Calgary Retina Consultants

12/21/2024

10/05/2024

You can be Spooky 🦇but also Smart this Halloween. 🎃 Non-Prescription Contact Lenses Are Dangerous and Harm Eyes Every Year. Please Keep Your Eyes Safe. https://www.aao.org/eye-health/halloween-cosplay-colorful-contacts-eye-safety

06/10/2024

“Bright Eyes Bright Skies”, our Calgary Retinal Consultants team for the Orbis Canada Plane Pull fund raiser, raised almost 10K towards saving sight through Orbis Canada/Orbis International preventing blindness projects around the world.

04/06/2024

Here in Calgary we will be experiencing a partial solar eclipse (~40%) Monday beginning at 11:48 a.m. MDT, hitting its maximum at 12:43 p.m. MDT and ending at 1:38 p.m. Looking directly at partially eclipsed sun can permanently damage vision or cause permanent blindness. Please take extra care to protect your eyes and check out our Eclipse Tips below.

03/09/2024

Who is feeling ready for spring? 🌷As we start back to our favourite outside activities, don't forget to protect your eyes. https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/pickleball-eye-protection-black-eye

12/22/2023

🍾🥂Champagne cork accidents are real, so please celebrate safely! Here are some tips to pop a Champagne cork without harming your eyes

A Champagne cork can fly up to 50 mph — fast enough to shatter glass. If the cork hits an eye, it can cause bleeding, abrasions and even glaucoma.

12/09/2023

🎄✨Glitter on pine cones and tinsel on trees; bright snowy hillsides and dry autumn leaves — eye hazards aren't always easy to spot — but you're bound to find them, ready or not. Don't let holiday eye hazards catch you by surprise!🎄✨

Glitter on pine cones and tinsel on trees; bright snowy hillsides and dry autumn leaves — eye hazards aren't always easy to spot, but this winter you'll find them, ready or not. Don't let holiday eye

10/07/2023

Beware! There are unproven eye cures that have gone viral. Please, steer clear of these dangerous trends.
Also, don't look for answers on Dr. ChatGPT. The chatbot only answers common eye health questions accurately 15% of the time!

Let's take a closer look at some of the scariest unproven eye cures that have been talked about on the internet.

07/08/2023

Are you travelling this summer? ✈️🚙 Here are some great Eye Care tips for travellers

Eye emergencies can be frightening, especially when you’re far from home. Accidents and injuries can make it hard to navigate a new city – even worse, some conditions can lead to permanent vision loss

03/04/2023

You have the power to restore sight.
Colton Thompson experienced the marvel of cornea donation at age 7, after a gruesome fishhook injury threatened his vision. https://www.aao.org/eye-health/patient-stories-detail/colton-fishhook-injury

March is Eye Donor Awareness Month - Learn how to become a donor in Alberta https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Pages/OTDRHome.aspx

Within weeks after suffering a gruesome fishing accident, 7-year-old Colton began to lose his vision. A hastily cast fishhook had so badly damaged his eye, that he needed a new cornea. Thanks to the g