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This composite image, made from seven frames, shows the International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, as it transits the Sun at roughly five miles per second during a partial solar eclipse, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 near Banner, Wyoming. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky) Photo Credit: NASA This composite image of eleven pictures shows the progression of a total solar eclipse at Madras High School in Madras, Oregon on Monday, August 21, 2017. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)                         ..read more

(From the American Optometric Association) Here are four tips to safely view a solar eclipse: Use approved solar eclipse viewers. The only safe way to view a partially eclipsed sun is through special-purpose solar filters, such as “eclipse glasses” or viewers that meet international standard ISO 12312-2 for safe viewing. Sunglasses, smoked glass, unfiltered telescopes or magnifiers, and polarizing filters are unsafe. If you can’t find eclipse viewers, build a pinhole projector to watch the eclipse. (Note-WrightVisionCare does not carry solar eclipse viewers) Technique of the pros. Before looki ..read more

We are excited to announce that we are moving the Main Street optical over to our Prairie Lakes location. Main Street will remain open and focus on medical examinations. We are making this change to give our patients the convenience of exploring all of our frame lines in one place. Our new hours are: Main Street Mon-Frid 8-5 Saturday Closed Prairie Lakes Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri 9-6 Tuesday 9-7 Saturday 9-4 ..read more

Have you caught Dr. Wright in Charter Spectrum’s latest television commercial? At the beginning of the summer Charter sent a crew to our Prairie Lakes Office in Sun Prairie to film Dr. Wright and the rest of the team for their latest commercial. It’s on air now so keep an eye out for it! If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the video ..read more

For Dr. Clements, eye care is very personal. When Dr. Clements was a junior in high school, he quit baseball because he couldn’t see the ball in the outfield anymore. It was one of his favorite sports. His team went on to win back-to-back state championships. Dr. Clements says a trip to the eye doctor would have kept him in the game. He says it’s this experience that drove him to pursue eye care. He doesn’t want anyone’s vision to be a reason for missing out on anything in life. This led him to begin his pursuit of eye care at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa where he earned his BS in Biology ..read more

We’ve heard from multiple patients that laser eye correction changed their life. That’s why we are proud partner of TLC Laser Eye Centers. So what is LASIK? Laser vision correction (e.g., LASIK) is a safe and popular alternative to glasses and contact lenses. LASIK is a laser eye surgery that can greatly reduce or eliminate your need for glasses and contacts. In a brief 30-minute procedure, an ophthalmologist gently reshapes your cornea with a laser. The whole procedure is quick and provides very little discomfort. Most people even see well enough to drive the next day and return to work. To l ..read more

TLC Laser Eye Centers are giving away one FREE LASIK procedure per month! We’ve had many many patients get laser eye correction and say it changed their life. So take a few minutes and enter the sweepstakes. Here’s the link ..read more

It’s safe to say no one likes to get their eyes dilated when they go in for their eye exam. That’s why OPTOS or OPTO Map Imaging is such good news for our patients! OPTOS allows us to see the back of your eye and make sure it is completely healthy without having to dilate your eyes! Hooray! So what’s the catch? There isn’t one. It’s really simple and it doesn’t hurt at all. You just lean forward towards the OPTOS machine and we’ll snap a picture of the back of your eye. That’s it! Unfortunately, not everyone can avoid dilation. There are certain conditions where the OPTOS won’t work. To learn ..read more

Dr. Zarwell lights up our office. She is equally caring as she is skilled in eye care. We love the passion she brings to our team and how faithfully she serves her patients. She says she enjoys being an optometrist because, “it allows me to help people see better and feel better, which in turn, allows them to function at their highest level at home and at work.” Dr. Zarwell graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Allegheny College, Meadville, PA and went on to earn her Doctor of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, IL. She completed her residency in cornea and contact len ..read more