At Fort Collins Family Eye Care, we go beyond standard eye exams and off-the-shelf
prescriptions. For individuals with general injuries, our work focuses on one essential goal: restoring visual function as part of whole-body recovery.

Many of our patients face complex challenges like brain injury, trigeminal
neuralgia, convergence insufficiency, double vision, chronic eye strain, and light
sensitivity — conditions that impact far more than just eyesight. They affect cognitive
function, balance, comfort, productivity, and quality of life.

That’s where therapeutic eyewear comes in.

Specialized Technologies That Make a Difference

We utilize a range of advanced lens and frame technologies designed specifically to reduce
neurologic strain and improve function.

👓 Prism Lenses

These lenses help align the visual system, reducing double vision, improving dept
perception, and calming overworked eye muscles. They’re particularly effective for patients
post-concussion or stroke.

🧠 Neurolenses

Neurolenses use contoured prism technology to address eye misalignment and its
neurological consequences. They are clinically shown to relieve symptoms like eye
fatigue, headaches, neck tension, and even dizziness — all common barriers to returning
to work or school.

🧿 Shaw Lens Technology

For patients who struggle with unequal prescriptions between their eyes (anisometropia)
or who have had visual imbalances due to injury or developmental issues, standard lenses
can create distortion, image size differences, or poor depth perception. Shaw lenses are
designed to optically balance the images reaching both eyes, improving binocular vision
comfort and performance.

Shaw lenses are especially powerful in helping patients who:

• Feel disoriented or dizzy with traditional glasses
• Experience double vision or poor spatial awareness
• Are recovering from a stroke, brain injury, or surgical intervention affecting one eye
  more than the other

By correcting aniseikonia (image size difference between eyes), Shaw lenses allow the
brain to fuse visual information more effectively — reducing fatigue, motion sensitivity, and
performance breakdowns during reading or screen work.

🔄 Yoked Prisms

These lenses subtly shift the visual field to support better balance, coordination, and
spatial awareness — essential for patients with brain injuries or vestibular dysfunction.
They often complement PT/OT strategies beautifully.

⛅ Syntonic Phototherapy

Phototherapy is a precision tint that filters out triggering wavelengths of light. Patients
with photophobia, migraines, or screen sensitivity often report major relief, allowing
them to tolerate indoor lighting and digital environments more comfortably.

⚙️ Customized Frame Fitting

Therapeutic lenses require frames that maintain exact alignment throughout the day. We
ensure each patient’s fit supports consistent therapeutic benefit — not just occasional
improvement.

Transformative Outcomes for Real People

We’ve worked with patients who:

• Returned to cognitively demanding jobs after months of debilitating visual fatigue
• Finally read or use screens again without migraines
• Regained confidence in mobility and orientation thanks to improved spatial
  awareness
• Found relief from constant facial or neck tension caused by visual strain

These are not isolated cases — they reflect the power of prescribed therapeutic lens
technology tailored to brain and vision recovery.

Why Vision Is the Missing Link in Recovery

We understand that by the time a patient reaches the workforce again — they’ve already
overcome immense hurdles.

They’ve survived the injury.
They’ve spent time in the emergency room.
They’ve worked with physical therapists, occupational therapists, vestibular
specialists, and vocational rehabilitation teams.
Every person along the way has invested deeply in their healing, recovery, and success.

But here’s what often happens next:

They go back to work — and they can’t use their eyes.
They can’t tolerate the lighting.
They can’t focus on a screen.
Their head hurts, their eyes ache, and their vision feels unstable.
And suddenly, despite every effort… they can’t keep the job.
Why?
Because no one identified the hidden visual dysfunction that undermines their ability to
perform.
This is where Fort Collins Family Eye Care can help.

Let’s Bridge the Final Gap in Recovery — Together

We specialize in uncovering and treating the invisible visual impairments that derail
return-to-work outcomes. Through advanced therapeutic lenses, frame technologies, and
neuro-optometric care, we give patients the tools they need to use their eyes comfortably
and confidently again.

Why This Matters

Our approach and mission: helping individuals regain independence
and productivity after injury or disability. By addressing the often-overlooked visual
component of neurologic recovery, we help patients:

• Re-enter the workforce
• Engage in vocational training or education
• Improve daily functioning and reduce fatigue
• Enhance outcomes from other therapies (like OT and PT)

We believe vision therapy and therapeutic eyewear should be part of the core rehab
conversation — not an afterthought.