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Tim McCord

April 2, 2021
In Patient care

April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month

April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month. With Women’s History Month behind us and Mother’s Day right around the corner, Prevent Blindness reminds women to take time to care for their eyesight. In an effort to create awareness of eye diseases that women are more prone to than men, including Age-related Macular Degeneration, the organization dedicates this month to educating women about eye care issues, and provides resources and recommendations about the steps one can take to help stop vision loss. Learn more about Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month at https://bit.ly/39n95xm

March 26, 2021
In Pathologies

Those who experience chronic red, itchy eyes may be suffering from Pinguecula, or Pterygium

Those who experience chronic red, itchy eyes may be suffering from Pinguecula, or Pterygium. A Pinguecula is a raised, yellowing deposit of protein and fat that develops in the thin membrane that covers the white part of the eye. A Pterygium is a growth of fleshy tissue containing blood vessels that often starts as a Pinguecula, but can grow and affect vision. Both Pinguecula and Pterygium are thought to be caused by excessive sun and wind exposure. Pterygium is also known as “Surfer’s Eye” or “Farmer’s Eye”. While these growths are non-cancerous, they can become irritated and inflamed, and can be accompanied by burning, itching, and tearing. To prevent Pinguecula and Pterygium, avoid excessive sun exposure and wear sunglasses that block UV rays. While these conditions tend not to go away on their own, they may not require removal unless they impact vision. Learn more about “Surfer’s Eye” at http://bit.ly/3skeVXv, and be sure to contact a Retinologist at High Country Macula to discuss any eye irritation that affects vision.

January 1, 2021
In

Happy New Year from everyone at High Country Macula!

Happy New Year from everyone at High Country Macula! For many, the new year means making resolutions to improve health and wellness, such as losing weight and getting more sleep. Habits that support Retina health should also be top priorities as well healthy Retinas make healthy vision possible. Retina health is often overlooked until one experiences visual changes, which could lead to vision loss. Fortunately, there are simple steps everyone can take to maintain healthy Retinas – consider adding these eye healthy habits to your list of New Year’s resolutions. http://bit.ly/37Re3lw We wish you and every patient the very best of health in the New Year.

October 27, 2020
In Patient care

High Country Macula is adjusting our “flu-like illness” patient protocols

As Covid-19 touches more of our lives, High Country Macula is adjusting our “flu-like illness” patient protocols to be more inline with changes to CDC COVID-19 recommendations. We’ll ask everyone who enters our care centers to wear masks with two or more layers that cover the nose and mouth, and secure under the chin (please bring your own mask), and we’ll enforce social distancing in our waiting rooms. We have eased scheduling restrictions to allow all patients in need to be seen, allowing one family member or guardian to accompany the patient into our care centers, if necessary. The purpose of this update is to protect our patients and staff, ease patient burden, and streamline the evaluation and management for those people with a flu-like illness. We have posted these new procedures to our website at http://hcm.mobiussites.com/we-are-hcm/our-practice/flu-like-illness-protocols

We do hope that all of our patients will be understanding of the extraordinary circumstances we are operating under to bring the most efficacious Retinal care possible to those in need. We wish you and all of our patients the best of health, free of Covid-19.

For information on COVID-19 please visit the following links:

“We Need to Get the Facts Straight” https://bit.ly/3diqTZw

“What You Should Know” https://bit.ly/2BoVfwc

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