Diamond Optometric Center

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These are the entries in our annual pumpkin carving/decorating contest this year. Please pick your favorites (or 2 favorites) and post in on the comments below. Winners will receive a prize and bragging rights for a year!

***CONTACT LENS RECALL NOTICE*** 1-800 CONTACTS notifies patients not to wear AquaSoft lenses due to lens defect OCTOBER 1, 2020. The company has recalled its ...AquaSoft brand of contacts because of a manufacturing defect that may cause eye discomfort and irritation. In its recall notice to consumers, 1-800 Contacts reported a potential issue in some lenses that may cause problems for certain wearers, including discomfort and irritation. It asks consumers to stop wearing AquaSoft lenses. This recall is especially concerning because the AOA has evidence that 1-800 Contacts previously encouraged customers who used their online vision test, ExpressExam, to renew their prescriptions to switch to the AquaSoft brand of lenses. Customers who switched were given a prescription for the 1-800 Contacts-owned brand without going through a separate fitting process. Contact lenses are not interchangeable and a physician’s examination of a contact lens on the patient’s eye is critical to ensure comfort and appropriateness of the lens for the patient’s eye health, says Jason Compton, O.D., chair of the AOA Contact Lens and Cornea Section. The recent notice from 1-800 Contacts also neglected to advise patients who are experiencing discomfort and irritation to seek in-person care with an eye care professional. The AOA takes seriously the need to protect the public’s eye health, Dr. Compton says. An in-person, corneal evaluation is important with every contact lens patient but especially for the symptomatic contact lens wearer. This action by 1-800 is just another reason why we’ve continued to press the FDA and FTC for action related to online vision tests and our concerns with substitutions that sometimes occur through those types of apps. Contact lenses, while safe and effective for millions of Americans, are regulated medical devices and physician oversight is imperative to ensure healthy wear. The AOA will continue to advocate for patient safety and denounces practices that disrupt the doctor-patient relationship.

We have slightly modified hours but we are here for you!

With most schools starting back this month via distance learning, our children will be spending more time in front of a computer than what is usually expected. According to The Vision Council, children suffering from vision problems or eye conditions are often easy to identify. Here are some warning signs and behaviors that may signal that a child is experiencing vision problems, according to The Vision Council’s kids’ vision page. Squinting, closing or covering one eye ...Constantly holding materials close to the face Tilting the head to one side Rubbing eyes repeatedly One or both eyes turn in or out Redness or tearing in eyes Premature birth Developmental delays Family history of lazy eye or thick glasses Now is the time to consider getting their eyes checked. Give us a call to schedule their appointment. See more

As always, we are here to take care of your eyes and eyewear needs. We are asking that you call before dropping by so that we can manage the flow of patients to keep you all safe. Please call us if you need an appointment or if you have any questions. Masks are required to be worn in the office. If you do not have one and need to be seen, let us know and we can provide one for you before you enter the office. Be safe and stay healthy!

To alway remember those who gave everything in service to our country...

We have received a lot of questions on how to keep your glasses from fogging up while you are wearing a face mask. Here are some suggestions 1) Make sure your mask sits tightly against your nose and your glasses will not fog up nearly as much., 2) Try folding down the top of the mask inward, this can trap some of the moisture from your exhale, 3) Fold a tissue and place it inside, at the top of your mask. This will absorb the moisture from your exhale. 4) There are some a...nti-fog sprays that are available on the retail market, however many of them have very mixed reviews. Putting soap or shaving cream on your lenses may affect the clarity of your lenses so we can not recommend this. If you are purchasing new glasses now, there is a factory treatment called Opti-fog that we can recommend. It needs to be put on your lenses when they are made. Please feel free to call us if you have questions.

In accordance with the CDC and AOA guidelines, routine eye care can resume. This is also determined by local infection rates of COVID-19 and recommendations of the local authorities. Ventura County is now allowing small businesses with fewer than 10 employees, to operate provided the business can ensure social distancing within the business itself. We will be open for routine eye care along with the urgent care and emergency care we have been providing during this time. We... will still have modified office hours so please check our schedule before coming in. Please call ahead of time if you would like an appointment. We are limiting the number of patients in the office at any given time so that everyone can feel safe with the distancing required. There are also additional instructions for patients being seen. We are only allowing the patient to have one other person accompany them and only then if they need to have someone accompany them. Anyone entering the office will be required to have a mask covering their nose and mouth, and will be required to wash their hands with soap and water upon entering the office. We will do everything we can to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we hope that you will too. Be safe and be well!

We are here with a modified schedule to take care of your urgent and emergent needs. Be safe and be well!

As instructed by the CDC, we will remain open to take care of our patient’s urgent and emergent eyecare needs. We will continue to follow CDC guidelines as we always have, to prevent the spread of this and all other contagious diseases. Please call us if you have any questions or concerns about your eyes and eye health.

We are privileged to work with doctors, managers and staff who take some of their personal time to learn more so they can take better care of our patients.

Gong Hay Fat Choy! Happy New Year!