Welcome to Eye Care Center
Providing you excellent service and quality you can see.
Since 1983, our optometric practice has been proudly serving College Station - Tower Point, Bryan, TX and surrounding communities with excellent service and a friendly staff.
From the moment you arrive for your visit, YOU are our number one priority. We schedule ample time for your appointment so you will never feel rushed or hurried. The desire of Dr. Belinda Dobson, Dr. Abby Zike, Dr. Isis Kaldas, and Dr. Jon House is to make certain you have all of your questions and concerns addressed in our office before you leave.
The most common comment we hear is, “Wow, I’ve never had an eye exam like that before!” The time and compassion every member of our staff offers makes for a world-class experience.
Our team also pays attention to the details and this ensures your time with us is efficient, enjoyable, and informative. Dr. Dobson’s leadership at Eye Care Center drives a unified team-approach that breeds exceptional customer service during every part of your eye exam. Our passion is simply providing exceptional customer service.
Finally, our team of eye care professionals wants to get to get to know you! Our belief is that if we truly get to know our patients and what makes them happy, we can visually accommodate them in every stage of life. It’s the perfect balance of the “science ” and the “getting to catch up with an old friend.”
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There are many options available to adults and children for corrective lenses (glasses and contacts) when engaged in physical activities.
Here is a look at the different modalities and the pros and cons
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) was originally used to treat malaria and is now commonly used to treat rheumatological and dermatological diseases. It is frequently used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Lupus and is often
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that around 2.8 million people in the United States suffer from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year, and vision can be affected. Concussions are a
The majority of cataract surgeries performed in the U.S. are done with a local anesthetic and IV sedation.
The local anesthesia may be accomplished in one of two ways: either an injection of
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day and the “wearin’ of the green,” we thought it would be fun and fitting to share some interesting facts about green…eyes!
#1
Green is the rarest eye color.
A common question asked during the eye exam is, “When is the puff coming?”
Patients are referring to air-puff or non-contact tonometry. Tonometry is the procedure used to measure eye pressure, and
Have you ever seen a temporary black spot in your vision? How about jagged white lines? Something that looks like heat waves shimmering in your peripheral vision?
If you have, you may have
Eye doctors typically pride themselves on being able to improve someone’s vision through glasses or contact lens prescriptions. Whether it’s a first-time glasses wearer, or someone having either a small or large
For over 40 years the standard surgical treatment for glaucoma was a procedure called a trabeculectomy.
In a trabeculectomy, the ophthalmic surgeon would make a hole in the wall of eye to allow
Demodex folliculorum -- often just called demodex -- is a mite that occurs naturally on many people's faces and resides in hair follicles, particularly the follicles of eyelashes. Most of the time,
There are many opinions on the topic of texting and driving. The goal of this blog post is to explore the effects on vision during texting.
So, from a visual perspective, why does
We commonly see patients who come in saying that their eyes are bleeding.
The patient is usually referring to the white part of their eye, which has turned bright red. The conjunctiva is
Do you have floaters in your vision?
Floaters are caused by thick areas in the gel-like fluid that fills the back cavity of your eye, called the vitreous.
Many people, especially highly near-sighted people,
A common question asked during the eye exam is, “When is the puff coming?”
Patients are referring to air-puff or non-contact tonometry. Tonometry is the procedure used to measure eye pressure, and
We commonly see patients who come in saying that their eyes are bleeding.
The patient is usually referring to the white part of their eye, which has turned bright red. The conjunctiva is
Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that can affect the retina of people who have diabetes.
The retina is the light-sensitive tissue that lines the back of the eye, and it detects light
In light of the holiday season, here are our top 10 eye care jokes.
1) What do you call a blind deer? No Eye Deer!
2) What do you call a blind deer with
Punctal plugs are something we use to help treat Dry Eye Syndrome.
This syndrome is a multifactorial problem that comes from a generalized decrease in the amount and quality of the tears
Knowing the difference between the various specialties in the eye care industry can be confusing, especially given the fact that they all start with the same letter and in many ways sound
