Videos

I just finished shooting videos on multiple topics related to vision and my practice. As they're developed and edited, they will appear in multiple locations including my website, http://www.wehelpuc.com/videos.html. I am most excited about this.

If You're Active In Sports

If you're active in sports, particularly where a ball is involved, it's advisable not to get glasses that have glass lenses. Polycarbonate lenses are by far more shatter resistant. I actually had a patient who was stuck in the eye with a golfball. Fortunately he was wearing glasses made with polycarbonate lenses. The lens popped out of the frame and he was knocked down but the lens did not shatter and they probably saved his vision.

Refer My Patients

One of the benefits I enjoy of working in private practice is the ability to refer my patients to an appropriate professional whom I feel would be better in caring for a patient with a particular problem or situation. I generally don't work with infants but I inform my adult patients that they should have their infants evaluated visually by another eyecare professional who specializes with this patient population. Patients who have diabetes who are manifesting eye problems such as hemorrhaging in the back of the eyes are also referred. Patients who have extremely poor vision, even with glasses or contacts lenses, are referred to doctors who specialize in an area of optometry called "low vision."

Expanding Our Office

I have been in my current location in Rancho Cucamonga for 22 years. We will be expanding our office by the end of the year. I am really looking forward to this. I am fortunate that I have a staff that will greatly assist me in this expansion. Stay tuned for future details. Thanks.

Kids Participate In That Should Require Eye Wear Protection

There are many sports that kids participate in that should require eye wear protection. Although it doesn't occur often, a soccer ball striking the eye can have devastating consequences including loss of vision. Many feel that since the soccer ball is so big, it cannot injure the individual if it hits the eye. The injury can actually lead to a detached retina or even a hole in the back of the eye.

Met With Students And Staff At San Joaquin Valley College In Rancho Cucamonga

A few employers including myself within the community met with students and staff at San Joaquin Valley College in Rancho Cucamonga, California. We went over ways for their students to improve their abilities in securing employment. Ideas, concerning appearance, enthusiasm, learning about social media and knowledge in general were discussed.

I had a child patient ...

I had a child patient who needed glasses consisting of a significant prescription in the right eye and very little prescription in the left eye. The patient who was able to express herself extremely well said she couldn't skim the material as easily with the glasses on as without. I was able to determine that the patient, when she read without the glasses, was not using her right eye. With the prescription on, she was using both eyes. The glasses were making her better able to use both eyes. However, the patient was use to not using her right eye when she read. For her this is easier. We'll see what happens over the next couple of weeks.