A message from Dr. Lauren Pachy, Optometrist at Eyecare Associates of Lee’s Summit, on children’s eye exams. Why Children’s eye exams matter Did you know that 1 in 4 children have an undiagnosed vision problem that can affect learning, behavior, or development? Many eye conditions don’t cause obvious symptoms — which is why routine eye…
Digital Retinal Photography
What is Digital Retinal Photography? Digital Retinal Photography is new technology that represents the latest in eye disease detection. It allows us to more thoroughly evaluate your retina, the sensitive tissue in your eye that is responsible for vision. The retina is susceptible to a variety of diseases, which can lead to vision loss. Why…
John Burton, O.D. joins Eyecare Associates of Lee’s Summit
Welcome our newest eye doctor, Dr. John Burton We are happy to announce our newest eye doctor, Dr. John Burton. Dr. Burton spent time at Vision Source practices across the metro including offices in Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill, Independence and downtown Kansas City. He specializes in comprehensive eye care including glaucoma management, cataract and LASIK surgery…
Halloween and Special Effect Contact Lenses
What are Theatrical Contact lenses? We pride ourselves at Eyecare Associates of Lee’s Summit in being contact lens specialists, fitting nearly all the options available. One that doesn’t get a lot of attention is theatrical or special effects contact lenses. They are available in both prescription and non-prescription styles. Ever watched a sci-fi movie where…
Intense Pulse Light for Dry Eye Update
Ocular surface disease is complex issue that is commonly referred to as “Dry eye”, which is both chronic, and progressive. Many things can contribute to it including contact lens wear, advanced age, medications, health conditions and environmental factors. As a result, patients often require a custom treatment plan. IPL for treating dry eye has been…
Value of Eye Care with Us
Why choose Eyecare Associates of Lee’s Summit Afraid of the Air Puff test? Hate lots of confusing questions? Wondering if you can just squint around the scratches on your glasses? Putting off that eye exam can be tempting, especially if you’re in good health and don’t wear glasses or contacts. How do you choose where…
Sunglasses: 8 Things You Should Know
Sunglasses have been around for almost 100 years in their current form and as they have became readily available to everyone, they have become increasingly popular. During my exams with patients, I encourage everyone to ask questions and sun wear comes up all the time. So to celebrate National Sunglasses Day in June, I put…
Don’t Scratch That Itch!
Allergy season is here Allergy season is here again and when you think about ocular allergies, what are the first symptoms that come to mind? Usually, we think of someone complaining about their itchy, red, and watery eyes. But what causes these symptoms? Histamine! We all think of histamine as being the bad guy, but…
What Is OptiLight IPL & How Can It Manage Your Dry Eye?
Dry eye disease is widespread affecting up to 49 million Americans annually. This chronic condition can have a significant impact on your quality of life, causing a foreign body sensation in your eyes, pain, blurry vision, and dry or watery eyes. Untreated, it can even lead to further eye health complications. That’s were this revolutionary treatment…
10 ways to keep your eyes healthy
There are lots of things you can do to keep your eyes healthy. We listed a few of the easiest things you can do to ensure great vision for life. Hope this generate some good discussions with your doctor at your next visit. That’s what I call Life, in Focus! Related Blogs Blue Light on…
School Related Vision Problems
School related vision problems more often than not, go unnoticed until children begin school,” said Alyssa (Sherwood) Foster, OD. “Children grow up naturally adapting to vision issues, so when they get into school and start reading and learning, that is when parents and teachers begin to notice certain problems.” Comprehensive eye exams can detect a…
Nearsightedness: Understanding Myopia
Myopia affects 30% of the population across the world. Researchers expect this to increase to a shocking 52% by the year 2050. Children are particularly at risk as 90% of myopic cases begin during early childhood. Medical professionals agree that this is a serious health threat. Unfortunately, the general public remains largely unaware of the severity of…
Spinach vs Carrots: Which is Better for Vision?
A plethora of studies have shown anti-oxidants help slow progression of eye diseases such as macular degeneration and light sensitivity (photophobia), Cold water or oily fish contain Omega-3 Fatty Acids. Foods rich in Vitamins A, C and lutein include spinach, kale, strawberries and tomatoes, but not all nutrients are created equally. Vitamin A is critical…
IPL for Dry Eye: The Meibomian Gland Game Changer
The multifactorial disease known as commonly as “dry eye”, occurs by a loss of hemostasis of the tear film from instability, ocular surface inflammation and damage including neurological and morphology changes. Meibomian gland dysfunction or “MGD” is a chronic abnormality of the oil producing glands of the eye. MGD occurs when the oil glands become…
Is Dry Eye ruining your life? Costs of dry eye
Economics of dry eye: burden on us all If dry eye is left untreated, it can interfere with all aspect of your life, including economically from making less money, being less productive, to shelling out lots of cash for long term treatments. The consensus has been over the last few decades that treating your symptoms…
Soft Contact Lens Care Tips
Soft contact lenses can be pretty easy to use and care for, so much so that people forget they’re a medical device! Here are a few quick tips to keep in mind to ensure your contact lens experience is the best it can be. Material technology is so much better than it was even 10…
Scleral Lens Insertion and Removal Tips
Scleral lens insertion and removal can be daunting. I hope the options below give you hope that you too can figure out how to get these lenses in and out with ease. My hope is that 6 months from now after effortlessly inserting or removing your lenses, that you smile at how far you’ve come…
Scleral and Corneal RGP Lens Solutions: Cleaning and Storage
Scleral lenses are a great technology for many reasons, but it comes with a lot of gear and things to keep track of. From plungers for removing to stands for inserting, and plethora of solutions for cleaning to those that fill the lens there is a lot to learn and for the novice the details…
What’s the Most Environmentally Friendly Contact Lens Option?
Ever wonder what the most environmentally friendly contact lens choice is? I’m here to help you navigate the options and to help you consider the full waste stream not just the lenses themselves. Let’s get started! Don’t feel bad if you wear contacts Before we dig in, it’s important to note that the difference in…
Recycle Your Contact Lenses
In celebration of Earth day, we wanted to remind you that you can recycle contact lenses and their blister packs. Not only do most of us throw away our contacts, many of us flush them! Throwing them into our waste water system is not a great idea, see our previous blog for details. Dr. Foster…
Scleral Lens Questions
Scleral Lens Frequently Asked Questions: Your FAQs answered Hi I’m Dr.Laura and welcome to my scleral lens answer page! I’ve been working with these amazing lenses for almost a decade and this is a list of common questions I frequently get from my patients about their lenses. They are in no particular order. Don’t see…
Reshaping care: New myopia trends in myopia management
A meteoric rise in myopia prevalence places it among the greatest eye health threats of the 21st century, precipitating calls for eye care providers to embrace promising management therapies outlined in new clinical guidance. Because there is no safe level of myopia, and 25% of patients with an axial length of greater than 26mm will…
Keeping you safe from COVID-19
Firstly, we want to say we sincerely hope you, your friends and family are healthy during these stressful times. Who thought we’d still be here over a year later. We feel privileged to be a part of your health care team and are taking steps to keep you as safe as possible for everyone who comes in….
Coronavirus FAQs
Updated August 2021 What is Coronavirus or COVID-19? COVID-19, originally known as 2019-nCoV, is a strain of a large family of coronaviruses which can be transmitted from animals to humans. It was first identified as the cause of a respiratory illness outbreak in Wuhan, China in November 2019. On March 11, 2020 the World Health…
A quick test for glaucoma can help you prevent blindness
The new year is an excellent time for Lee’s Summit citizens to become educated, to get their eyes checked and to get treatment if needed, before permanent and irreversible damage begins. Checkng for glaucoma only needs a quick test. Experts call glaucoma “the sneak thief of sight” because there are no symptoms in the early…
Marijuana Not Useful for Glaucoma
Laura Nennig, OD November 18, 2018 Now with the approval of medical marijuana use in Missouri, I’m anticipating many patients asking about whether marijuana is useful for treating glaucoma, some out of curiosity and others hoping to get a prescription. Here are a few things to know. Marijuana: schedule 1 drug Marijuana is currently categorized…
Wearing Hubble Contacts? You’ll want to read this…
original source: GRITDAILY Contacts are not a one size fits all product, so it can do more harm than good if used incorrectly. Bad news, contact lens wearers—the hot new (cheap) service Hubble has one pretty big catch. If you’ve been on social media at all in the last year or two, odds are you’ve…
Contact lens disposal contaminating our waterways
Laura Nennig, OD August 20, 2018 Contact lens disposal is contributing to microplastic contamination in our waterways The American Chemical Society has published research regarding microplastic contamination in our waterways and how improper contact lens disposal is contributing to such contamination. Approximately 45 million Americans wear contact lenses. According to research, about 20% may be…
Dry Eye Disease & Scleral Lenses
Chronic Severe Dry Eye Disorder Studies show that up 1 of 8 Americans will suffer from some form of dry eye. Fortunately, for 60% of these patients their symptoms are mild and can be managed with over the counter treatments. However, about 30% have moderate and 10% have severe dry eye. These patients will normally…
Dry Eye and Ocular Graft vs. Host Disease
How Scleral Lenses Treatment Can Help Those With Chronic Ocular GVHD Ocular Graft vs. Host Disease (GVHD) is a major complication that affects 45% to 60% of patients with chronic Graft vs. Host Disease. The symptoms can vary greatly but may include reduced and blurry vision, dryness, a gritty sensation, pain, foreign body sensation and mild to…
