by Nietling Admin | Jul 6, 2021 | Nietling News
If you’re taking the time to read this then we are currently your eye care provider or perhaps you are trying to find the perfect eye team for yourself and your family. With that being said we wanted to take some time and tell you a little bit about our office and our mission.
Nietling Family Eye Care is an independently owned and operated eye care clinic and optical boutique. Dr. Nietling has been practicing in downtown Denison, Texas since 1982 with the simple mission to provide great eye care and eyewear for your whole family. Over the years that mission still rings true. Our certified staff is always putting patient needs first as we push to exceed your expectations of eye care.
Throughout the year our staff attends educational, seminars and webinars to ensure everything in our office is up to code and going above and beyond. Our insurance and billing clerk has over 25 years of billing and coding experience. Our optician has over 20 years of experience in optical sales and lens selection. Both of these team members have worked alongside Dr. Nietling since 2010 putting patient care as the top priority in this practice.
We are not your typical eye clinic; Dr. Nietling is a certified Therapeutic Optometrist and Optometric Glaucoma Specialist so the exams performed in our office are fully comprehensive. Our staff takes the time to explain medical conditions and how they can affect your vision and daily lifestyle. We firmly believe there is so much more to seeing than just finding the perfect pair of glasses. With special testing available we can help treat and co-manage a number of ocular diseases and provide our patients with resources and information needed to move forward once diagnosed.
Our optical boutique isn’t filled with name brand or your run of the mill frames. Our optician knows that your eyewear is an extension of you and needs to be just as unique as you are. Every frame line carried in our office is a representation of what supporting small business can do. Our lines are all independently owned, which provides our patients with better products and a more affordable cost.
At Nietling Family Eye Care we will take into consideration all your visual goals, medical conditions, and lifestyle needs as we build you a customized set of glasses. As technology changes and trends shift you can count on our office to provide you and your family with the care and products that benefit you the most.
by Nietling Admin | Feb 25, 2021 | Nietling News
Dr. Nietling was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Denison for “Embracing Denison’s vision to restore our magnificent historic buildings in the Downtown District.” Congratulations Dr. Nietling and staff!
by Nietling Admin | Apr 30, 2020 | Nietling News
As we attempt to create a new normal and return to business, Nietling Family Eye Care would like to share what we are doing to ensure the safest environment for all our patients. Our office is taking the following steps including our normal disinfecting/sanitizing protocols in effort to keep everyone healthy.
- The office door is locked at all times. There is no walk-in traffic allowed due to COVID-19 until we may return to full working capacity.
- No walk-in adjustments or repairs allowed. Any optical work must be done by curb side appointment.
- We are scheduling one patient every hour to allow staff proper time to disinfect and sanitize the office.
- We ask that unless a driver is needed for your exam that you come to your appointment alone.
- You will be required to sign a COVID-19 Pandemic Eye Exam and Treatment Consent Form in order to be seen in our office.
- Fever is checked on each patient prior to entering the building.
- Disposable mask are available and we recommend that all patients wear one while in the office.
- Hand sanitizer is available for use by each patient upon entering the office. We ask that you use only as needed, since supplies is limited. This will allow our office to be able to continue to serve you.
- Staff is using hand sanitizer before and after each patient encounter.
- Clipboards, pens, eyeglass frames are being disinfected/sanitized after each patient use.
- Children’s play area items have been reduced to ones we can and do disinfect after each child.
- Magazines have been removed from waiting area.
- Bathrooms are disinfected/sanitized by employees after each use.
- We ask that you do not touch the frames on the board, allow the opticians to bring them to you.
- Pick-up for glasses and other purchases is available through curbside drop off appointments only. Staff will contact you to schedule an appointment for pick up.
We understand that not allowing walk-in traffic may inconvenience some of our patients and we apologize for that. However, in order to maintain a clean safe work and patient care area this will be how we conduct business until further notice. Please contact our offices by phone or email to schedule any of your eye care needs. At the bottom of this article we have provided some links we have found helpful during this time.
CDC Link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Texas Governor Link: https://gov.texas.gov/news
Grayson County Link: https://www.co.grayson.tx.us/page/covid.home
Collin County Link: https://www.collincountytx.gov/Pages/default.aspx
by Nietling Admin | Jan 23, 2020 | Nietling News
It was an honor to attend the Annual Denison Chamber of Commerce Awards and Gala this evening. Thank you Denison Chamber. Nietling Optical, P.A.- Denison would like to thank the Denison Chamber of Commerce for its recognition of our office as “Small Business of the Year”. We strive to exceed expectations in eye care and give back to our community as we do!!!! Thank you for the many opportunities given to our practice to support and grow in our Texoma area !!
by Nietling Admin | Apr 25, 2019 | Diabetes, Nietling News
For those of us whom have diabetes, friends that are diabetic or a family history of the disease it is important to know how the disease can affect our vision and eye health. To better understand diabetes in our eyes, first, we must know what is diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic condition that results in too much sugar in the blood. This high blood glucose level over time will weaken and cause changes in the small blood vessels inside your eyes that nourish your retina. These changes cause blood to leak out of the retinal blood vessels; this bleeding can seriously affect your vision, when this occurs, you are then diagnosed with Diabetic Retinopathy. If left untreated Diabetic Retinopathy can cause blindness. Early diagnosis and treatment is an essential key to prevent loss of vision due to Diabetic Retinopathy.
So, how does your eye doctor detect Diabetic Retinopathy? Your optometrist gets to know you, your family history and your personal vision needs through a comprehensive eye examination. It is important to have an annual dilation done by a doctor of optometry if you are a diabetic or have a family history of the medical condition. During this annual in-depth exam, you doctor uses a tool called an ophthalmoscope to look inside your eye through the dilated pupil. This allows your doctor to light up and magnify the inside of the eye. Also, retinal imaging or photographs may be obtained to document and gather even more information about your eye.
What should you look for as a diabetic patient? Beginning stages of Diabetic retinopathy may appear as blurry central or peripheral vision, whereas, you may not notice any symptoms at all. These changes in vision depend on where the bleeding is taking place in your eye. As this ocular disease progresses, you may notice a cloudiness in your vision, blind spots and floaters. Each stage of this disease causes more damage to your eye and the visual symptoms worsen as well. You may experience addition distortion in all ranges of vision and can progress into blindness. When needed there are treatments available that can slow down the progression of diabetic retinopathy. Your eye doctor can recommend a retina specialist for this level of treatment.
As a diabetic patient, the best thing you can do is take steps in your daily living to help prevent the development of Diabetic Retinopathy. By doing so, you are improving your chances to enjoy a lifetime of good vision and health.
Simple Steps for Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention:
- Take your prescribed medication as instructed
- Follow a proper diet
- Exercise regularly
- Have a Comprehensive Dilated Eye Exam done annually
