Glaucoma is not a single disease, but more of a collection of disorders that cause damage to the optic nerve. This damage causes vision loss and blindness. This damage can be caused quickly or slowly over time. Usually, we think of elevated ocular pressure with glaucoma, but there are instances when ocular pressure is normal […]
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Your Glasses and COVID-19 Viruses, as well as bacteria, are easily spread from our surroundings to our hands, and then from our hands to our glasses (including our lenses and frame). By touching our glasses and then our eyes, nose, and mouth, we are then potentially transferring these viruses to ourselves. In fact, research has […]
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Hi there, my name is Kevin Toller. I joined The Eye Center in September 2019. Don’t let that worry you, I’ve been working with eyes and vision since 1995. I wanted to give you a little information to get to know me a little better. I grew up in Bartlesville, OK, and then became a […]
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Contact Lenses have come a long way since their invention in 1887. Today, almost everyone who needs vision correction is able to be fit in contact lenses. When your contact lens fitting is done at The Eye Center the first thing we will decide is which lens material is most appropriate for you. Soft lenses […]
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I was born midmorning on a snowy February day in 1951 in the newly opened Washington County Hospital on North Street in Fayetteville. Dr. Hathcock was much annoyed with my mother because of the lateness of my arrival. This is not surprising to my family and friends. I grew up outdoors with dogs and cats; […]
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I am Tammy Morris, one of the optometrists at The Eye Center. Although I was born in Batesville, AR, and still have a slew of family there, I consider myself a Fayetteville native since my family moved here from Minnesota when I was 3, as my dad chose Fayetteville to begin his oral surgery practice. […]
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Howdy! I’m Patrick Risch and I am one of the cataract and refractive surgeons at The Eye Center. There are going to be several other posts about cataract surgery and so I will skip that for now. Instead, I’ll spend the time to introduce myself. I hail from Muskogee, Oklahoma… a place where even squares […]
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