Our comprehensive eye exam consists of three parts. The refraction entails the use of lenses and prisms to determine the best prescription to give the patient optimum clarity at both distance and near. Next is an evaluation of binocular status that has to do with depth perception and how you use your eyes together. Finally, there is the ocular health exam. This part of the exam will rule out and/or diagnose diseases of the eye, such as cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration. The ocular health exam also allows the doctor to detect and monitor a number of diseases such as hypertension and diabetes.

Yearly eye examinations are suggested for children under the age of eighteen, contact lens wearers and diabetics. Adults should have an eye examination every two years unless there is a specific condition that requires more frequent monitoring.