Eye Examinations
Contact Lenses
Eye Glasses
Disease and Injuries
Children's Vision
Laser Vision Correction

Examinations

Our doctors and staff take immense pride in delivering an extremely thorough evaluation of your eyes. During the course of your exam, we will determine a number of things—the determination of your spectacle or contact lens refraction being just one of them. We will ask you about your visual needs as they relate to your occupation or hobbies. We can then perform the appropriate testing that allows us to advise you which lens options will best satisfy those needs. Just as importantly, we will perform a comprehensive check of the health of your eyes, including evaluation for cataracts, glaucoma, and corneal problems. Were you aware that high blood pressure can cause changes inside your eyes? By either dilating your pupils and/or using our state-of-the-art Optomap technology we can fully examine the health of your retina to screen for those changes related to hypertension or diabetes, amongst many other things.

 

Contact Lenses 

Contact lenses are one of the most common forms of vision correction available. They come in all shapes, sizes, and prescriptions. Our doctors will work with you to determine which option will work best for you and assist you through the initial fitting process. We prescribe all types of lenses currently available including disposable soft lenses and gas permeable hard lenses. Specialty lenses such as those for astigmatism, bifocals, and keratoconus are routinely prescribed in our offices. We welcome hard-to-fit patients and often receive referrals from other doctors on these types of patients. If you have any desire to wake up in the morning with comfortable, crisp, clear, vision; please ask us about extended wear contact lenses.

 

Eye Glasses

If you do need to wear eye glasses, they are so great looking today that they have become a fashion accessory in their own right. Every clothing designer has his or her name on frames these days. Frames are available in many styles and price ranges.

Choosing Glasses:
When you choose frames, there are several points to think about before you decide on a pair or even a spare pair (if you wear contact lenses, it is important to also have a pair of glasses that fit you properly and are the correct prescription in case you lose a lens or want to rest your eyes from contacts.)

Things to consider: Do the glasses fit well? Are they resting too heavily on the bridge of your nose, or do they slide down your nose? Do you like them enough to wear them? Are they rimless or fragile frames that you might "beat-up" too quickly? Will you be playing sports with your glasses? What about the shape of the frame? Look at the shape of your face, is it round, square or oval? This should help you decide what shape the frame should be. Try on lots of frames to see what we mean. You will notice that certain shapes do look better on you than others. Stick with those shapes. You may like frames because they are trendy, if they look good on you, go for it.

What about the color of frames? Remember if you're going to be wearing your glasses a lot, you might prefer a look that will go with your clothing, if that is important to you. Choose a neutral shade like beige, gray, steel, tortoise-shell or brown. Some people even like to match their hair color. If you can afford to buy more than one pair, you can go for a different look for different occasions. You might want an everyday pair for school and a different one for other times. Or you might want something totally cool that no one else has. This can be a fun way of changing your "look".

Disease and Injuries 

Diagnosis, management and medical treatment of ocular diseases and injuries are handled daily in our offices. Our doctors are all licensed to prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents in the treatment of ocular disease.  We now have Optomap, a cutting-edge laser scanning instrument, to assist us in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and other retinal degenerations or injuries. If eye surgery or other specialized testing is needed, prompt referral will be made to the appropriate medical specialist.

 

Children's Vision 

Examination of a child’s visual status often requires special equipment and a special approach. Every effort is made to make your child feel comfortable in our offices. In this manner disorders such as lazy eye, crossed eyes, reduced visual acuity and reading problems can be accurately determined. We strongly urge that all children have a thorough, professional eye examination by the time they are three years old. If you suspect any problems however, your child’s vision can be assessed at any age.  Our doctors are providers for the American Optometric Association’s InfantSee program, which provides a free eye assessment before the age of one.

 

Laser Vision Correction 

One of the most exciting technological advances in the last decade has been the improvement of laser vision correction. We will be happy to discuss all of the various options with you and make recommendations as indicated. In most circumstances, we are able to provide the majority of the post-operative care, conveniently ensuring the patient the best results possible. Feel free to ask any questions that you may have about this exciting new approach to vision correction.