Cheyenne Vision Clinic Spring 2020

Insight 20/20 Cheyenne Vision Clinic Newsletter

Your Vision Is Our Mission

Contents

New Staff Megan, Amanda, Morgan

Disease of the

Month

Retinal Detachment

Optical Anti-glare X Perio UV

Contacts Multi focal soft contact lenses

COVID 19 Updates

WE ARE OPEN AND HERE FOR YOU DURING THIS

UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL EVENT.

The health and safety of you, our staff and community is of the

utmost importance to us. We have followed the CDC and state

health official’s guidelines to limit being a viral vector.

We are currently seeing emergent and urgent eye issues in our

clinic and to support your vision needs, we are available for you

to order contact lenses and have them shipped free directly to

you. Lost or torn contact lenses and solution can also be shipped

free to you. The clinic can remotely do the same for eyeglasses.

We can extend your contact lens and eye glass Rx, if appropriate,

on an emergency basis. (cont. next page)

Updated Clinic Hours

M-F 9:00 AM-3:00 PM

SAT 8:00 AM-1:00 PM

307-634-EYES (3937)

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New Staff Members Megan Hansen (billing/technician)

• Works in billing and as a technician

• Where are they from: born and raised in Douglas

• Interesting Facts: completing her master’s degree in health service administration from UW, has a black lab named Manning, and was a cheerleader at UW.

Amanda Page

• Works as a front desk receptionist

• Where are they from: Born in Kansas City but has lived in Wyoming for 18 years

• Interesting Facts: Homeschooled through ABEKA academy Florida, her father is a pastor at a local church Elizabeth Carey

• Works as an optician

• Where are they from: Cheyenne, graduated from East • Interesting Fact: Wants to be an Aerospace engineer, volunteers and fosters pets at the animal shelter,

Volunteers at CRMC

COVID 19 Continued

Examples of emergent and urgent reasons to be seen in our clinic:

Emergencies:

• Chemical burn to eye or eyelid

• Red eye/ pink eye • Eye pain • Sudden vision loss • Double vision • Trauma to the eye

• Something in eye • Loss of side vision

• Severe headache and dizzy • Seeing flashes of lights and floaters

Urgencies:

• Broken glasses • Lost glasses • Need contact lenses • Contact lenses refills • Medicine refills

• Itching eyes • Contact stuck in eye • Exam for broken glasses • Exam for lost contact lenses

If you have any questions please contact us and we will discuss all your needs over the phone. As always we are available 24/7 for emergency care.

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Disease Of The Month Retinal Detachment

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Overview: Retinal detachment describes an

emergency situation in which a thin layer of tissue

(the retina) at the back of the eye pulls away from its

normal position. A retinal detachment separates the

retinal cells from the layer of blood vessels that

provides oxygen and nourishment. The longer retinal

detachment goes untreated, the greater your risk of

permanent vision loss in the affected eye.

Background: The retina is the light-sensitive tissue

lining the back of our eye. The retina converts the

light rays into impulses that travel through the optic

nerve to our brain, where they are interpreted as the

images we see. A healthy, intact retina is key to clear

vision.

Causes: They can be caused by a hole or tear in the

retina that allows fluid to pass through and collect

underneath the retina, detaching it from its

underlying blood supply. Retinal tears can develop

when the vitreous gel separates from the retina as

part of aging or in patients with abnormal thinning in

the peripheral retina or occasionally from trauma. Tractional retinal detachments are caused by scar

tissue that grows on the surface of the retina and

pulls the retina off the back wall of the eye. This type

of retinal detachment may occur from diabetes or

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other conditions. Other retinal detachments form

when fluid leaks out of blood vessels and

accumulates under the retina.

Signs and Symptoms: A sudden increase in size

and number of floaters, sudden appearance

of flashes, having a shadow appear in the periphery

(side) of your field of vision, seeing a gray curtain

moving across your field of vision, or a sudden

decrease in vision. Flashes and floaters in

themselves are quite common and do not always

mean you have a retinal tear or detachment.

Treatment: Detachments that involve the center of

our vision (macula) need to undergo surgery within

7-10 days and if the macula has yet to be involved

surgical intervention needs to be performed urgently

to save central vision. Surgery involves laser

treatments, cryotherapies, and scleral buckles to

reattach the retina and to prevent further

detachment.

Follow up: 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3

months, 6 months

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Optical

Anti-glare X Perio UV:

• This is an anti glare treatment that is for a sunglass lens

for frontside and backside elimination of glare. This

treatment also polarizes the lens, which eliminates all

horizontal glare. We recommend this treatment to all

patients to avoid eyestrain during all weather conditions.

This product also provides UV protection. The doctors

recommend this product and we place a 1-year warranty

on the lenses.

Contact Lens

Multi Focal Soft Contact Lenses:

• Contact lenses that contain two or more prescriptions

(or ‘powers’) mainly used to correct distance as well as

near. Multifocal contacts are used primarily for our

presbyopic patients who require a distance and near

prescription although they can be used in younger

populations who experience strain at near. These

lenses are a great option for individuals who don’t like

the idea of having to wear reading glasses or are

current or past contact lens wearers. The two most

common designs of these lenses are concentric and

aspheric (see margin figures). These contacts have the

same comfort as distance contacts and require the

same cleaning and disinfecting practices as other soft

lenses. We always recommend a single use lens but

they also come in two week and monthly options.

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Thank you all for your understanding and patience during these

unprecedented times. COVID 19 has interrupted everyone’s lives

in many ways. As essential healthcare providers it is our

responsibility to provide our community access to medical eye

care to protect our patients from potentially blinding conditions

as well as easing the burden of our hospital workers. We will

continue to work together to provide and a clean, sanitary clinic

as well as provide the same quality care our patients expect.

Please stay safe during these trying times and we look forward to

when normalcy can return.