Eye Exams
Eye exams and contact lens evaluations are both important aspects of maintaining good eye health and visual acuity. While eye exams are essential for detecting and treating eye diseases and refractive errors, contact lens evaluations are specifically geared towards determining the best fit and type of contact lenses for an individual’s eyes. The patient will receive a prescription for glasses and/or contacts. Your glasses prescription and contact lens prescription are different, they are not interchangeable. You cannot use a glasses prescription for contacts or a contact lens prescription for glasses.
Our exams look at the complete health of the eye, not just a glasses or contact lens prescription. Some of the conditions we look for include: glaucoma, cataract, dry eye, blepharitis, retinal detachment, etc. Fundus photography and visual field testing are two technologies that our office utilizes to evaluate the health of the eye.