Long Family Eye Care Quarterly Newsletter Happy Halloween! (October 2002) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I would like to introduce our Fall newsletter by welcoming a new Long Family Eye Care team member: Sabrina Fox. Please visit the featured article on the right side of this page to learn more about Sabrina. Also, I have had some requests from patients that they do a testimonial for one of our newsletters. I'm flattered, of course, and now I can let someone besides myself toot our horn! Thanks, and as always, please feel free to email us with any comments or suggestions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ in this issue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * New Team Member: Sabrina Fox * Extra! Extra! Rudy Speaks Out * A Soft Bifocal Contact Lens? Yes! * Is a Rigid Gas Permeable Bifocal Best? * Color Blindness New Team Member: Sabrina Fox ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As I'm sure you will agree, when you visit the doctor's office, the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff is just as important as the manner in which you are treated by the doctor. Sabrina brings a good amount of experience to Long Family Eye Care, but most importantly, she brings a great amount of enthusiasm to learn and care for our patients. To learn more about Sabrina and the rest of the Long Family Eye Care team members please visit the link below. As we continue to grow, I will keep you updated with new staff additions, new techology and equipment, and the possibility of a new location (close by, but much larger!) to serve you better. Find out more about our team... >> http://www.longfamilyeyecare.com/aboutus.html Extra! Extra! Rudy Speaks Out ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Dr. Jarrod Long, we just wanted to thank you and your staff for making a recent routine eye exam for our 3 year old son a pleasant and fun visit. Rudy actually did not want to leave when the appointment was over. Everyone at your office treated him like an important person, not just a kid. Now when we drive near your office, Rudy says he needs to go see Dr. Long. Thanks again, Scott & Michele Dompke" Services we Provide for your Family... >> http://www.longfamilyeyecare.com/services.html A Soft Bifocal Contact Lens? Yes! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Did you know that Long Family Eye Care has access to all brands and types of contacts and that Dr. Angie and I routinely, and successfully, fit soft bifocal contact lenses? A company that is familiar to most is Acuvue. They make a good disposable bifocal, but there are even newer designs out now that may work better for you. Even if you have never worn contacts it may be worth considering a bifocal contact lens if you are having trouble focusing for near vision. Visit the link below to learn more about one of the latest designs. And, if you are a rigid gas permeable lens wearer or have astigmatism, check out the next article. More on Bifocal Contact Lenses... >> http://www.unilens.com/consumer.html Is a Rigid Gas Permeable Bifocal Best? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The advantages of a Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) contact lens are numerous. They allow more oxygen to the conrea, they are durable, and they generally allow better vision--and an RGP bifocal is no exception. In fact, if you have much astigmatism, you will definitely appreciate how sharp your vision can be, both for distance vision and for reading. Again, even if you have never worn contact lenses an RGP bifocal may allow you to be free of bifocal glasses. We love to fit these lenses and we'll work with you to achieve a successful fit. More on Bifocal Contact Lenses... >> http://www.unilens.com/consumer.html Color Blindness ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Color Blindness is always an interesting topic and I'm sure some of you reading this are, or know someone who is, color blind. Technically it isn't color blind, but color deficient. Very few people see no color at all as that is a rare genetic occurence. Color deficiency, however, is relatively common. Approximately 7 in 100 boys, but only 1 in 1,000 girls are color deficient. There are various levels of deficiency, but most involve difficulty distinguishing reds and greens. For a more technical and interactive look at color deficiency, visit the Vischeck website at the link below. Or, as always, feel free to email me with questions as well. 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