The countdown begins! 🎊🎉
Join us Friday, October 2nd at 3:30 PM, right here on Facebook, for our virtual grand opening! ⭐️
Share with your friends! Let’s make this a memorable event together.
#DVC2020 Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce
FRI, OCT 2
Virtual Ribbon Cutting: Desert Vision Center
🎉 Thank You to everyone who attended our Virtual Ribbon Cutting Ceremony yesterday! ✂️❤️🎊
And also, a Great Big Thank You to Katie Stice from Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce for hosting. We had a great time! 🌴
Thank you, Katie Stice for coming by and hosting our virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony! We had a great time.
We’re so fortunate that we have been able to help people in need of eye care during these times.
Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce was live.
October 2 at 3:40 PM ·
Desert Vision Center Ribbon Cutting!
Come and join us tomorrow, virtually, at 3:30 PM! Katie Stice with the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce will be hosting our ribbon-cutting ceremony right here on Facebook! 🎊 🎉
Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce was live in Virtual Ribbon Cutting: Desert Vision Center.
October 1 at 9:51 AM ·
🌴Meet our team! Welcome to Desert Vision Center! 🌴
Our new office location is on the corner of Bob Hope Drive and Gerald Ford Drive in the Rancho Mirage Professional Plaza.
35900 Bob Hope Drive
Suite 175
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Please contact us through our website💻 at www.desertvisioncenter.com which we will be checking regularly. 🤓
😄Here we are after our very first patient day in our new office! What an amazing Friday!
To our patients, we thank you for your understanding as we transition to our new space. 🌴
Please contact us through our website💻 at www.desertvisioncenter.com which we will be checking regularly. 🤓
“The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.” - Margaret Carty.
😀Happy Friday from all of us at Desert Vision Center!
🌴At Desert Vision Center, our team is passionate about vision. And when it comes to eye health, we are here to help every step of the way. 🌴
Our new office location is on the corner of Bob Hope Drive and Gerald Ford Drive in the Rancho Mirage Professional Plaza.
35900 Bob Hope Drive
Suite 175
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Today, Trent from Glaukos visited as Dr. Tokuhara implanted the new iStent Inject W. It is similar to previous versions of the iStent, but with an improved design that makes insertion and delivery a breeze.
🌴Dr. Tokuhara’s new office location is on the corner of Bob Hope Drive and Gerald Ford Drive in the Rancho Mirage Professional Plaza.🌴
35900 Bob Hope Drive
Suite 175
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
#glaucomasurgery #istent
😀Flashback Friday: Over ten years ago, Dr. Tokuhara joined the KMIR Palm Springs 6am morning show to talk about cataracts.
“Cataracts are the opacification, or clouding of the natural lens of the eye...” - Dr. Tokuhara
📸 Spotlight on Laura
Meet Laura, who has recently joined our team as an Ophthalmic Technologist. We welcome her here all the way from the East Coast!
She is a graduate of Temple University where she studied Cognitive Neuroscience and French Language. After working as a Research Assistant at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, she moved to California and joined our team at Desert Vision Center.
Her favorite diagnostic test is the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). It is a non-invasive ophthalmic imaging test that is used to create ultra high resolution 3-D reconstructive maps of the eye. It relies on long wavelengths of light energy (near infrared) that allow measurements of the spatial measurements of structures such as the optic nerve, macula, and anterior segment.
😀 Join Dr. Tokuhara behind the scenes in cataract surgery with the very first, brand new Vivity Lens implant in Coachella Valley.
The Vivity Lens implant has a novel optical design with two smooth surface transition elements on the front surface of the IOL that create a continuous extended range of vision rather than separate focal points.
#vivity #vivityview #DVC2020 Alcon
Dr. Tokuhara Implants First Vivity Lens in Coachella Valley!
The Vivity Lens implant has a novel optical design with two smooth surface transition elements on the front surface of the IOL that create a continuous extended range of vision rather than separate focal points.
Watch the behind the scenes video on our YouTube page.
#vivity #vivityview #dvc2020
A Day in Coachella Valley with a Rancho Mirage Sunset
#DVC2020 #timelapse
📸 Spotlight on Jessica
🌴Jessica is a Patient Liaison at Desert Vision Center. When it comes to helping patients navigate through the healthcare system, whether it is to coordinate hospital care and physician specialty services, or to schedule cataract surgery, she is here to help.🌴
Jessica holds a Bachelors degree in Kinesiology from California State University, San Bernardino.
#dvc2020 #panoptimist
To all those who have served, and those who continue to serve, Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸
Desert Vision Center is closed today to honor the sacrifices and bravery of our veterans.
#veteransday #americanflag #ranchomirage
Welcome to Desert Vision Center. Our Patient Liaisons will welcome your arrival.
🍁Today, on Thanksgiving, we celebrate our wonderful patients and employee team at Desert Vision Center. Through the challenges we face, and especially in 2020, it is the people around us whose lives we touch that make all the difference in the world. We are grateful for our patients and all those we serve. 🍁
Each day, we hope to make the world a better place, one patient at a time. ❤️
“Gratitude makes sense of our past,
Brings peace for today,
And creates a vision for tomorrow.”
- Melody Beattie
🎉🎊 Congratulations to the Desert Vision Center optical team: Jazmin, Selena, and Alexa!
Voted Best Optical of Coachella Valley by the seventh annual “Best of Coachella Valley” poll from the readers of the Coachella Valley Independent!! 🙌🏻
Thank you, #CVIndependent readers, for voting for us! 👍🏻❤️
❄️ Happy Holidays! ❄️
Today, our spotlight is on Jazmin! She is a Desert Vision Center Patient Liaison and Optician. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a major in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology.
We are rolling out the new line of @officialmauijim sunglasses this month. The beautiful weather here in the Coachella Valley is perfect for outdoor golfing, hiking, tennis, bicycling, and pickleball this time of the year. And it is a good reminder to keep the eyes protected from the harmful rays of the sun. 🌞
#mauijim #alohaholidays Maui Jim
🌎 At Desert Vision Center, we believe we have a responsibility to provide a safe and healthy environment for our patients and team members. That is why we have made clean air a priority. 🌤
Our highly-sophisticated HVAC includes a state-of-the-art iWave air purification system that does not use potentially harmful UV rays like other air purifiers. Instead, it utilizes a needlepoint bi-polar ionization generator. As air flows past, positive and negative ions actively purify the air, killing mold, bacteria, and viruses.
In light of the current COVID-19 climate, we continuously strive to go above and beyond to create the safest solutions possible, protecting our patients and team members.
For more information about COVID-19 eye health, visit the American Academy of Ophthalmology website.
Nu-Calgon
Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce
🎄 Christmas Tree Cataract
🎄This is a rare type of cataract with spectacular glistening lights when viewed at a slit lamp and aptly called a “Christmas Tree Cataract.” 🎄
It can be associated with myotonic dystrophy, and some have postulated the crystals are induced by elevated calcium levels, cholesterol, or excess cystine concentration
#ChristmasCataract
👁Glaucoma treatment without eye drops: Durysta
Up until now, eye doctors have had only three general categories of treatment options for patients with glaucoma: 1) eye drops, 2) glaucoma laser, or 3) glaucoma surgery. This year, the FDA approved the use of Durysta. Now, we have a fourth modality of treatment: Implants!
Commonly, medicated eye drops are used in the management of glaucoma. However, using eye drops for some patients can be problematic: medication intolerance due to (dry and ocular surface disease), difficulties with application of the eyedrops (e.g. due to arthritis), high monthly pharmacy co-payments, or trouble remembering to use the medication daily.
Durysta (bimatoprost) is a medicated dissolvable eye implant that slowly releases the therapeutic dose of glaucoma medication into the eye over the course of many months. The procedure is quick and painlessly performed in the office
In these photos taken directly after implantation by Dr. Tokuhara, the Durysta Implant is visible by gonioscopy in the inferior angle.
#durysta Allergan
💫⭐️To all those who gaze into the sky and make a wish... Persistent Fetal Iris Remnant
⭐️These are the most common developmental abnormality of the Iris. During the sixth month of gestation, the tunica vasculosa lentis involutes. Rarely, there is incomplete regression of tissue and Iris strands are left behind.
In general, persistent iris pupillary membranes are rarely of any visual consequence unless they either encroach into the center visual axis or adhere to the anterior lens capsule to induce a visually significant anterior polar cataract.
#shootingstar #persistentpupillarymembrane #palmsprings #dvc2020 #ranchomirage
❄️Happy Holidays from Desert Vision Center! ❄️
Our office is closed and we will reopen on January 4, 2021.
For any urgent matters, please call our answering service at 760-340-4700.
#DVC2020
Why did this patient have glare after cataract surgery? Why is the pupil shape irregular? Why did the Iris color change after cataract surgery? Dr. Tokuhara discusses iris damage after cataract surgery performed by another surgeon, and how he corrects it.
In this video, a case example of a patient who had cataract surgery two years ago by an outside surgeon came to Dr. Tokuhara for a second opinion consultation. How is this fixed?
Complications from cataract surgery are not the norm. Fortunately, many complications, such as iris damage, can be remedied.
Dr. Tokuhara specializes in complex cataract surgery and anterior segment repair. He has a private cataract surgery practice in Rancho Mirage, California.
https://youtu.be/B8sM9Xa5mus
#cataract #ophthalmology #ophthalmologist #cataractsurgery #irisdamage
YOUTUBE.COM
'Botched' Cataract Surgery Edition: Iris Damage Repair
🎊Happy New Year from Desert Vision Center!
Our office is closed and we will reopen on January 4, 2021.
For any urgent matters, please call our answering service at 760-340-4700.
#dvc2020 #ranchomirage #desertvisioncenter
👁 January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. Did you know glaucoma can be treated without eye drops, laser, or surgery?
Up until now, eye doctors have had only three general categories of treatment options for patients with glaucoma: 1) eye drops, 2) glaucoma laser, or 3) glaucoma surgery. Last year, the FDA approved the use of Durysta. Now, we have a fourth modality of treatment: Implants!
Commonly, medicated eye drops are used in the management of glaucoma. However, using eye drops for some patients can be problematic: medication intolerance (due to dry eye and ocular surface disease), difficulties with application of the eyedrops (e.g. due to arthritis), high monthly pharmacy co-payments, or trouble remembering to use the medication daily.
Durysta (bimatoprost) is a medicated dissolvable eye implant that slowly releases the therapeutic dose of glaucoma medication into the eye over the course of many months. The procedure is quick and painlessly performed in the office.
In these photos using a Volk G4 gonio Lens taken directly after implantation by Dr. Tokuhara, the Durysta Implant is visible by gonioscopy in the inferior angle.
Allergan Eye Care
🎊Today our team at Desert Vision Center is back and ready to start the new year. As we look back on 2020 and the construction process of our new office, we're more than excited to bring on 2021.🎊
Here's a brief look back at 2020 and the construction team that gave us our new look.
#dvc2020 #timelapsetuesday
Flashback Friday: A rarely captured image of Dr. Tokuhara not wearing a tie 😀
To all our our patients, family, and Instagram friends, thank you for all your support!
Coming soon: VR Virtual Tour of Desert Vision Center. 3D photographer from Blue Raven Studios came by to capture the DVC experience.
We’ll be posting the results online soon.
BLUERAVENstudios.com
Follow and subscribe to our YouTube channel! From our team at Desert Vision Center, we bring to you videos of our daily life, our patients, and cataract surgery with Dr. Tokuhara!
#dvc2020
Take a moment, pause, and look outside...
Beyond the hustle and bustle of Bob Hope Drive...
to the desert clouds above the sky.
From all of us at Desert Vision Center, have a wonderful weekend!
Do you or anyone you know have Low Vision? February is National Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Awareness Month. There are millions of children, teens, and adults in the United States that are affected by low vision. Even with vision loss, there are many ways to live life to the fullest.
That is why, we honor and celebrate the members and volunteers at Coachella Valley Visually Impaired Community Services (CVVICS). Emphasizing the importance of getting support when dealing with vision loss, CVVICS is dedicated to help blind and visually impaired individuals in the Coachella Valley thrive, connect, and enrich their lives with education, art, music, and social interaction.
To get involved, participate, or donate, please visit their website at www.cvvics.org.
CVVICS is a 501(c)3 non-profit.
#LowVisionLeaders #MoreThan2020 #LowVision #dvc2020 BLUERAVENstudios.com
Desert Vision Center 3D virtual tour is now live on Google maps!
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Keith+G.+Tokuhara,+M.D.+%7C+Desert+Vision+Center,+35900+Bob+Hope+Dr+STE+175,+Rancho+Mirage,+CA+92270/@33.7894897,-116.4055182,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x80dafd9ce3db725d:0x2d67672ada760077
#dvc2020 BLUERAVENstudios.com
What are cataracts? What are the symptoms of cataracts? How do you know if you have cataracts? In this video, Dr. Tokuhara explains.
https://youtu.be/iYKugpBcnQY
YOUTUBE.COM
What are Cataracts? Dr. Tokuhara Explains
🎊Congratulations Donovan on your CPSS Certification! At Desert Vision Center, we are committed to staff professionalism and excellence to provide the very best experience for our patients.
A Certified Patient Service Specialist (CPSS) has the knowledge and skills to enhance the quality the ophthalmic patient’s care every step of the way: eye care triage, ophthalmic diagnosis, examination, testing, insurance, and customer service.
#cpssappreciationmonth BSM Consulting #cpss #dvc2020
Today, we honor Jilska, with great appreciation and gratitude, for working with low vision patients at Desert Vision Center. February is National Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Awareness Month.
Low Vision Therapists work with patients whose vision has been affected by sight threatening conditions, such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, and retinitis pigmentosa. Thoughtful low vision assessments, one-on-one training, education on use of adaptive equipment, instruction on appropriate environmental modifications, coordination with the interdisciplinary team, and referrals to other disciplines and community resources, a low vision therapist is a vital part of an eye care team for patients with advanced ocular disease.
For more information, visit the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals website at www.acvrep.org
#LowVisionLeaders #MoreThan2020
Can you guess the diagnosis? Comment Below
Michael joins our DVC team as an ophthalmic technologist. Here he demonstrates the use of OCT. Michael has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from the California State University of San Bernardino. He was heavily involved in laboratory research at CSUSB and later worked at the Loma Linda University Health International Heart Institute before joining Desert Vision Center.
The Heidelberg OCT is a powerful tool used to evaluate optic nerve and macular pathology. It is a non-invasive ophthalmic imaging test that is used to create ultra high resolution 3-D reconstructive maps of the eye. It relies on long wavelengths of light energy (near infrared) that allow measurements of the spatial measurements of structures such as the optic nerve, macula, and anterior segment.
CSUSB
🍀Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Desert Vision Center! 🍀
Wearing green was once thought to make those wearing it invisible to leprechauns. The mischievous little people would pinch anyone that they could see (i.e. anyone not wearing green).
🟢 In reality, the color green, specifically light with a wavelength of 555 nm, is one of the easiest colors for the human eye to see during daylight conditions.
