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Keep up-to-date on the latest vision-related news and eye care events in our Practice. The items are displayed by year and month. To view older entries use the links in the box below to select the year and month you would like.

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EYEcenter Gives Back: Koinonia Homes for Teens

EYEcenter Optometric prides itself on staying ahead of the curve. From advanced methods in vision care to the latest technology, we always aim to stay a step ahead. But throughout our nearly 58-year history, EYEcenter has also stayed true to its roots. From keeping the business in the family (founder...
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Diabetic Eye Disease

November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month. EYEcenter wants our patients to love and preserve their vision, whether they have diabetes or not--but during this time, please educate yourself on these conditions that could now or someday affect you or a loved one. Diabetic eye disease is a group of...

What You Need to Know to Help World Blindness

October is World Blindness Awareness Month, an initiative started to help the public to understand the realities of visual impairment and how it affects the world population. Unfortunately, there are hundreds of millions of individuals around the world who are unnecessarily blind or visually impaired due to causes that are...
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EYEcenter Gives Back: Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2017

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the nation. This year, EYEcenter decided to join the Sacramento event from Making Strides: a 3-mile walk down Capitol Mall, across the Tower Bridge and past Raley Field to the gateway, and back. Part of...
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Contact Lens Training with Dr. Lilley

If you have trouble handling soft contacts when trying to put them on your eye, often it could be because you're blinking before the lens touches your eye. Dr. Lilley has an easy way to train yourself to fix this problem. It may take a little practice, but once you...
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Halloween Eye Safety

Halloween is almost here, and the desire to take your costume to the next level can sometimes involve decorative contact lenses. Whether youโ€™re dressing up as a zombie, a vampire or a cat this year, we want to remind everyone that there is a risk that comes with purchasing and...
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Vision Related Problems in Children

Vision and learning are intimately related. In fact, experts say that roughly 80 percent of what a child learns in school is information that is presented visually. So good vision is essential for students of all ages to reach their full academic potential. Statistics show that 1 in 4 school-aged...
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A new way to treat dry eye at its source

Dry, gritty eyes are no fun, and the effects they can have on your vision and quality of life are significant. Dry eye is one of the leading causes of patient visits to their optometrist. The lack of ability to produce enough quality tears to lubricate the eye can lead...

Trouble Seeing the Fine Print? Here are Your Options…

Every good pair of eyes eventually gets old and with age comes a condition called presbyopia. Presbyopia, which usually begins to set in some time around 40, occurs when the lens of the eye begins to stiffen, making near vision (such as reading books, menus, and computer screens) blurry. You...

Glaucoma Treatment, in Folsom, Rocklin, Citrus Heights & Gold River, CA

We Provide Advanced Eye Care for Glaucoma Glaucoma describes a type of ocular disease that causes damage to your optic nerve and destroys your quality of vision. At EYEcenter Optometric, we use the latest optometric technology to check your eyes carefully for glaucoma. Glaucoma screening by Dr. Lee, done with...

*Please note that the content on this blog is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health providers with questions you may have regarding medical conditions.

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