Jun 26, 2020 | Eye Exams, Eye Health & Wellness, How to Protect Your Eyes, Preventative Care, Uncategorized
Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis (GPC) GPC is an inflammation of the inner surface of the eyelids, most frequently associated with contact lens wear or over wear. It generally occurs in people who wear soft lens but can develop in gas permeable lens wearers as well. It...
Jun 20, 2020 | Eye Exams, Eye Health & Wellness, Eye Health Tips, How to Protect Your Eyes, Preventative Care, Uncategorized
Styes and Chalazion: A chalazion is a swelling in the eyelid caused by inflammation of one of the small oil-producing glands located in the upper or lower eyelids, it is often referred to as a stye and appears as a lump on the eyelid. However, a stye is an infection...
May 3, 2020 | Eye Exams, Eye Health & Wellness, Eye Health Tips, Frequently Asked Questions, Uncategorized
Adults know that a routine eye exam is nothing to worry about — they are non-invasive, usually quick, and relatively painless. Children, however, don’t typically have that understanding. For kids, a doctor’s appointment is a doctor’s...
Sep 17, 2019 | Eye Exams, Eye Health & Wellness, Frequently Asked Questions, Preventative Care, Uncategorized
Optometry Dry Eye Exams Jane Wolford, OD Video Transcript On a typical day there is a variety of procedures that come into my room; anything from the anterior front structure of the eye to posterior back structure of the eye. We will do corneal foreign body removal,...
Sep 17, 2019 | Eye Exams, News, Uncategorized
General Ophthalmologist profile Irene Olijnyk, MD Video Transcript I am Irene Olijnyk, and I am a general ophthalmologist here at the Eye Care Center of Northern Colorado. I have been with the Eye Care Center for 38 years, and I practiced a year before that in...
Sep 17, 2019 | Eye Exams, News, Uncategorized
Comprehensive Eye Physician Irene Olijnyk, MD Video Transcript Anybody here that has worked with me will tell you that I love my job. I evaluate people for cataracts, for glaucoma, for dry eye, for macular degeneration, for infections, injuries. I see all ages, from...