The American Academy of Ophthalmology sets aside the month of October for a public health awareness campaign aimed at preventing eye injuries. According to the AAO nearly 2.5 million people suffer eye injuries each year in the United States and nearly half of all those types of injuries occur in the home, and nearly one …
Here at Eye Care Institute, we are privileged to employ both a skilled Optometrist as well as a number of Ophthalmologists to meet your eye health needs. Many people are not aware of the breadth of services that can be provided by an Optometrist. We hope this guide will help you to make the decision …
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A patient’s visit for an eye exam serves as a cautionary tale on the importance of eye protection in sports. Retired now, the patient was a former standout college basketball star who went on to play ball overseas for a number of years. He made the eye appointment because he felt his vision was declining more …
Recently, an elderly patient visited the Eye Care Institute concerned about eye discomfort and vision difficulties. After running a series of tests, one of our ECI ophthalmologists determined the patient had age-related cataracts in both eyes. Cataracts are a clouding of the lens in the eye that can be associated with aging. According to the …
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Comprehensive Eye Care The Eye Care Institute (known in Santa Rosa as ECI) has expanded its eye care services to Petaluma. At the tail end of 2013, the Eye Care Institute opened an eye care center in the former offices of Petaluma ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Campion on North McDowell Boulevard. For many years ECI had …
Wear Your Sunglasses Ultraviolet rays don’t pack their bags for warmer climes when summer ends, so the arrival of winter is no time to put away your sunglasses. It is as important to protect your eyes in the colder seasons as any other time of year, though the blazing hot sun of summer does serve …
This time of year, our eye care patients often ask for advice from our eye doctors and opticians about ways to find relief from dry, irritated eyes that seem to arrive with every winter season. The eye care tips we provide may seem rudimentary, but sometimes the best advice is that which makes the most …