Drs. Bare, Basic, and Rohm, Optometrists

07/14/2025

Back to School already?? Yes! It's time to start thinking about getting an eye exam for your student (or you!). Start the school year right by contacting us now to schedule an eye exam or use our On-Line Scheduler at https://www.eyesoncville.com/appointment

06/24/2025

LAST DAY TO VOTE FOR US!
Wednesday, June 25th is the last day to vote for us as Cville's Best Optometrist. https://bestof.c-ville.com/2025/optometrist
We think you're the BEST too!

Crown your favorites in Best of C-VILLE!

06/20/2025

Find yourself wishing your arms were longer so you could hold that book far enough away to read it? Are you hoping that the restaurant lighting is bright enough so you can read the menu? Then it's probably time to come see us for a new or updated prescription.

Are you between the ages of 41–60? Has your changed while looking at your phone or computer screen? If you’re reading this on a screen held far from your face, then our friends at the American Optometric Association have a resource for you—learn about age-related vision changes and signs of problems in middle aged adults here:

https://brnw.ch/21wTtUB

05/28/2025

WOW!! Dr. Basic and Dr. Rohm have BOTH been nominated by Best of Cville as Charlottesville's BEST Optometrists! You can't go wrong either way, but we do appreciate your votes!! And thank you for being Cville's best patients :)

https://bestof.c-ville.com/2025/optometrist

04/28/2025

What is Meibomian Gland Dysfunction? It might be fun to say (my-boh-me-an) but it's not great to have. The edges of your upper and lower eyelids are lubricated by an oily secretion produced by the meibomian glands. This oily secretion contributes to the makeup of the tear film, and serves to decrease the rate at which the tears evaporate. When these glands are clogged or not working properly, this dysfunction affects how your eyes feel and look.

The critical role of the eyelid The eyelid’s primary function is to protect the eye from injury and provide a moist cavity for the normal

04/28/2025

Do you have Dry Eyes and wonder about treatment options? IPL (Intense Pulsed Light Therapy) might be for you.

IPL or Intense Pulsed Light therapy is a popular treatment used by optometrists to address various eye conditions, especially those that are related to dry

04/03/2025

We love our patients and we hope you love us! Vote for us as Best Eye Doctor (Health and Beauty Category) in the Daily Progress Reader Choice Awards to show that we're "the best this community has to offer!"

https://dailyprogress.com/exclusive/readerschoice/ballot-2025/

02/20/2025

We are open regular hours today, February 20th.

01/07/2025

We are OPEN today beginning at 9:30 am.

01/06/2025

Due to inclement weather, we are closed today, January 6th. Patients with scheduled appointments will be contacted to reschedule. Thank you for your patience and stay safe, dry, and warm today!

11/27/2024

Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Please note we are closed on Thursday, November 28th.

10/08/2024

Fun eye facts!

1. Vision is so important to humans that almost half of your brain’s capacity is dedicated to visual perception.

2. The most active muscles in your body are the muscles that move your eyes.

3. The surface tissue of your cornea (the epithelium) is one of the quickest-healing tissues in your body. The entire corneal surface can turn over every 7 days.

4. Your eyes can get sunburned. It is called photokeratitis and it can make the corneal epithelium slough off just like your skin peels after a sunburn.

5. Ommatophobia is the fear of eyes.

6. You blink on average about 15 to 20 times per minute. That blink rate may decrease by 50% when you are doing a visually demanding task like reading or working on a computer – and that’s one reason those tasks can lead to more dry-eye symptoms.

7. Your retinas see the world upside down, but your brain flips the image around for you.

8. If you are farsighted (hyperopia) your eye is short, and if you are shortsighted (myopia) your eye is long.

9. An eyelash has a lifespan of about 5 months. If an eyelash falls out it takes about 6 weeks to fully grow back.

10. All blue-eyed people are related. The first person with blue eyes was thought to have lived 6,000 to 10,000 years ago. All people before that had brown eyes.

11. One in every 12 males has some degree of “color blindness.”