Dry eye syndrome occurs when there’s a problem with the tears your eye is producing. Tears are made up of three layers: water, oil, and mucus. An imbalance in any of the three components could result in dry eye syndrome. Dry eyes develop when your tears don’t provide sufficient lubrication. Insufficient lubrication can be due […]
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Cataracts can prevent you from completing even simple day-to-day tasks. Often, cataracts develop slowly over the years, but they can also occur suddenly. Either way, cataracts eventually impact your vision and cause blindness if left untreated. Cataract surgery is the only way to restore clear vision. Millions of people have cataract surgery annually, with a […]
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Relying on corrective lenses to see with refractive errors can be a hassle. It can keep you from living life without limitations. Luckily, LASIK is a solution. LASIK is one of the safest elective procedures with impressive outcomes. It eliminates the need for contacts or glasses. While the benefits of LASIK are appealing, it isn’t […]
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Better eyesight can dramatically improve your quality of life. But insurance providers don’t consider vision correction procedures like LASIK medically necessary. As such, LASIK isn’t covered by most insurance plans. But did you know you can pay for LASIK with money set aside in your flexible spending account or FSA? Your flex spending dollars make […]
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Diabetes is a chronic health condition caused by your body’s inability to manage blood sugar. High levels of sugar in your blood can cause severe damage throughout your body. Excess glucose in your blood damages blood vessels, and your eyes do not avoid this deterioration. Diabetes can severely damage them. There are several ways in […]
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When you begin to develop cataracts, they may start to cause visual symptoms. This decrease in the quality of your vision likely won’t happen immediately. But after you have cataracts for long enough, they will block light from hitting your retina. When this happens, your eye doctor will discuss cataract surgery with you. You may […]
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Your eye is a complex organ made of many intricate and sensitive tissues, muscles, and fibers. It uses some of these to turn light entering your eye into usable information for your brain to process. The retina, for example, contains millions of different types of photosensitive cells. And some of them are photosensitive in entirely […]
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Summer is coming to an end, and fall is on the way. Despite the changing of the seasons, fall can still bring new opportunities for growth and change. One of the best ways to improve your life is by improving your sight with LASIK. This autumn could be the perfect time to do just that! […]
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Most people experience dry eye symptoms one way or another throughout their lives. You likely have experienced some of these uncomfortable symptoms. Dry eye symptoms can include itchy, burning, red eyes, a gritty feeling, and crusty mucus around your eyes. It can be a distracting or even painful way to go through your day. What […]
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As you age, you are more likely to have problems with your vision. More often than not, multiple issues are present simultaneously, and sometimes they conflict. The relationship between cataracts and dry eye is a good example. Unfortunately, both issues are big problems for older adults. Cataracts grow inside the lens of your eye, gradually […]
Read MoreColorado Eye Consultants is dedicated to the preservation of sight and providing patients with the quality of life they deserve. Our patients receive personalized care by knowledgeable and experienced board certified ophthalmologists to ensure the clarity needed to see the most important things in their world. Your vision is our utmost priority and we offer same day appointments to ensure you get the care you deserve!
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