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LATEST NEWS

FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS EXPIRING! - If you have a flexible spending account (FSA),  these funds may be used for eye exams, glasses and contact lenses. Many FSAs must be used by December 31 or the money will be lost forever. If you need to use up your FSA funds and need an eye exam, please schedule the exam ASAP as the December schedule usually gets booked well in advance. If you want to use your FSA funds for glasses and already have a valid prescription, no appointment is necessary to look at glasses, but sometimes it is helpful to reserve our optician's time in advance. Just give us a call!

NOVEMBER 2011 - NEW EQUIPMENT - We are excited to announce that we have purchased a brand new retinal camera and a visual field device (also known as a perimeter). The new equipment will greatly enhance our ability to detect ocular pathology. More news about this to come soon!

JUNE 2011 - ANNOUNCING A GREAT NEW HYBRID CONTACT LENS • We now have a fitting set of Duette by Synergeyes in our office. Duette has a rigid center that provides superior vision and a soft periphery that gives comfort similar to a soft toric lens. This lens is especially good for many people who have been unable to achieve sharp, stable vision with soft toric (astigmatic) lenses, and people who are becoming intolerant of their rigid lenses, and even for folks who wear spherical soft lenses but need the excellent vision of a rigid lens. Both the soft and rigid parts are made with recent silicone hydrogel materials that allow great wettability and breathability. Website: http://www.synergeyes.com/duette.htm

JUNE 2011 - TRUNK SHOW • Our trunk show was held on Friday, June 10, 2011. Our frame representatives from: ProDesign of Denmark (Nicole) & Ted Baker (Vivianna) showed their complete frame collections. Our optical lab representative from Hoya Vision Care (James) was also helping out. We raffled off an iPod Nano, Prodesign frames, Hoya lenses and Starbucks gift cards. (Congratulations to our winners, patients: JH, WM, BW, RS, JD, KB, PW, & MB!) Thank you to Nicole, Vivianna and James!

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GREETINGS FROM DR GORE!

If you are looking for a new eye doctor, I invite you to choose our office to provide your eye care. You are welcome whether you are concerned about a specific ocular problem or if you just need a routine eye exam. School-aged children, teens, adults and seniors are all welcome here.

I aim to be the most thorough optometrist and provide the highest quality eye exam in Pasadena. I do my best to answer your questions about eye health, glasses and contact lenses. Since graduation, I have opposed the factory mentality that is so common in optometry and in health care in general. You are not a number in this office; I like to treat each patient as if he or she were a family member. Also we do our very best to keep to the appointment schedule and minimize your time in the waiting room.

Regarding eyeglass purchases at our office: Before I owned this office, I worked in several other offices and chains. My experience was that in many of those offices, when glasses were received from the optical lab, they were dispensed to the patient without being checked for accuracy. This means that in some cases, various parameters may not be correct, which can cause patients to have blur, discomfort, eyestrain or headaches. I want to assure my patients that I personally analyze every pair of glasses upon receipt from the lab and if I find something out of tolerance, those lenses are returned to the lab for a redo.

I advise an eye exam every year or so even if your vision is good, because certain eye diseases (such as glaucoma) sometimes do not have symptoms in the early stages, and it is better to discover the problem before it is too late to treat. Also, I may be able to improve your vision so that various activities in your life (such as computer work or sports) may be easier and more comfortable.

For mild-to-moderate medical conditions (such as dry eye and allergic or bacterial conjunctivitis), I offer treatment including prescriptions for various eyedrops. If I find or suspect any serious eye disease, damage or degeneration (such as significant cataracts, glaucoma or macular degeneration), I will refer you to an excellent local specialist ophthalmologist.

We accept several vision insurance plans, including VSP.

I hope to see you soon!

Andrew Gore, O.D.

P.S. UPDATE REGARDING NO-SHOWS, LAST-MINUTE CANCELLATIONS AND OVERBOOKING: We understand that in our busy and sometimes unpredictable lifestyles, sometimes there are unforeseen emergencies that make it hard to keep appointments. However, we wanted to let you know that when you make an appointment at our office, we are setting aside 45 to 60 minutes with the optometrist, time that is dedicated just to you. We do not double book patients. Lately there have been many no-shows and last-minute cancellations. This brings our work to a grinding halt, and we are also unable to help someone else that would have liked to have that appointment. If you find that you are unable to keep your appointment, we would be so grateful if you could let us know at least 24 hours in advance. Thank you so much!

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