Routine vision care and medical eye care under one roof, so your prescription and your eye health are checked by the same doctor.
Every exam has two parts. In the refraction, the doctor finds the prescription that gives you the sharpest vision. In the medical evaluation, the doctor checks your eye muscles, side vision and pupils, and examines the structures of each eye under a microscope.
A yellow-orange drop is used to measure eye pressure, which screens for glaucoma. Clear drops dilate your pupils so the doctor can see the back of the eye.
A contact lens prescription often differs from a glasses prescription. We measure the shape of your eye, place a trial lens, and check it for clarity, comfort, centering and movement.
New wearers learn to insert, remove and clean their lenses before taking them home, so plan for extra time.
Children get picture charts instead of letters. For children too young to answer, the doctor can measure the prescription with automated equipment or a retinoscope, so no reading is required.
Our optometric physicians diagnose and manage eye conditions, and many medical visits are billed to your health plan rather than your vision plan. Diabetic patients should have a dilated exam every year.
We check whether LASIK suits you based on your age, needs, how stable your prescription is, and the health and shape of your eyes. If it does, we refer you to a leading surgeon in your area.
After surgery we see you at one week, one month and three months. The pre-surgery consultation includes dilation.
Every office has an optical, so you can pick frames and order lenses right after your exam, using your vision plan's eyewear allowance.