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Visionary Eyecare Blog – A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words

Dr Bearden — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:34:14 +0000

A Visual Representation of the Visionary Eyecare Blog

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words!!

And sometimes that picture is made from a thousand words…..

Here are some visual representations of the Visionary Eyecare Blog from Wordle.

It visibly shows that our blog talks about the Eye, an Optometrist, an Eye Exam, Pembroke Pines, Sunrise, Eye Dr, Contacts, Dr Dawn Bearden, Dr Emily McCulluh, Dr Anna-Kay Tenn, Lenscrafters, an Eye Doctor, Vision, Eye Care, Eye Health and more….

Just by scanning one of these images – a reader can immediately get a feel for what the Visionary Eyecare Blog is all about!!

Posted in Dr Anna-Kay Tenn, Dr Dawn Bearden, Dr Emily McCulloh, Fun and Cool Stuff, Photography and Visual Art, Pines Office (Next to Lenscrafters), Sawgrass Office (Next to Lenscrafters) Tagged: Contact Lens, Contacts, Dawn Bearden, Dr Anna-Kay Tenn, Dr Bearden, Dr Dawn Bearden, Dr Emily McCulloh, Eye, Eye Care Pembroke Pines, Eye Care Sunrise, Eye Doctor, Eye Doctor Pembroke Pines, Eye Doctor Sunrise, Eye Exam Pembroke Pines, Eye Exam Sunrise, Eye Health, Eye Health Pembroke Pines, Eye Health Sunrise, Lenscrafters, Optoemtrist Sunrise, Optometrist, Optometrist Pembroke Pines, Vision, Visionary Eye Care, Visionary Eyecare, Visionary Eyecare Blog

Bionic Contact Lens – One of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2008

Dr Bearden — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:02:53 +0000

Bionic Contact Lens - University of Washington

Time.com (in partnership with CNN) recently reported that a prototype of a “bionic” contact lens has been created and Time has listed this as one of the Best Inventions of 2008.

Here is an excerpt from the article:

The University of Washington’s Babak Parviz has created a prototype “bionic” contact lens that creates a display over the wearer’s visual field, so images, maps, data, etc., appear to float in midair. The lens works using tiny LEDs, which are powered by solar cells, and a radio-frequency receiver.

We think this is really “kewl”.

Maybe one day during your eye exam you can ask one of the Visionary Eyecare Doctors to be fitted for a contact lens that would allow you to see a map while you are driving or see an excel data sheet floating in mid air (that only you can see) during a really important presentation. Wow! Now that is definitely a huge step up from just plain old colored contact lenses or bifocal contact lenses….this is the next evolution BEYOND just seeing 20/20.

Check out the video below to see more of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2008 – including futuristic swimwear worn by Michael Phelps, DNA test kits, a very sporty and fast electric car and lots of different kinds of robots….

more about “TIME’s Best Inventions of 2008″, posted with vodpod

Posted in Contact Lenses, Fun and Cool Stuff, Fun Eye Stuff, News in the Media Tagged: 20/20, Babak Parviz, Best Invention, Bifocal Contact Lenses, Bionic, Bionic Contact Lens, CNN, Colored Contact Lenses, Contact Lens, DNA test kits, Electric Car, Eye Exam, Michael Phelps, Michael Phelps swimwear, Radio-frequency receiver, robots, Solar Cells, TIME, Time.com, University of Washington, Visionary, Visionary Eyecare, Visual Field

Poll: How Often Do You Throw Away Your 2 Week Disposable Contact Lenses?

Dr Bearden — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:31:03 +0000

Posted in Causes of Blurry Vision, Contact Lenses, Eye Health, Polls Tagged: Contact Lens, Contact Lenses, Disposable Contact Lens, Disposable Contact Lenses

EyeMed Network Discount Plans and Eye Exam Insurance – Eye Doctor Provider Serving Pembroke Pines, Sunrise and South Florida Surrounding Areas in Broward County

Dr Bearden — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:55:20 +0000

Great News!!! If you live in South Florida / Broward County then you need to know that we are Eye Doctor / Optometrist providers for the EyeMed Network Vision Care Insurance Plan to provide you with your discounted Eye Exam, Vision Exam, Vision Testing, Eye Testing, Contact Lens Exam and more!

As EyeMed Providers and as always, we provide you with our state-of-the-art, computerized and high-tech eye examinations and contact lens exams. We also provide emergency eye care, laser vision consultations, cataract, glaucoma and retinal evaluations, as well as all types of eye health care.

We have offices in Pembroke Pines and Sunrise and conveniently serve ALL of the surrounding areas of Ft Lauderdale, Plantation, Davie, Weston, Tamarac, Margate, Lauderhill, Coral Springs, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Pompano, Miami Gardens, Cooper City, Miramar, Dania, Hallandale, Aventura, Miami Lakes, North Miami Beach, Hialeah, Hollywood and more…

Here is a partial list of some of the EyeMed Discount Plans that we particpate in:

- AAA
- AARP
- AETNA Vision One
- Altius
- American Heritage Life Insurance
- American Legion
- Ameriplan USA
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
- AT&T Retiree
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Of FL (BCBS FL)
- Cigna Healthy Rewards
- Claire’s Stores
- Clear Choice Health Plans
- Coca-Cola
- Conde Nast and Parade
- Consumer Health Benefits
- CVS
- D&B
- Darden Restaurants – ( Including Capital Grille, Red Lobster, Longhorn, Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52 )
- Earnst & Young LLP
- Friendly’s Ice Cream
- Home Depot
- Humana (Select Plans including Dental Access, Discount Access and Vision Discount-Medicare)
- International Paper
- Kohl’s
- Levi Strauss & Co
- Local Government Center
- Mail Handler’s Benefit Plan
- Marriott Vision Discount
- McDonald’s Gold Card Plus
- Melaleuca
- Metlife
- Mutual of Omaha
- Pep-Boys
- Pepco
- Pitney Bowes
- Polo Ralph Lauren
- Prevent Blindness America
- Ryder Vision Discount
- Siemen’s Corp
- State Farm – Good Neighbor
- Superior Dental Care
- T. Rowe Price Retiree Discount
- Texas instruments
- The Coca-Cola Company
- The Home Depot Discount Plan
- Vision One
- Winn-Dixie
- Xerox Corporation
- YUM! Brands (including Kentucky Fried Chicken / KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s, Pizza Hut)

Please call our offices to confirm that we are still participating in YOUR plan….as contracts come up – some plans are added and others are deleted. Again, its always best to check with us first and remember that the list above is only a partial list!

Be sure to use your benefits before the end of the year….use your Flex Plan Spending!

Below is information about our offices for your convenience:

Pembroke Pines Office (Next to Lenscrafters) 954-430-3808

Located on the SE Corner of Palm and Pines (near Bank of America)

CLICK HERE for Directions/Map of Pines Office

CLICK HERE to Schedule Appointment ONLINE for Pines Office

Sunrise / Sawgrass Mills Mall (Next to Lenscrafters) 954-851-9949

Located INSIDE the Sawgrass Mall (between Brandsmart and JCPenny Outlet)

CLICK HERE for Directions/Map to Sunrise (Sawgrass Mall) Office

CLICK HERE to Schedule Appointment Online for Sunrise (Sawgrass Mall) Office

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Video – Eye Anatomy: The Cornea…and Contact Lenses, Degenerations and Keratoconus

Dr Bearden — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:59:35 +0000

Your eye is like a camera. There are 2 structures that focus light – much like the lens of a camera. These 2 structures are the cornea and the lens. The cornea is the clear front surface of your eye that is located in front of the colored part of your eye (called the iris).

If you are a contact lens wearer – the contact lens sits on the cornea. Not all corneas are the same size. Some are more curved or “steep” and others are more “flat”. It is important to be properly fit for contact lenses by your eye doctor. If a contact lens is not properly fit, the contact can cause serious problems for the wearer – including corneal distortion, corneal swelling, corneal ulcers, inflammation and more.

A corneal topographer is an instument that can detect any corneal distortions caused from a contact lens. A contact lens may look and feel “fine” but, it can still be causing problems that you may be unaware of. Many times sleeping in your contact lenses or overwearing your contacts (wearing a 2 week contact for more than 2 weeks) can cause corneal distortions.

Cornea With Keratoconus

At Visionary Eyecare in Pembroke Pines, Sunrise and Davie- we perform a corneal topography on ALL contact lens patients. During the contact lens eye exam we use the corneal topographer to monitor the health of the patient’s cornea before fitting with a new contact lens and also to monitor the corneal health year to year for established contact lens wearers.

Corneal Topography can also detect some corneal degenerations and corneal dystrophies like keratoconus. Typically a person with keratoconus has a lot of astigmatistm, distorted vision and possibly sensitivity to light. The cornea starts to protrude in a “cone-like” fashion. Most of the time a specialty contact lens can help these patients see clearer and may prevent the corneal dystrophy progression. In advanced cases, the apex of the cornea may thin so drastically from keratoconus that a corneal transplant may be necessary.

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Visionary Eyecare Website now Translated into English, Spanish, French, Portugese, Italian, Japanese, German and more!

Dr Bearden — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:19:02 +0000

Language Translator at Bottom of www.VisionaryEyecareOnline.com

Broward County in South Florida is a a wonderful melting pot!

Visionary Eyecare has eye clinics in Davie (Next to Pearle Vision), Pembroke Pines and Sunrise (Next to Lenscrafters)…and we have a wonderful mix of patients from ALL OVER the globe.

If you or your friends are looking to view our website and learn about Visionary Eyecare but, you would like to view the website in another language….then you are now in LUCK! Learn more about our vision exams, our contact lens exams, our eye doctors, our online eye exam appointments and more….in 12 available languages.

Go to www.VisionaryEyecareOnline.com and scroll down to the very bottom of the page and you will see the Yahoo Babel Fish picture as shown above.

Yahoo Babel Fish is a language translator. Just select the language that you want to view the page in….. and it will be translated for you immediately. Available languages include Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portugese and Russian.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE

VISIONARY EYECARE WEBSITE NOW

Enjoy!!!

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Wild Eyes Special-Effect Halloween Contact Lenses

Dr Bearden — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:53:39 +0000

WildEyes special-effect contacts include these designs:
1. Icefire, 2. Wildfire, 3. Zoomin’, 4. Jaguar, 5. Zebra, 6. Cat Eye, 7. Knockout, 8. Black-out, 9. Red Hot, 10. White-out, and 11. Hypnotica.

Its time to start thinking about enhancing your Halloween costume and Wild Eyes Contact Lenses are the perfect finishing touch to any spectacular costume! The most popular Wild Eyes color contacts around Halloween are the Cat Eye contact lenses and White-Out contact lenses (made popular by Marilyn Manson…a Florida native).

Costume contact lenses are stylish to wear and they are designed for fun but remember, that they are still medical devices that will be placed onto your eyes. They must fit you properly and be well taken care of to keep them very clean so you don’t get any eye infections. Contact lenses that do not fit properly or are not cleaned can cause very serious eye problems. So, it is important to remember that you need your eye doctor to accurately fit them on your eyes and give you a prescription for them. Even if you don’t currently need wear glasses or contacts to see clearly – you still need a prescription for them to ensure they FIT your eyes properly.

Have lots of fun with your costume contact lenses but, NEVER SHARE OR SWAP these or any type of contact lenses with anyone else – this can lead to pinkeye and other potential serious eye infections that could lead to blindness!

Never buy your costume contact lenses from a place (like a Flea Market) that does not ask you for a valid prescription from your eye doctor. Some of these lenses sold in these places are not FDA approved. You ALWAYS need a prescription from your eye doctor to ensure that the contact lenses fit you properly, feel comfortable and won’t cause you any serious eye problems.

Have FUN and BE SAFE!

Happy Halloween!!!

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Online Eye Test: Find Out If You Need an Eye Exam

Dr Bearden — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:33:43 +0000

CLICK HERE

to take the

FREE

ONLINE EYE TEST

This QUICK test will determine if YOU need to have

an Eye Exam!!

Fox News Video: Contact Lens Dangers

Dr Bearden — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:50:28 +0000

View this video and give us your feedback in the comments area below!

Get YOUR Vision and Eye Health Questions Answered!!

Dr Bearden — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:27:52 +0000

Lots of Our Patients Often Have the

SAME BURNING QUESTIONS….

What is Astigmatism??

Why do I now have problems reading up close when I turned 40??

What are those black floating spots in my vision??

What is a Cataract??

I need bifocals….can I wear contact lenses??

What is Glaucoma??

How often should I get my eye exam if I feel my vision has not changed??

What is a Retinal Detachment??

What is Myopia (Nearsightedness)??

What is Macular Degeneration??

My child passed the Pediatrician and/or School Vision Screening – does he/she still need an eye examination if he/she is not complaining of vision problems??

I have astigmatism….can I wear contact lenses??

What is Farsightedness (Hyperopia)??

Well, here is YOUR chance to get all of YOUR questions answered by Dr Bearden and the Visionary Eyecare Doctors – Right HERE on Our BLOG!!

Just leave a comment (Below this post – click on “Comments”) with your burning Vision and Eye Health question(s) and we will write future posts based on the questions that you ask….

Check back often to see if your question has been answered…..OR……… subscribe to our blog via email (or RSS feed) and get all updates of new BLOG posts sent to you automatically.

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