Our eyes are said to be the windows of our soul and in turn they are also our own little window to the world. It’s through our eyes that we see the beauty of the world: the colors, the shapes, and the words written in books. That’s why we have to take care of them all the time.

Your eyes are an integral part of your life. Factors ranging from workplace environment, systemic diseases, heredity, prescription drugs, surgical procedures and contact lens wear can affect your eyesight.

Besides being able to treat eyestrain, eye disease and prescribe glasses or contacts, your optometrist can recognize early signs of serious diseases or conditions before noticeable symptoms appear. At times there are no symptoms for many of these eye diseases. By using sophisticated imaging and diagnostic equipment such as The optomap®.  Your optometrist can see a much larger view (200 degrees) of the back of the eye – your retina – than conventional eye exam equipment

The Optomap takes just minutes to perform; it is fast, painless, and comfortable for patients. It is particularly helpful when you return for your annual exam as it provides a permanent record of the condition of your retina. Your doctor will compare each year’s Optomap image side by side to discover even subtle changes and monitor your continuing eye health. Early detection of retinal disorders is critical to preventing serious progression and loss of vision., your optometrist can detect many conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, high blood pressure, diabetes, tumor, multiple sclerosis, stroke ,high cholesterol, hypertension, age related macular degeneration and retinal detachments. All which may affect not just your eyes, but also your overall health. Continuity of care and prevention of eye disease are very important to us in this practice.

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A pachymeter is a medical device used to measure the thickness of the eye's cornea. It is used prior to LASIK surgery, and is useful in screening for patients suspected of developing glaucoma. Corneal thickness is important because it can mask an accurate reading of eye pressure, causing doctors to treat you for a condition that may not really exist or to treat you unnecessarily when they are normal.

This machine will test your peripheral, or side vision, to detect any losses in your visual field. Certain eye diseases and systemic disorders will result in characteristic losses in an individual's visual field (i.e. glaucoma, stroke, head trauma, tumor).

The NCT tonometer is incorporated in the autorefractor machine used in this office...

• non-contact tonometry or air-puff tonometry (NOT the same thing as pneumatonometry) invented by Bernard Grolman of American Optical (now Reichert, Inc), uses a rapid air pulse to applanate the cornea. Corneal applanation is detected via an electro-optical system. Intraocular pressure is estimated by detecting the force of the air jet at the instance of applanation.. They have generally been considered a fast and simple way to screen for high IOP. However, modern-day non-contact tonometers have been shown to correlate very well with goldmann tonometry measurements. It is an easy way to test children. Because non-contact tonometry is accomplished without the instrument contacting the cornea the potential for disease transmission is reduced.

Referrals For Special Testing: HEIDELBERG RETINAL TOMOGRAPHY(HRT) ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma.

Referrals For Retinal Specialist: OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY  (OCT) analysis of macular degeneration and other retinal conditions.