You will need:

• Tea tree oil (pharmaceutical grade)
• Baby shampoo (hypoallergenic, no tears)
• Travel-size bottle

Instructions:

• Rinse and clean travel-size bottle
• Insert 1 part tea tree oil to 3 parts baby shampoo
• Gently shake the bottle to blend the oil and shampoo
• Scrub affected eyelid margins for 20 seconds
• Rinse eyelids with warm water
  • Please ensure the treatment is completely rinsed from lids
• Repeat as recommended by your doctor

 

You will need:

• 1 New tube sock
• 1-2 cups uncooked rice (preferably white rice)
• Microwave
• 2 Clean hand towels or paper towels

Instructions:

1. Fill unused sock with 1-2 cups of uncooked rice.
2. Tie a knot at the top of the sock leaving approximately 1 finger width space between the rice and the knot.
3. Place the sock filled with rice on one hand towel/paper towel in the microwave
4. Microwave for approximately 60 seconds
   1. The sock filled with rice should be warm but not hot. If it not warm enough microwave for another 30 seconds
5. Take the sock with rice out of the microwave and wrap it in the second hand towel/paper towel and place on affected areas.
   1. If the sock with rice is too warm, remove from affected area and allow the sock with rice to cool for 30 seconds before reapplying to affected areas.
6. Keep on affected areas for at least 10 minutes.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 as instructed by your doctor.
   1. When repeating, please use new hand towel/paper towels.

The doctors of Hawaii Vision Associates are continuously maintaining their skills to better address the needs of their patience. Recently, the doctors gathered to review protocol for a new procedure: Amniotic Membrane Allograft technology.

The doctors of Hawaii Vision Associates are now offering Amniotic Membrane Allograft technology to treat the following common ocular issues:

• Severe dry eye
• Chemical burns
• Foreign Body Removal
• Viral infections

This procedure reduces scaring, pain, and inflammation. It also improves healing.

To see if this procedure is right for you, please ask your doctor about Amniotic Membrane Allograft technology.

On October 30, 2017, the doctors and staff of Hawaii Vision Associates celebrated the grand opening of the Kuakini call center with a Disney themed Halloween party.

Because every patient phone call and inquiry is important, our company now has a call center. This new system ensures that all patient calls are answered and all inquires regarding scheduling and billing are addressed in a timely manner.

Our call center is located in the Kuakini Physician Tower.

Your annual eye exam can benefit your local organization!  Hawaii Vision Associates is teaming-up with local organizations in the Vision Rewards Program.    

Print and complete the following forms and bring them to your next exam.  

• Pearl City Sam's Club
• Keeaumoku Sam's Club
• Kapolei Wal-Mart
• Pearlridge Sears Optical
• Windward Sears Optical