By Patrizia Colmenares, O.D. November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and the eye doctors at Virginia Eye Consultants are dedicated to helping patients with Diabetes maintain their vision. Dr. Patrizia Colmenares explains the connection between Diabetes and your eye health and shares tips to take care of your vision. What... Read More
In addition to our dedication to caring for your vision and eye health, Virginia Eye Consultants also values community service and supporting local non-profit organizations. Our community partners have missions that align with our goals, including the American Diabetes Association of Hampton Roads, the Foundation Fighting Blindness, Virginia Opera, Virginia... Read More
Our guest blogger this month is Jessica Schiffbauer, OD. She shares highlights from the Virginia Optometric Association's Annual Conference. Virginia Eye Consultants' optometrists, residents, and student externs were all fortunate to attend the 2019 Virginia Optometric Association’s Annual Conference in Richmond. We were able to reunite and meet with many... Read More
“My whole life I had terrible vision,” said Douglas Murphy, a patient at Virginia Eye Consultants. Douglas is a junior at North Carolina State University and has been part of the Marine ROTC program since his freshman year. “My dream is to fly planes and that was not possible with... Read More
“Virginia Eye Consultants really cares,” said Amber. “They want to make every patient’s experience the best that it can be every time they come in.” -Amber Amber had noticed changes in the vision of her right eye, but she had never heard of retinal detachment. When she went to her... Read More
This month's guest blog post was written by our optometric resident, Dr. Monique Smyth. How did I get cataracts? I hear this all the time from patients who are confused why they used to be able to see and then all of a sudden, it seems like, their glasses don’t... Read More
“My eyes were burning, raw, and sticky. It was ruining my golf game!” Connie laughed as she shared the struggle she went through with dry eye symptoms. Connie was able to find relief from chronic dry eyes with treatment from Dr. John Sheppard at Virginia Eye Consultants. The symptoms of... Read More
It’s Thursday, April 11th, the spring sunshine is setting and the Norfolk Tides are ready to play ball at their first home stand of the 2019 season at Harbor Park. Being an avid baseball fan, I was bound to catch the Norfolk Tides take the field for their home opener.... Read More
Patrick is a firefighter with Station 10 for the Newport News fire department and he is amazed at how much LASIK has improved his vision while helping him keep his community safe. Patrick was a winner in Virginia Eye Consultants’ 2019 Focus on Our Heroes, a contest to award LASIK... Read More
The Virginia Optometric Association (VOA) announced that Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO is the 2019 Virginia Young Optometrist of the Year. She will receive this prestigious Vanguard Award at the VOA's annual meeting in June. Dr. Koetting joined Virginia Eye Consultants in 2014. She is residency trained in ocular disease management... Read More