Dr. Darcy Ryan OD
Optometrist, Hertzog Eye Associates
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Council Member Biography
Darcy Ryan, OD, is an Optometrist at Hertzog Eye Associates, an Ophthalmological practice in Long Beach, California. He performs routine and specialty adult and pediatric eye exams. He treats and co-manages patients with almost every type of eye condition, including those with glaucoma, microbial infections, injuries, foreign bodies, macular degeneration, cataracts (pre- and post-op.), allergies, dry eye syndrome, and diabetic retinopathy, among many others. He has expertise with complicated spectacle prescriptions (including patients with amblyopia, double vision, low vision, Alzheimer's, and dementia). He also prescribes every type of soft contact lenses (spherical, toric, bifocal, silicone hydrogel) and hard (rigid gas permeable) contact lenses, and dispenses contact lens solutions. Dr. Ryan’s experience with contact lenses extends to therapeutic fitting and visual rehabilitation for patients with keratoconus and corneal transplants. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2000 - Unspecified
- Optometrist, Hertzog Eye Associates
- 1999 - 2006
- Optometrist, Super Vision Center
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At What Age Should Contact Lenses Be Considered for Children?
February 13, 2008
Contact lenses: A winning option for you and young patients | ecp.acuvue.com
A recent study showed that children aged 8-12 were just as successful as teenagers aged 13-17 in the areas of physiological adjustment and contact lens care. I find this is true in my practice as well. Not only can prescribing to this younger demographic change a child's life, it can also increase an Eye Care Practitioner's bottom line.
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November 8, 2007
Blinded by the Light? Vision Problems and Visual Discomfort Make Driving in the Dark Difficult, Uncomfortable for Most Americans | www.acuvue.com
This survey gives strong evidence to support issues that Eye Care Professionals deal with every day. Most Americans (73%) believe that vision correction would help their ability to drive at night, and yet only 27% of those drivers have sought help from an Eye Doctor. Why is there a discrepancy? Why doesn't everyone who has a vision problem get their eyes examined? Fears and misconceptions.
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November 2, 2007
Bausch & Lomb Continues To Be Served With Lawsuits As A Result of Eye Infections Caused by Renu MoisturLoc Contact Lense Solution, Some Of Which Was Manufactured In Greenville, SC Plant | charleston.injuryboard.com
Even though Bausch & Lomb appears to be getting back on its feet in the contact lens and solution market, their lawsuit woes continue to pile up. At 573 and counting, these lawsuits are expected to cost them over $1 billion.
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Menicon Releases New Silicone Hydrogel Lens (PremiO) to Contact Lens Market
October 16, 2007
A New Silicone Hydrogel Lens Comes to Market | www.clspectrum.com
The newest silicone hydrogel contact lenses introduced to the market use a siloxane-based material, and include the Ciba O2 Optix Custom, the Coopervision Biofinity, and now the Menicon PremiO. I have yet to get my hands on and prescribe any of these lenses so I don't have any first accounts of their performance. But I hope to try at least the Biofinity very soon.
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Professional Boxer's Career In Jeopardy Because of Poor Contact Lens Hygiene
September 7, 2007
Aussie Boxing Champion Hospitalized Due To Eye Infection; Doubts About Career Prospects | www.allheadlinenews.com
So how important is contact lens hygiene? Extremely. If you don't properly take care of your contact lenses, you risk vision loss. Would you change your bad habits if it were to cost you your professional career? Most sane, competent people would emphatically say 'YES!'. Unfortunately though, through ignorance or laziness, not everyone would.
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