Comprehensive Eye Examinations
Your comprehensive eye exam only takes about one hour, but we make good use of your time! Our courteous optometrists will determine your eyeglass prescription, and the benefits of an exam do not stop there. The visit also includes glaucoma testing, cataract evaluation, and dilation.
By temporarily dilating the pupils, we can assess the health of your retinae and optic nerves. This procedure also allows us to check for complications associated with diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and other retinal disorders.
Thinking about LASIK corrective surgery? We can provide your LASIK evaluation and post-operative care.
We minimize your waiting time by having several examination rooms, including a specially-equipped one that allows patients in wheelchairs to be examined without having to move to another chair.
Although eye exam frequency may differ from one person to another and should be based on doctor recommendations, most people should have their eyes checked at least once every two years. When was the last time you and your family had your eyes examined?
Contact Lenses
With overnight access to most prescriptions, our congenial staff is ready to meet your contact lens needs. Along with standard contacts, we offer bifocal contacts, disposables, and colored lenses (including Wild Eyes by Wesley Jessen).
New contact wearer? No problem! We can show you how to insert and remove your contact lenses and give you helpful pointers that will make your contact lens experience a more positive one.
Eyeglass Frames
By asking the right questions and listening attentively, our friendly staff can help you find just the right frame for you. Once you have found your frame, we can adjust it for optimum comfort.
With such a wide range of frames from which to choose, you are sure to see something you like! We stock a variety of designer styles from respected lines including Marchon, Oakley, Vera Bradley, Vera Wang, Tommy Hilfiger, Harley Davidson, FLEXON, Stetson, Ocean Pacific, Cover Girl, Charmant, Izod, and many others.
We are pleased to offer an assortment of frames made from Titanium, an extremely sturdy, lightweight material. You can find extra-flexible designs here as well. We also carry an assortment of children's frames, clip-on sunglasses, and budget packages to fit every need. Ask about our low price guarantee. We can save you time and money!
Lab
Our full-service lab facility allows us to grind lenses to the desired prescriptions and cut them down to fit patients' eyeglass frames. This means our helpful lab technicians can provide you better, faster service, often completing your order in about one hour! We offer both standard and industrial (safety) lenses. We can also enhance your lenses with UV treatment and/or custom tinting.
In addition to making lenses for glasses, we perform minor frame repairs such as re-stringing semi-rimless frames and replacing nosepads and temple tips.
Laser Vision Correction
Everyone is talking about LASIK. Here is a brief description of the procedure;
A flap is cut in the cornea and then the flap is gently folded back. An Excimer Laser is used to reshape the cornea, much like a contact lens forms a new shape on the cornea, only the laser is permanent. The flap is then put back in place, acting like a natural bandage.
The "Wow!" effect of Lasik is the very rapid recovery of vision and the decreased level of discomfort post-operatively. You hear from people that they did not feel anything, and could see well the very first day. Most people have functional vision in 24-48 hours. Although this is true in some cases, it must be noted that each person will heal at a different rate. Vision, although greatly improved immediately after surgery, continues to improve for some weeks, even months.
Everyone's eyes are different. Even though you may have had a friend who has had LASIK, it does not mean it is right for you. If you are interested in laser vision correction, we will be happy to guide you in picking the right surgeon, procedure, and laser appropriate for you. For many of you who are long-term contact lens wearers my pre-operative input can make the difference between an excellent result and a mediocre one.
Post-operatively we can monitor your eyes, and taper medications to arrive at the best possible result. After all, no one knows your eyes better than your optometrist.
Surgery Co-Management
Our office provides many pre-operative and post-operative services for cataracts, glaucoma, laser refractive procedures, and strabismus (crossed eyes). We offer this in conjunction with local eye surgeons and other specialists.
Additionally, we have working arrangements established with other specialized eye doctors to manage such things as retinal detachments, retinal tears, and hemorrhages.
Eye Infections, Eye Injuries, Dry Eyes
Our office provides emergency services for eye infections and eye injuries. Please call 336-242-5077 for emergencies after hours and on weekends. Our staff will work with you to schedule an appointment as soon as possible. State of the art microscopes allow us to examine the front surface of the eye and facial areas around the eye for infection, abnormalities, or injury. After assessing the extent of the injury or infection a treatment plan will be formulated and explained to you. Treatment may include medications and supportive care. Follow-up visits to monitor your recovery will be scheduled as needed.
Dry Eyes: Symptoms include scratchiness, burning, mild redness, and a gritty feeling. Oral medications, reading, computer tasks, and dry environments may aggravate marginally dry eyes. Dry eyes can be diagnosed by using dyes to observe tear patterns, evaluation of the amount of tears on the front of the eye, and from review of your symptoms. Treatment may include artificial tears, eye drops for treating allergies, and/or punctal plugs inserted in the tear drainage canals. Now, new prescription medications can provide great benefit in dry eye treatment.
Eye Diseases; Cataracts, Glaucoma, Diabetes
Cataracts: The natural lens in the eye gradually becomes less clear as we get older. When opacities develop in the lens and the lens gets too hazy, vision will be impaired. When the cataract affects the vision to the extent that you cannot read or see distant objects comfortably, we will recommend cataract surgery. Our office co-manages with specialists that are proven experts in cataract surgery. Cataract surgery can provide you with a bright new world of vision.
Glaucoma: Glaucoma gradually destroys the optic nerve tissue in the back of the eye. The greatest danger of glaucoma stems from the fact that the disease is painless and without obvious symptoms until significant damage has occurred. The most common cause is from pressure being too high inside the eye, but vascular disease and other diseases can also cause glaucoma. Your eyes are evaluated for glaucoma during routine eye examinations. Tests include checking the pressure of the eye, screening for peripheral vision defects, and analyzing the appearance of the optic nerve. If you are diagnosed with glaucoma, we typically prescribe medications that lower the eye pressure. Most forms of glaucoma are successfully treated with eye drops. Laser treatments and eye surgery are secondary options that offer alternative ways to treat more advanced glaucoma.
Diabetes: Diabetic patients should have a dilated retinal examination each year. Laser treatments have proven to slow the progression of retinal eye disease for many patients. Diabetes often stimulates the growth of new blood vessels in the back of the eye, which ultimately leak and damage the retina. If this condition is discovered early, laser treatment can destroy these vessels. We have the latest instruments used to detect changes in the back of the eye. If we discover advancing diabetic eye disease that can be treated or needs further evaluation, we will refer you for consultation and further testing to a board certified retinal specialist, usually in our office.
Optomap
We are proud to offer you the latest technology in eye exams – the Optomap™ Retinal Exam. Optomap™ technology allows us to perform the most thorough exam of your eyes than ever before, WITHOUT dilation. It is comfortable, convenient, and takes less time than a dilated retinal exam. Early detection of any retinal abnormality is crucial so we use the Optomap™ to produce the most comprehensive image of your retina. The result is that we can better prevent or reduce vision loss in our patients with a simple, quick and patient-friendly new exam.
To find out more about the Optomap Exam – visit
www.optomap.com
Vision Therapy
Seeing clearly is not enough. For many people, reading and hand-eye coordination tasks can be very difficult. The act of sight not only includes ones eyes, but it also includes the neurological activity that processes the visual information. Throwing a ball or skiing down a hill, is a learned activity; to do either well takes practice. Those who do it best are those who started learning at the earliest age. Sight plays an important role in the learning of these activities. Sight is the steering mechanism; it is the main activity that provides feedback regarding what really is happening. We provide Vision Therapy to help individuals learn how to process visual information and develop better hand-eye coordination skills.
Insurance
We accept the following insurances:
Medicare
Medicaid
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Champus
Most other insurances (Inquire when making appointment)
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