Carolyn (NA)

Scleral Contact Lens

Dr Forrest has been able to help my vision! I have better vision now with my new scleral contact lenses. I have many health issues, both with my eyes and Sjogrens, which affects the moisture in my eyes. These contacts are giving me my best vision in many years. They last longer than the other scleral lenses that I have tried and they are more comfortable. Thank you Dr Forrest and everyone at Eagle Vision.

Barb (DVM)

Scleral Contact Lens

I have never written a testimonial before but this one I am happy to do! I could not be more pleased with my Scleral contact lens that I have had now for the past 2 months. My vision had been slowly deteriorating in my left eye (with keratoconus) despite the best efforts of Dr. Forrest. It took me a year to finally take him up on his recommendation that I try a Scleral lens in my problematic left eye. My only regret is that I did not take his advice sooner!!! I am seeing better than I have in years and am so much more comfortable than I had been previously. My left eye was always bothering me when I wore my previous toric soft lens for more than 6 hours. Now I see great and comfortably all day. Dr. Forrest and everyone at Eagle Vision always treat me like family. I always feel welcome and special to them all. They all get an A+ in my book for customer service and care. Thank you!!!

K.K. (Unknown)

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We were delighted with the results of Vision Therapy for our 11-year-old son. Through the diligence of Elizabeth and Carol working with him, encouraging him to keep up with his exercises, and making the appointments a positive experience for him, he was thrilled with the results that he was now reading at a 13-year-old level. It boosted his confidence greatly. We appreciate the friendly and professional appointments with Dr. Gabriel – our son looked forward to seeing her! Thank you! -K. K.

M.S. (Unknown)

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“We are grateful for the opportunity to do vision therapy to help heal our son’s eyes and make them stronger. Carol and Elizabeth were so helpful and positive. It’s not easy with a six year-old but the opportunity to have healthy eyes wasn’t an option. With perseverance we did it!” –MS

E.W. (Unknown)

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“Vision Therapy made daily tasks of reading and schoolwork easier once he worked and trained his eye muscles to do what they were meant to do.” –EW

S.P. (Unknown)

Office Visit

“(After Vision Therapy, my son’s) reading is much smoother, comes with less concentration/hardship…even reads beyond “time” if he’s enjoying the story…fewer letter reversals, fewer missed words and scanning over words or skipping lines when reading.” –SP

Robert S. (N/a)

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I am writing to attest to an excellent experience the I had with Eagle vision & Eye Clinic.I traveled 550 miles to be fit for a scleral lens. Dr. Forrest was an excellent choice for me. He did seven day's work in three day's time, a real help. His staff is quite excellent as well, and I might add, the women are very pretty. To show you what a great group they are, I have a story. I had had my new lens for three days, and it greatly helped my vision. When I got shingles in my dominant eye, I had lost 90% of it . When I had made the 550 mile trip home, I was chagrined to find that, somehow or another, my klutzy self had lost the brand new, expensive lens. I called the clinic and Dr. Forrest sent me a replacement for which he did not charge. Now where in today's "every body's in it for himself" world can you find a clinic run like this? A Five Star rating for sure. Definitely my highest endorsement, and I am not easy to please.

Linda K. (N/A)

Scleral Contact Lens

I went for a routine cataract removal surgery, which had been explained to me as a procedure that is done simply and successfully. However, during the surgery, the instrument “overheated” and as a result, my eye was severely burned. The surgeon quickly removed what was left of the cataract and stitched up the eye as best as he could. I went home to heal, but within the next 3 weeks the eye required two additional surgeries: one to repair the initial stitches which had pulled loose due to the condition of the eye tissue, and then, one for a partial corneal graft to cover the large and deep burn area. Since that time, I have been adjusting to having only a small amount of vision from that eye. Four doctors who have examined the eye have all agreed that it is amazing that I didn’t lose the eye itself and amazing that there was any vision at all. I have been told, more than once, that an eye as damaged as mine is seldom seen. In addition to loss of vision, the injured eye has been painful much of the time, due to my chronic dry eye syndrome. Later, Dr. Larry Forrest called and told me that he had heard about my eye injury and he possibly could help me with a Scleral Contact Lens. I learned that he is one of the few doctors in the country who had recently taken a class about this lens, and was impressed with its ability to restore vision and comfort to an eye like mine with corneal injuries. It took some time and patience on his part to convince me that this lens would not further injure my eye and that, indeed, it might be possible to regain vision in my severely damaged eye. Today, I am wearing the scleral contact lens with great success. My vision, with the lens, is 20/20 and the comfort is so great that I am reluctant to remove the lens after 8 hours of wear. The phone call and ongoing care from Dr. Forrest have given me back a quality of life that I had never expected to regain.

L.R. (Unknown)

Office Visit

“(After Vision Therapy, my daughter has) increased confidence, better spelling” –LR

Andrea W. (N/A)

Scleral Contact Lens

When I found out I had keratoconus I thought my only options were hard contact lenses or cornea transplants. Hard contacts gave me clear vision but also substantial pain!! When Dr. Forrest introduced me to the Scleral Contact Lens I was skeptical of their large size, but the clarity of vision and comfort out did the hard contacts I was wearing. No longer do I worry about windy days or excruciating pain at the twitch of my eye. Wearing these new lenses with the saline solution literally feels like soothing lotion on my cornea all day. Rather than dreading putting them in, I feel less comfortable with them out. For anyone with cornea problems this is the solution.

J.W. (Unknown)

Office Visit

“(After Vision Therapy, my daughter has) great focusing ability, does not complain about blurry words, improved reading and confidence, and improvement in hand eye coordination” –JW

Mark S. (N/A)

Office Visit

I lost the sight in my eye 45 years ago due to being shot in the eye with a BB gun. Dr. Forrest suggested that I try a Scleral Contact Lens. I can now see again in that eye, and it is going to make my job and everyday activities earier for me. It is comfortable to wear, and will be a great improvement in my daily life.

J.M. and S.M. (Unknown)

Office Visit

“Vision Therapy has been great. Our daughter has made so much growth in reading because she has learned to make her eyes work the way she needs them to. We have worked very hard and are very pleased with the success.” -JM and SM

Phyllis H. (N/A)

Scleral Contact Lens

I had a tumor removed, and as a result of surgery I was left with some facial paralysis on the right side of my face. This condition does not allow for my right eye to blink normally resulting in a pretty dry eye at times. I could no longer wear soft contacts and when wearing glasses I was developing dry spots from poor blinking. Thanks to thescleral contact lenses my eyes stay moist all day. No more itchy eyes at the end of the day and are very comfortable to wear. Thanks Dr. Forrest and Eagle Vision!

B.B. (Unknown)

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“Vision therapy is a huge commitment on the child and parents; however, it’s worth the investment. My son’s reading test scores jumped 100 points 5 months into vision therapy. He’s now reading at grade level.” –BB

Louise G. (N/A)

Scleral Contact Lens

At the request of my Billings, Montana doctor, I made a trip to the University of Minnesota medical Center and was examined by J.D. Nelson, M.D. He determined that the right eye had four areas of corneal thickening and the left eye had similar findings, but not to such a great extent. There was an iron line present between the deposition and the visual axis. The cornea was markedly thickened in these areas and the diagnosis was spheriodal degeneration of the cornea. The disease was quiescent at that time. Later, I was examined by Joanne Shen, M.D. at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ as my vision had worsened, but at that time she did not think I should do anything surgically. Then, my Billings doctor, Dr. James Weaver, recommended cataract surgery in the left eye, but my vision stayed blurred. I was referred to Dr. Karbassi who practices in Longmont, CO., but takes cornea patients every few months in Billings. He recommended laser surgery on my left eye which I did. I was still having vision problems (mostly blurring) when Dr. Karbassi learned of the scleral lens being administered by Larry L. Forrest, O.D. also of Longmont, CO. Dr. Karbassi recommended I be examined and possibly fit for these lenses. I was evaluated and Dr. Forrest definitely recommended I try the scleral contact lens, so I was fitted and trained how to use them. As was explained, this lens took my vision directly to the retina, bypassing my scarred corneas and my new vision was amazing! I am very pleased and my life is so much better because of these lenses. I have some trouble with insertion as my eye openings are small. I have someone help hold up my eyelids when the lenses are inserted. I comfortably wear them from 8-10 hours a day and thank God and Dr. Forrest for my new vision! I highly recommend these lenses for anyone with cornea problems such as mine.

B.J. (Unknown)

Office Visit

“(With Vision Therapy) she has gone from a first grade reading level to third grade! Her confidence has improved as well as speed and focusing. She doesn’t ever read words backward anymore…I truly believe, without this program, she never would have been an accomplished and confident reader…Carol and Elizabeth are incredible! Dr. Gabriel is fantastic. Thank you so much. It was worth every penny and minute we spent on it.” -BJ

Linda K. (N/A)

Office Visit

I went for a routine cataract removal surgery, which had been explained to me as a procedure that is done simply and successfully. However, during the surgery, the instrument “overheated” and as a result, my eye was severely burned. The surgeon quickly removed what was left of the cataract and stitched up the eye as best as he could. I went home to heal, but within the next 3 weeks the eye required two additional surgeries: one to repair the initial stitches which had pulled loose due to the condition of the eye tissue, and then, one for a partial corneal graft to cover the large and deep burn area. Since that time, I have been adjusting to having only a small amount of vision from that eye. Four doctors who have examined the eye have all agreed that it is amazing that I didn’t lose the eye itself and amazing that there was any vision at all. I have been told, more than once, that an eye as damaged as mine is seldom seen. In addition to loss of vision, the injured eye has been painful much of the time, due to my chronic dry eye syndrome. One year later, Dr. Larry Forrest called and told me that he had heard about my eye injury and he possibly could help me with a Scleral Contact Lens. I learned that he is one of the few doctors in the country who had recently taken a class about this lens, and was impressed with its ability to restore vision and comfort to an eye like mine with corneal injuries. It took some time and patience on his part to convince me that this lens would not further injure my eye and that, indeed, it might be possible to regain vision in my severely damaged eye. Today, I am wearing the scleral contact lens with great success. My vision, with the lens, is 20/20 and the comfort is so great that I am reluctant to remove the lens after 8 hours of wear. The phone call and ongoing care from Dr. Forrest have given me back a quality of life that I had never expected to regain.

Andrea W. (N/A)

Scleral Contact Lens

When I found out I had keratoconus I thought my only options were hard contact lenses or cornea transplants. Hard contacts gave me clear vision but also substantial pain!! When Dr. Forrest introduced me to the Scleral Contact Lens I was skeptical of their large size, but the clarity of vision and comfort out did the hard contacts I was wearing. No longer do I worry about windy days or excruciating pain at the twitch of my eye. Wearing these new lenses with the saline solution literally feels like soothing lotion on my cornea all day. Rather than dreading putting them in, I feel less comfortable with them out. For anyone with cornea problems this is the solution.