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A Costco Membership is a great investment. For $55.00 a month you get unlimited access to all Costco Warehouses and access to their gas stations, which are normally 2 to 3 cents cheaper than most stations. Costco offers many items in bulk that you wouldn’t find at your local Vons or Albertsons. Buying in bulk allows you to stretch out your shopping trips to once a month. Costco’s generic brand, Kirkland, is comparable to a lot of name brand items for a much more affordable price. Costco also offers travel discounts on hotels, flights and vacation packages. The price of a Costco membership will pay for itself in your first visit!

Although Costco is great to buy in bulk, they may not offer a wide variety of brand names. They do offer contacts and glasses, but the variety may not be as extensive and they may not be as great of quality as you would find in an ophthalmology office such as Morris Eye Group. They do not carry all of the brands that Morris Eye Group carries and the quality of the lenses is far less than the lens options Morris Eye Group offers.  Sometimes the reason one may have poor vision due to cataracts.  Costco does not have an experienced, board certified ophthalmologist on site either, so they will not be able to treat cataracts if you have them.  Another one of the things Costco does not offer is LASIK.  Morris Eye Group has three board certified ophthalmologists and two board certified optometrists that can treat diseases of the eye, vision problems, and do surgery such as Cataract removal.  We also have two optical department s with over 5000 different glasses frames.  So, if you are in need of a specific glasses frame, brand of contact lenses, or would like to have LASIK, schedule your next appointment with Morris Eye Group.

Country music may not be a favorite among many, but its growing popularity and universality may convert any rap and R&B lover.  In the past, this genre of music has been associated with cowboy boots, wrangler jeans and a southern accent.  Many people thought it to be depressing, whiney non-sense.  Recently, the country music scene has become more mainstream.  Many artists such as Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban have become popular to the pop music fan base and have often times been featured on many pop radio stations.  It also seems as if country music has turned away from the depressing lyrics, and moved forward toward the fun loving, care free songs.  Country music has always embraced love songs, and now with this new pop-country feel, more and more fans of the genre are emerging. 

Summer in San Diego is a great time for Concerts.  From the San Diego County Fair, to the Del Mar Races, and other outdoor venues like Humphrey’s and Cricket Amphitheater, many of these pop-country stars are putting on concerts for this beach-going area.   If you don’t get front row seats, it would be awesome to be able to see your favorite country artist. If you have trouble seeing and do not want to wear contacts or glasses, especially during the summer, you may want to think about getting LASIK.  Because of the fast recovery time, you can get your LASIK procedure and be able to drive yourself to see your favorite country artist in concert the very next day!  Morris Eye Group will help you have fun in the sun during Summer in San Diego.

Redbox is the greatest idea since someone came up with the idea that people might want to watch movies at home. The price is great - $1.00 plus tax per night per movie, and they have all the new releases out pretty quickly. The red kiosks are popping up everywhere, and they’re so easy to use. The guided step-by-step process makes it quick and easy for anyone to understand. You simply push the red “rent a movie” button and then click on the picture of the movie you want once you make your selection. There is also a choice to read what the movie is about. If you haven’t heard of the movie, and you wear glasses but forgot your glasses at home, this could pose a problem if you did not want to rent the movie before knowing its premise.  You can enter your e-mail information, and they will send you coupons, receipts of payment and reminders if you forget to bring back the movie in 24 hours! After your selection, the computer asks you to slide your credit/debit card for payment. In just a few seconds, your movie slides out of the slot and you’re on your way. It’s so great not to have to elbow past everyone in the video store crowded around the new releases, and you don’t have to talk to anyone who also wants to sell you popcorn and candy with your movie. That’s all there is to it. If you fail to return the DVD by 9:00 pm the next day, they charge your credit card $1 per day until you do. It’s that simple. The best part is, you can return the movie to ANY Redbox kiosk – it doesn’t even have to be the same one you rented from.   Watching movies at home can be quite relaxing, but if your vision is poor, then the quality of the picture can become fuzzy.  Wearing glasses could get annoying if it is a sad movie and you are crying a lot; and, contacts can dry out your eyes after a long day.  Luckily, LASIK is a great option to fight all these problems. Laser eye surgery is fast, easy, and has a quick recovery time.   LASIK can make going to Redbox and choosing a movie to watch it at your leisure in the comfort of your own home a great experience not only for you, but the rest of your family.

For many people college graduation is a time of excitement and a feeling of accomplishment. But, for some graduation is a time of fear regarding the unknown. As it is just past graduation season many graduates are reluctant to start their futures, and for others who want to progress, they face the reality of not being able to get the job they thought they would. For the rare few, jobs or graduate school are immediately in their future.

However despite all these concerns and doubts graduation is really a beginning, and despite everything it can be a hopeful time. Graduates, have one great thing going for them, they are graduated with a college degree, which is more than some people can boast. Especially in this economy, a degree has become the required ticket for admittance to becoming a productive member of our society. Jobs still can be found, although rare, and are reserved for not necessarily the brightest, but the most diligent. Much is required of these recent grads, who not only have to be diligent, but also be able to endure the long job search and still attempt to remain hopeful.

Graduation, despite all the obstacles, is a time of celebration and reverie. Recent grads have accomplished and sacrificed much to get to the end of their four, or five years. And although thousands accomplish the same feat each year, it’s still special and something to be applauded. When considering a gift to give a graduate one might want to consider the gift of sight! LASIK is a the perfect gift for someone graduating from college. A college graduate will have stable vision and by giving the gift of LASIK the graduate will no long have to endure the cost of contacts or glasses anymore. At Morris Eye Group we offer many ways to afford LASIK. We have interest free financing for up to two years. There should be no reason that you grad should have to suffer any longer, when considering the gift of sight with LASIK- consider Morris Eye Group.

Weekend Fun

Who says staying home can’t be fun?  The economy is slowly getting better but many people aren’t seeing much of a difference yet.  When the times are tough the best way to save is to stay at home.  Staying in isn’t the end of the world, you just want to make sure that you have a decent pair of glasses or contacts so that you can enjoy the full effects of television or movies at home.

Now that it is summer time, barbeques can be a good way to reconnect with the neighbors that have been hibernating throughout the winter.  One problem with barbeques is that the smoke from the barbeque can cause your glasses to fog up. If this is a big problem, one may want to consider having the LASIK procedure. BBQing will be much more enjoyed if you can see what you are cooking! LASIK is a quick, safe procedure that can be life changing. Not just for those BBQing for  anyone who likes to be outside hiking or swimming too.

San Diego is a great city to visit. We have multiple climates within a 50 mile radius that provides you with beach, desert and mountains. There are so many fun activities in San Diego, however, one must make sure before visiting that he/she has had their vision tested recently; after all, why come to such a beautiful city if you can’t see clearly? At Morris Eye Group we offer eye exams, glasses, contact lenses and LASIK eye surgery. All of these options provide one with the ability to see well and enjoy all that there is to do in San Diego, such as: Sea World. Sea World is a fun place that is right on Mission Bay that has lot of underwater animals and about 10 minutes away from that is The World Famous San Diego Zoo where you can see many wild animals in there habitat. Take another 5 minute drive south and you will run into downtown which is filled with beautiful high rise buildings, the gaslamp which provides a great nightlife, and Petco park, home of the Padres. San Diego also has great weather, year around. So whether you’re looking to site see or just relax on the beach, San Diego is the perfect place! Make sure before you come that you have an eye exam and get the necessary contacts, glasses or LASIK that you need in order to enjoy this wonderful city.

Although it is important to be able to see well throughout the day, it is most important when performing what could be considered dangerous activities, such as driving. While trying to drive one needs excellent vision to not only get from one destination to another but also to avoid car accidents. A helpful new technology today has exploded with new ways to talk, work, and drive. GPS is one of the most user friendly, helpful technologies for busy lifestyles and for those that want to be able to concentrate on driving while hearing directions out loud.  People from every walk of life can use this.  It can be difficult finding a new store location, a friend’s house, or a business you’ve never been to before, but with GPS one can get to these locations with ease. GPS can be found on most smart phones and individual providers such as Garmin or Megallan.  With a click away you can navigate yourself in an unknown area in seconds. This saves people time and frustration, not to mention relieving the stresses involved with navigation. Make sure before you invest in a GPS system that you have updated glasses, contacts or have had LASIK to be able to see the system well and drive with confidence. Morris Eye Group provides all solutions to those looking for an answer to problems with driving vision or distance vision. There are several ways to correct myopia or nearsightedness. Distance glasses, contact lenses or LASIK are all solutions for those looking to be able to drive, see the GPS and get where you want to go without having to worry about blurry vision. Morris Eye Group serves the San Diego community when it comes to improving vision.

10News.com

New Lens Can Reduce Need For Glasses, Contacts
Procedure For People Who Are Nearsighted

POSTED: 4:07 pm PDT May 8, 2006
UPDATED: 5:12 pm PDT May 8, 2006

SAN DIEGO — There’s a new option for people who are nearsighted.

A recently approved intraocular lens (ICL) can eliminate or reduce the need for glasses or contacts.

And the procedure is painless, fast and reversible.

Christine Lord and Miriam Wisniewski are nearsighted and have been that way for most of their lives. Both women have considered lasik or laser vision correction, but they have concerns about permanently changing the anatomy of their eyes.

“I was always afraid of lasik. (I) just didn’t want to have anything altered,” said Wisniewski.

“I didn’t have enough cornea to do the lasik,” said Lord.

Lord and Wisniewski are among the first San Diegans to undergo a new procedure to correct their vision.

A tiny foldable lens about the size of a little finger is placed under the iris, 10News reported.

Ophthalmologist Jeffrey Morris implanted a ICL lens to fix nearsightedness in both women.

Think of it like a contact lens inside your eye. It corrects vision without harming the cornea or other tissue.

“It’s a reversible procedure. You can take the lens out if you haven’t altered the anatomy of the eye,” said Morris.

The lens, made of a special collamer material, corrects moderate to severe nearsightedness by bending light rays to improve blurry distance vision without the need of glasses or contacts.

Within a half hour of having the procedure, both Lord and Wisniewski were seeing things clearly for the first time in decades.

The ICL procedure is approved only for nearsightedness, but it may eventually be available for farsightedness and astigmatism.

The procedure normally takes 10 to 15 minutes.

The ideal candidate is older than 21 years of age and has moderate to significantly nearsighted vision.

The risks are minimal with a rare chance of infection.
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There are several types of aerobic activity that one can participate in. Going for a run, a hike, a swim or the gym are all forms of workouts that can improve the mind and body. When working out, one must make sure that they have contact lenses or have had LASIK prior to the exercise. Trying to wear glasses while working-out can sometimes cause frustration. The glasses can fog up, fall off, or slide down the bridge of the nose. This can be distracting and frustrating when trying to workout. LASIK is a great solution for those that are active. It is a very fast solution to a lifelong problem that glasses can cause. Lasik eye surgery is fast, painless and has a quick recovery time. The laser eye surgery takes about twenty minutes and depending on the technique used, the recovery time can be as little as 24 hours.

Trying to do Bikram Yoga, or “hot yoga” while wearing glasses can be most frustrating. You spend an hour in a heated room with an instructor and fellow classmates with soothing music and simple instructions.  Beginners can sometimes be worried that it will be too hot, or simply impossible to put your body in those positions. Wearing glasses that slip and slide down the bridge of the nose while trying to be in a yoga pose can cause distraction.  Put your mind at ease, the LASIK procedure can prevent this from happening and can help you achieve the fitness goals you set for yourself. As you spend more time doing yoga, your flexibility and muscle tone will increase and certain poses will get easier.  After each session, your body will feel relaxed and your mind will feel free. Whether it’s yoga, running, swimming or aerobic activity you wish to engage in, LASIK can help you achieve all your goals physically and visually.

Many people enjoy wine tasting. Wine tasting can be a very fun activity with both family and friends; however, one wants to make sure before wine tasting that they bring their glasses or contact lenses to be able to see the difference in the wines and the colors of the wine.

For this activity, there’s a perfect place located in the little coastal village of Carlsbad.  Witch Creek Winery offers wine tastings for $6.00 a guest, and this includes their signature glass as yours to take home.  For members, wine tastings are always complimentary for them and their guests.   As a member, you receive two bottles of different red wines every month, and the total is never more than $40.00 each month.  The winery selects your wine, so you always get to discover a new red wine that you’re sure to love.  Witch Creek Winery also holds a few different wine parties throughout the year.  It’s always fun to meet, mix and mingle with fellow wine connoisseurs at these parties.  One of the great things about Witch Creek is that you get to finish your tasting with either the fragrantly sweet musk, or the sinfully delicious port wine with a small handful of semi-sweet chocolate morsels.  Another awesome perk about this winery is that after you’ve finished your tasting, you don’t have to worry about driving right away.  Witch Creek Winery happens to sit right across the street from the Carlsbad Beach, so you can be sure to enjoy a leisurely walk with your friends and loved ones before you get in your vehicle and leave.  Again, make sure that you have seen your eye doctor recently to be able to enjoy both the views from the beach and the experience of the wine tour.