Seasonal Eye Allergies: A Survival Guide from Your Arvada Optometrist

Here at Arvada Optometric Center, we proudly offer a wide array of eye and vision care services. We take both eye emergencies as well as scheduled appointments, and would love to assist you whether you need a new pair of glasses, have a serious eye condition you’d like addressed or simply want to kick those pesky seasonal allergies.

Suffering from Seasonal Allergies? Get Optometry Help

While seasonal allergies might seem like a matter for a drugstore aisle, your optometry team here at Arvada can actually do a lot to help you. For one thing, we can take a look at your eyes and see if you’re suffering from allergies or from another condition – or if perhaps you have a secondary condition. Then we can recommend the right course of treatment.

How Do Seasonal Allergies Affect Your Vision?

Seasonal allergies can make eyes runny, inflamed, itchy or dry, or all of the above at once. When this happens, your vision can be compromised, making it hard to work, read, drive, or even, if discomfort is strong enough, sleep. This can also be problematic for people who wear contacts, which can build up proteins or bacteria that cause an infection.

How Can an Optometrist Help with Your Eyesight?

An optometrist will start by diagnosing your condition. If you are truly suffering from allergies, the fix is easier than if, say, you have chronic dry eye, which needs a more serious course of action. Similarly, regular allergies are less serious than conjunctivitis, or pink eye, an infection that can become very serious if left untreated. Through a combination of expert diagnosis and effective treatment, your optometrist will help you move past your allergies in the best shape possible.

Make an Appointment with Our Eye Doctor, Serving Arvada and Westminster

Dr. Cottrell of Arvada Optometric Center graduated from Pacific University in 2007 with his Doctorate of Optometry. He did externships at Moran Eye Center and the Salt Lake City Veterans Hospital diabetic clinic, and began practicing at Arvada Optometric Center in 2008. In 2011, Dr. Cottrell became the owner of the practice, with the goal of providing the best eye care possible to the Arvada community.

Ready to knock out those seasonal allergies? See an eye doctor in Arvada and Westminster. We serve both towns, as well as surrounding areas. Please give us a call at 303-424-5282 or request an appointment through our website. Our optometry team is eager to see and help you today!