Myopia, often referred to as nearsightedness, is an eye disease in which the eye elongates more than it should, causing light to be focused in front of the retina instead of on the retina’s surface. Essentially, your child’s eye is growing too long. Because the eye elongates and grows with the rest of the body, […]
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Layne, one of our skilled Technicians, started working with us in March of 2021. His favorite part about working here at TGVS is getting to learn how our eyes work and using all of the comprehensive equipment we have to help treat patients! In his free time, he likes to go to the gym and […]
Kim, one of our wonderful Opticians, joined our team in October of 2020. She has been married for 2 years in September. Her beautiful little girl named Haven is now 6 months old! She has 2 dogs – a Siberian husky named Zeus and a yellow lab named Thor. One of her favorite hobbies is […]
We will be closed all day on Tuesday, April 12th for a company-wide off site training. We will reopen for regular business hours on Wednesday, April 13th from 10:00am to 7:00pm. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. We will have doctors on-call for emergencies: (636)272-1444. Thank you and have a nice day. […]
Given the rapid increase in childhood myopia being seen in the U.S., the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Academy of Pediatrics recently updated their guidance on managing myopia in children. Both organizations now recommend children play outdoors more to delay the onset of myopia and support proactive treatment of myopic children to reduce the […]
Since its founding, the American Public Health Association has brought together communities across the U.S. to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight important ways to improve our nations’ health. During National Public Health Week this week, be sure to consider the health of not only your eyes, but your overall mental and physical […]
We will have modified business hours for the week of March 21st through March 25th. Please see below: Monday, March 21: 8:30am to 5:00pm Tuesday, March 22: 8:30am to 5:00pm Wednesday, March 23: 10:00am to 5:00pm Thursday, March 24: 8:30am to 5:00pm Friday, March 25: 8:30am to 5:00pm Please note that we will not be […]
Before discussing potential “cures” and ways to control for myopia it is important to ensure we define it correctly. A myopic eye is one that grows too long front to back. We know this because we measure it using special equipment that calculates the length of the eye from the front (cornea) to the back […]
Just because the weather is cold, it doesn’t mean that your kids should be kept indoors all Winter long. In fact, there are many reasons to have them spend time outdoors, not least of which is to protect your child’s vision. Studies show that children who spend time playing outdoors in the sunshine experience less […]