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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.