........................................................... Long Family Eye Care Newsletter (April 2002) ........................................................... Long Family Eye Care Introduces a Newsletter! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I N T H I S I S S U E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring Allergies? Is Laser Vision Correction for You? Optical Illusions! How the eye works ....>>...............................................<<.... Spring Allergies? ....>>...............................................<<.... Itchy, red eyes.....ughh! The doctors and staff at Long Family Eye Care are experts in treating ocular allergies. Did you know that there are dozens of prescription and over-the-counter eye drops available to treat allergies? We can help you determine which, if any, are for you. It may be that you simply need a cold washcloth and some artificial tears, but it can be tough to distinguish between different types of "red eyes" or "pink eyes"-- their symptoms are often very similar. We are experienced in diagnosing and treating your eye problems, whatever the cause may be. Read this excellent article for more >> http://allergies.about.com/library/weekly/aa110199.htm?iam=dpile&terms=vision+articles+eyecare ....>>...............................................<<.... Is Laser Vision Correction for You? ....>>...............................................<<.... If you have had an eye exam at our office, have we asked if you are interested in Laser Vision Correction? I hope we have, because if we haven't, we probably should have. Currently, the most successful treatment is LASIK and it is now an option for permanently correcting most prescriptions. If you are a new patient, or a current patient that we haven't discussed it with yet, please ask us if YOU would be a good candidate. At Long Family Eye Care, we take pride in giving honest opinions on all of your vision correction options. We'll explain why you are or are not a good candidate for LASIK. Then, if you decide to have it done, we are expertly trained in your pre and post operative care. Frequently Asked Questions About LASIK >> http://www.longfamilyeyecare.com/faq.html ....>>...............................................<<.... Optical Illusions! ....>>...............................................<<.... Optical illusions are fun and a great way to learn more about how your eyes work. This one may have you seeing the borders of a triangle that aren't there! If you find this interesting and want to learn more about why this, and other illusions occur, check out this FUN website. Wanna see more? >> http://www.colorcube.com/illusions/illusion.htm ....>>...............................................<<.... How the eye works ....>>...............................................<<.... Sight is an amazing process made possible by many parts of the eye working together. Light enters the eye and is bent or refracted by the cornea (the window of the eye) through the pupil (the opening in the iris). This light passes through the lens (located behind the pupil). This completes refraction by fine tuning the focused light onto the retina. The retina changes the light (energy) into electric impulses that are carried through the optic nerve to the vision center (occipital cortex) of the brain where the image is interpreted. Find an explanation of YOUR eye problem >> http://www.longfamilyeyecare.com/howeyeworks.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meet Drs. Angie and Jarrod Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Hi, welcome to the first edition of our quarterly newsletter! We hope you find something interesting and useful. If you are already a patient of ours and you like our office, please feel free to forward this newsletter to a friend so that they might learn more about us and our staff too. Thank you." Find out more about us... >> http://www.longfamilyeyecare.com/aboutus.html . . . . <<< Quick Links... >>> . . . . ** Contact Us == >http://www.longfamilyeyecare.com/contactus.html ** Our Services == >http://www.longfamilyeyecare.com/services.html ** More on Low Vision == >http://www.aoanet.org/conditions/low_vision.asp ** Featured Eyewear: MARCHON == >http://www.marchon.com/index.html ------------------------------------------------ email: drjarrod@longfamilyeyecare.com voice: 812-332-5090 web: http://www.longfamilyeyecare.com ------------------------------------------------