| At Advanced EyeCare Associates, we truly care about the health of your eyes. Our doctors and their team are dedicated to providing a comprehensive eye health and vision examination which may include the following: |
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- Thorough case history
- Blood pressure screening
- Visual acuity
- Internal health of the eye
- External health of the eye
- Contact lens evaluation
- Cataract evaluation
- Ocular pressures (glaucoma testing)
- Depth perception
- Color vision
- Visual field testing
- Laser vision consultation - TLC, PCLI
Please Note - Patients are responsible for payment of services rendered. We accept most major insurance carriers in our state. We will gladly bill your insurance company for covered services. Our staff is very knowledgeable about the various insurances available and will help you to the best of our ability. Applications for financing available through Wells Fargo Financial.
Please go to Vision Benefits Plan for more information.
We are proud to offer:
Optomap® Retinal Examination
With the Optomap®, we are pleased to offer all of our patients an improved retinal examination. Your doctor strongly recommends the Optomap® as a means of enhancing their ability to detect serious eye disease.
The Optomap®:
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Is fast, easy, and comfortable.
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Enables us to educate you more fully about your eye health.
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Will not require dilating drops in most cases.
The Optomap® provides:
Your doctor highly recommends the Optomap® exam because:
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The early signs of eye disease are more readily detected.
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Vision loss is best avoided by detecting diseases as early as possible.
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It enables us to better monitor your eye health annually.
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Our committment is to offer all of our patients the highest standard of care available today.
Your vision insurance plan provides you with a basic vision examination, but does not include advanced disease detection procedures such as the Optomap® exam, a screening fee will apply. Your medical insurance will pay towards the exam if concerns are diagnosed. For more information and to read patient stories visit: http://www.optos.com/us/Your-Eye-Health/Patient-Stories/.
GDX Glaucoma Screening
The GDX exam is a quick and painless process that allows your doctor to see the pattern and thickness of the nerve fibers in the back of your eyes. Thinner than normal nerve fibers could indicate glaucoma before any vision loss occurs. Such early diagnosis allows your doctor more time to manage the disease.
How Glaucoma Can Affect Your Vision
Foresee PHPTM
Macular Degeneration Monitoring and Detection
The Preferential Hyperacuity Perimeter (PHP) is a easy painless way to detect and monitor the progression of Age-related Macular Degeneration. The PHP is a non-invasive visual field analyzer.
http://www.notalvision.com/Eng/Products/Foresee.asp.
Vision Therapy
Dr. Fink is looking forward to offering a new service at Advanced Eyecare Associates. She will be providing vision therapy starting in September 2008. Vision therapy is a treatment program designed to help children learn, relearn and reinforce specific skills to eliminate vision problems and improve their visual system. A child who can read 20/20 on a Snellen acuity chart can still have an undetected visual processing problem that can hinder their ability to comprehend information.
The following is a list of some of the more obvious symptoms parents and teachers should keep an eye out for: If you suspect a child is having learning or vision related issues please call and schedule an appointment today.
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Frequent loss of place while reading
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Confuses similar looking words
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Poor reading comprehension
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Sloppy handwriting
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Complains of eyes hurting or headache while reading
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Avoidance of close work
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Attention problems
If you suspect a child is having learning or vision related issues please call and schedule an appointment today. For more information on the benefits of vision therapy visit: http://www.covd.org/Home/AboutVisionTherapy/tabid/71/Default.aspx
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