COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMS
On average, we recommend scheduling an appointment once every two years to ensure your eyes are remaining healthy. If you have been diagnosed with an eye condition, however, we recommend scheduling an appointment once or twice a year depending on the severity.
During your appointment, we will review your patient history, visual acuity, perform preliminary tests, and evaluate your eyes’ overall health.
A comprehensive eye exam is about more than just testing your vision. It’s a necessary step to protect your eye health and the best way to detect eye problems like glaucoma and macular degeneration while they’re still easily treatable. That’s why we provide comprehensive eye exams to patients of all ages.
MEDICAL OFFICE VISIT
It's happened to all of us -- we expect a typical routine day that sometimes does not go according to plan. The eye may have:
• red/pink eye
• allergies/itchy eyes
• infection/discharge
• inflammation/stye
• foreign body to remove
• scratched eye
• pain/irritation
• sudden vision loss/blur
• double vision
We’re here to help—you don’t have to deal with eye irritation alone. Flushing the eye out with water, or instilling any type of eyedrops you find in the medicine cabinet, may not always be the solution. The team is here to help you investigate and form a plan of action towards healing.
CONTACT LENSE EXAM
Contact lenses can correct the same refractive errors as glasses, but they feel much closer to having a natural, uncorrected clear vision and they won’t get in the way of your active lifestyle.
If you have a high prescription or astigmatism, contact lenses may provide more enhanced vision correction than glasses. If you need bifocals, there are multiple ways to accommodate your need for distance and near correction.
Which lens is right for YOU?
The first step is a comprehensive eye examination, followed by a contact lens fitting. There are a great many choices of lenses available to you.
We carry all major contact lens brands and fit a wide array of lenses including disposable, planned replacement, toric and bifocal, dailies, and colored contacts. It is important to consider your present visual needs (work, outdoor activities, hobbies, etc).
Contact lenses are a medical device, and are, therefore, controlled by the FDA.
Typically, contact lens prescriptions expire in one year and require annual checkups with your eye doctor.
Fitting for the ideal lens ensures the best comfort and optimal vision that begins with your initial contact lens evaluation. After the necessary measurements and careful consideration of your visual needs, your eye doctor will recommend the best lenses for you.
In the office you will practice inserting, removing, and how to practice safe care and usage of your new lenses.
