Boyce Family Eye Care, Ltd.

04/03/2024

Nearly 30% Of Americans Surveyed Do Not Know Risk Of Looking At Solar Eclipse Without Proper Eye Protection
This can cause permanent distortions or blind spots in their vision. Study author Nicholas Kman, MD, of the Ohio State University’s College of Medicine said, “We can’t stress enough the importance of proper eye protection.” The risk is large given that “about 32 million Americans live in areas along the path of the total solar eclipse set to occur on April 8,” and many others will travel to see it. Kman said that “people who want to watch the eclipse need to purchase specialized eclipse glasses that comply with the ISO 12312-2 international standard,” or they may “create a pinhole eclipse projector using a cardboard box.”

Please protect your eyes!

02/27/2024

The FDA is recalling eye moisturizing ointments made by Equate, CVS Health and AACE Pharmaceuticals. FYI. Please do not use those.
The name brands we have recommended for your eye care continue to be safe for your dry eyes.

02/14/2024

Hi friends,
We’re adjusting our hours secondary to staffing difficulties. We’re hoping this will only be temporary.
Our new hours are:
Monday 10am-7pm
Tuesday 10am-7pm
Wednesday 10am-5pm
Thursday 10am-7pm
Friday closed
Saturday by appointment only.
We’re sorry for the inconvenience.
Dr Boyce

02/01/2024

The FDA “has issued a warning against buying or using South Moon, Rebright and FivFivGo eye drops because of a potential risk of infection.” The FDA “said in an announcement Wednesday that these unapproved copycat products can be easily mistaken for Bausch + Lomb’s Lumify drops, which are approved to ease eye redness.”
The copycats may also “claim to address conditions like glaucoma, which is treated with prescription drugs or surgery, the agency noted.”
FYI
Please only use the drops we’ve recommended!

12/23/2023

Merry Christmas! We’ll be closed Monday, Dec 25 and Tuesday, Dec 26. We’ll be open again on Wednesday, Dec 27 at 10 am. Looking forward to helping you!

11/21/2023

Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for the opportunity to care for you and your families. ❤️
We’ll be closed Tuesday, Nov 21-Sunday, Nov 26 to celebrate Thanksgiving with our family and friends. We’ll be open to help you on Monday, Nov 27 at 10am.

11/02/2023

Here's the link from the FDA not to use certain brands of eye drops secondary to the risk of eye infection.
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-warns-consumers-not-purchase-or-use-certain-eye-drops-several-major-brands-due-risk-eye

The drops we typically recommend for dry eye: Blink, Refresh, Systane are not on this list. Please continue to use them as needed.

Eye Drop Recall

11/01/2023

The US Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 27 warned people not to purchase certain eye drops from CVS, Rite Aid and Target store brands because they could cause eye infections leading to ‘partial vision loss or blindness.’ Other “eye drops from Cardinal Health’s Leader and Rugby brands, and Velocity Pharma were also included in the warning. Although “CVS, Rite Aid and Target are already removing the affected products from stores, the other products may still be available for sale, but should not be purchased, the FDA says.”

If you have any questions about the drops we have recommended you utilize, please call the office at 847-518-0303.

10/12/2023

There’s an annular solar eclipse coming up on Oct. 14. Even though most people probably already know it’s important to wear eye protection during a solar eclipse, we wanted to remind you. Unsafe viewing of a solar eclipse can cause solar retinopathy, which is a type of retinal damage he compared to sunburn on the "sweet spot" inside your eye that provides your clear straight ahead vision. Failure to wear proper eye protection will let in a dangerous amount of ultraviolet radiation and damage the macular tissue in the retina. If you're looking for an eclipse, glasses that have been given the OK by the American Astronomical Society, which includes glasses that meet the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 12312-2 standard is what you'd like to utilize.

08/26/2023

We’re looking for a full time optician or optometric technician! If you’re interested, please call Boyce Family Eye Care, Ltd. at 847-518-0303!

09/28/2022

Assist patients in making appointments, verifying insurance, claiming insurance, selecting glasses, insertion and removal of contact lenses. Assist with taking patient case history and pre testing.