 26, 2019 | Cool Finds, Eye Health, Featured

Did you know that color blindness is not a form of blindness at all, but a deficiency in the way we see color? Color blindness tends to be hereditary caused by abnormal photopigments. This deficiency occurs when a patient can not distinguish between certain colors,...