As we continue to celebrate 15 years of Complete Family Eyecare, we are proud and excited to announce that we are opening a second location in Elko New Market! Coming Fall 2025! Thank you for your continued support. More details to come!...
Did you know that women are at a higher risk of several eye diseases compared to men? The National Eye Institute states 2/3 of people living with blindness or visual impairment are women. Hormone changes during pregnancy/contraceptive use/menopause, the higher incidence of auto-immune conditions, certain cancer treatments, make-up use, and...
Joining the ranks of Restasis and Xiidra, Miebo is the newest prescription eye drop for the treatment of dry eye and "ocular surface disease." Miebo is 100% perfluorohexyloctane and contains no water or preservatives. That fact is unique as most prescription eyedrops contain only a small percentage of the actual...
Whatever your thoughts may be about Elon Musk, he always seems to be coming up with new ideas and one of his most recent is his company called Neuralink which is researching and developing devices implanted directly into the brain which can communicate with a computer. As you may have...
If left undiagnosed or untreated, diabetic eye disease can result in serious and often permanent vision problems. Ozempic (Semiglutide) is now commonly prescribed for lowering blood glucose levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with the thought being that better controlled T2DM will reduce diabetic complications including diabetic...
The incidence of myopia (near-sightedness) is on the rise with some studies showing that 42% of Americans are myopic compared to 24% in 1972 with possible correlations between progression of myopia and screen time. Myopia is the inability to see distances clearly and is usually the result of the eye...
Q.) What is the difference between the new Eidon imaging system and the previous imaging we have done in the past?A.) Our current imaging system (which we have provided at no charge for many years) allowed for imaging only a small area of the eye's interior structures. Pupil dilation with...
Complete Family Eyecare partners with MNCAPS to collect old and outdated eyeglasses to be donated to the Lyons Club. Together we collected 325 pairs of prescription eyewear which will be catalogued according to prescription and sent on mission trips to give the gift of sight around the world!...
Ok, with everyone talking about Dry (NO alcohol) January, probably the last thing you want to read is an article on the eyeball benefits of taking a month off from partaking after the holiday libations so we will do our best to keep this entertaining as well as educational. Top...
As always, we are not big fans of the elusive term "pinkeye" but rather prefer the more accurate term "conjunctivitis" or inflammation of the conjunctiva (transparent skin covering the white part of the eye and inside of the eyelids). Regardless of the terminology, the why and how of the inflamed...
Another Round of Eyedrop Recalls Just in Time for Dry Eye Season….What to Do? (and Don't Do) As you may have seen in the news, the FDA has recalled at least 26 lubricating eyedrops for possible contamination. For the complete list of recalled drops, please see chart at the bottom...
We are proud and excited to have seen our 10,000th patient here at Complete Family Eyecare! We have come a long way since 2010 when it was just Jennifer and Dr. Steve seeing patient number one: Jennifer's mom. And here we are, 13 years and 27,000 patient visits later! Many...
Walking outside lately reminds me of the days when smoking was allowed in bars and restaurants. Canadian forest fires have been raging for weeks now, lowering the air quality all over the United States and even spreading into Europe. Unfortunately, this has been causing upper respiratory and breathing problems in...
Thursday April 27th 2023 11am-7pm
You may have recently read or seen a news report regarding a recall of eyedrops that have been linked to drug-resistant bacterial infections. We wanted to help answer any questions you may have and inform you further on the findings of this report. The CDC has released a warning concerning...
New Medical Device to Measure Eye Pressure for Glaucoma - without eyedrops Several different devices are in use for measuring eye pressure for those who have glaucoma or for glaucoma testing at routine eye examinations and screenings. Some devices such as the dreaded...
Stay safe in the sun! National Sunglasses Day is June 27th! This is a great time to think about getting new prescription polarized sunglasses. When it comes to buying sunglasses, please take the time and make sure to get the pair that fit you the best, have...
We ran our Enchroma color deficiency test for 8 straight weeks. Inviting people to come into the clinic and try on the Enchroma glasses and take our color blind test and here are the results from our Enchroma color deficient sunglasses test: From a subjective...
Dr. Steve has blepharoplasty! Aging is inevitable and often results in everything drooping – including eyelids. Recently Dr. Steve noticed his eyelid skin drooping down over his eyelashes and obscuring his vision.This surgical procedure is called blepharoplasty....
