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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The eclipse and your eyes
(Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images) Parents: The solar eclipse is nothing to fear. Here’s how to watch it with your kids. (This is reprinted from the Washington Post.) A total solar eclipse is an incredible thing — something I deeply believe should be experienced by adults and children alike. It literally illustrates how our solar system works as…
Awareness of Blue Light and Digital Devices Remain Low
According to surveys parents underestimate the amount of time their children spend on digital devices that emit blue light. Results of a survey conducted by VSP Vision showed that the majority of parents are not aware of the impact of blue light from digital devices on vision. VSP Vision surveyed more than 1,000 parents on…
Blue Light on Eye Health
Life hack for better sleep: Reduce Blue Light exposure at night We all know UV light (ultra-violet) is harmful to our eyes, but did you know that blue-violet light (emitted with from artificial sources or the sun) can also cause health issues? With our kids all using Chromebooks or other tablets for school work in…
Glaucoma-The Stealthy Eye Disease
Eyecare Associates’ eye doctors provides glaucoma care from screening to diagnosis to treatment! Glaucoma is the term used to describe any of a group of related eye disorders that cause damage to the optic nerve–the structure that transmits visual information from the eye to the brain. In most cases, this eye disease is associated with…
Scleral Lenses: Fact or Fiction
Have some burning questions about scleral lenses? We have your answers here. We couldn’t get to everything here, so we created another page that has lots more information about these amazing devices. Enjoy! Scleral lenses: Fact or Fiction Fiction: The first contact lenses ever used were a type of scleral lens made of glass. Although…
