Longmont’s Eye Care Center of Northern Colorado marks its 10th year at larger facility – Longmont Times-Call

 

Back when the Beatles were still a band, Vietnam was a staple of every evening newscast and gas was going for 35 cents a gallon, the Eye Care Center of Northern Colorado was established at 1446 Hover St. in Longmont. It was a simple, small building with an eye doctor. The year was 1969.

This month the center is celebrating 10 years at its state-of-the-art location on Dry Creek Drive. The Eye Care Center of Northern Colorado is now one of Colorado’s most advanced facilities for eye health, surgery and vision correction. It’s also one of the largest in the state.

 

The center has grown to have eight specialists to include cataract surgeons, three retina specialists, a glaucoma specialist, a Lasik surgeon, an oculoplastic facial surgeon, a general ophthalmologist, and an optometrist.

 

“Our population is aging,” explained Dr. Benedict. “We have Baby Boomers aging, and so we have more cases of glaucoma and other issues.”

 

In addition to the aging world, rising types of allergies, more exposure to digital screens, pollution, lifestyle diseases and side effects of common medications are leading to more diagnosed cases of dry eye, allergy eyes and aged-related macular degeneration, according to Euromonitor International, which monitors health trends in the U.S. and the world. .

 

Cataracts, glaucoma, aged-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy are all on the increase as the population ages in Colorado and beyond.

 

With a growing number of older patients streaming through the door each day, the center may start drawing up plans for another expansion later this year, Benedict said.

 

They’re called The Dustbowl Revival, but “dustbowl” should be read as style, not politics. It’s more Mardi Gras than “Grapes of Wrath.” You could see this band with all their belongings on the back of a wagon heading west, but it would be a party. Their Americana swing gets you tapping your toes and raising your glass. No one’s down on their luck here.

 

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