We Offer Our Patients the Best
Care and Comprehensive Examinations!
We love to see patients of all ages. We would be more than happy to make you a
part of our extended family that has existed for over 50 years. Often times
parents and sometimes grandparents of vision patients become patients
themselves. We pride ourselves in being thorough. This sometimes does mean
longer examinations but a few extra minutes spent can sometimes mean a long
lifetime of good ocular health.
Our Services Include:
Comprehensive Eye Exams
Vision Therapy
Contact Lenses
Sports Vision
EYE EXAMINATIONS
Our Office offers Comprehensive eye examinations:
These examinations include but are not limited to:
- Evaluation of ocular health including dilation
- Visual Field examinations
- Glaucoma Testing and treatment
- Retinal Photography
- Refraction
- Evaluation of Visual Skills
- Oculomotor ability (“tracking”)
- Binocular Skills (convergence and divergence-“teaming”)
- Accommodative ability
- Evaluation and Treatment for Dry Eye
- Evaluation for “Computer Vision Syndrome”
To schedule an examination please call our office at (630) 969-2807.
VISION THERAPY
ABOUT VISION THERAPY
Our office also has an information packet about vision therapy, which is
available upon request. There is abundant research, referenced in this packet,
which proves the effectiveness of vision therapy.
What is Vision Therapy?
Vision therapy is a series if activities that help develop visual abilities
to achieve optimal performance and comfort. These activities help patients use
their visual abilities in new or more efficient ways. thought processes are
involved in vision therapy since the eyes are a direct outgrowth of brain
tissue. You can think of vision therapy as physical therapy for the eyes and the
brain. The neurological aspect is very important because the eyes are direct
physical extensions of the brain. We see with our brains and minds, not just our
eyes. There are plenty of web pages which give accurate definitions
of vision therapy.
Who Can Benefit From Vision Therapy?
Patients of all ages and with all different conditions can be candidates for
vision therapy. The program varies with the condition treated. For example a
young infant with amblyopia, or "lazy eye", may simply have the better eye
patched for a short period of time. An patient with strabismus, or "crossed
eye", may require therapy for a period of a year. An accountant with computer
strain may require three to six months to solve a visual problem causing
significant eyestrain. A 50 year-old patient who has experienced head trauma
may require three to six months of therapy.
-With the advent of computers in the work environment, we're seeing more
adults with eye strain-related vision problems, which can be improved through
vision therapy.
-There are special needs patients with developmental or head injury problems
which neuro-optometric diagnosis and vision therapy treatment can uniquely
help.
- Children with learning or reading problems who have been through all kinds
of interventions. These children have been told that their eyes are healthy and
that glasses aren't necessary, but they continue to struggle with visual
processing. Their visual processing problems or developmental vision problems
can't be detected unless the eye doctor specifically tests for
them.
"Because reading problems usually have multiple causes, treatment
must often be multidisciplinary. Educators, psychologists, eye care
practitioners and other professionals often must work together to meet each
person's needs. The eye practitioner's role is to help overcome any vision
problems interfering with the ability to read. Once those are addressed the
student is better prepared to respond to special reading education efforts."
(www.cibavision.com, 1999)
Is Vision Therapy New?
A form of vision therapy has been around since the late 1800’s. Orthoptics
was used to “straighten” people’s eyes by physicians at one time. As these
physicians became more focused on surgery and medications the practice of
orthoptics was being taught less and less. In the middle of the 20th
century a group of optometrists took some of the important principles of
orthoptics and developed vision therapy.
What's Involved In A Vision Therapy Program?
Patients typically come to the office once a week for 45 minutes each
session. The number In addition, a home therapy book is given which contains
instructions and log sheets for activities to be done at home as reinforcement
of what is learned during the office therapy sessions. Commitment to the therapy
program, and maintaining a schedule of weekly visits, is important in the
success of the program.
Can't I Just Do The Therapy At Home By Myself?
Yes and no. We ask all of our patient’s to do some form of home therapy.
Vision therapy requires close supervision. To initiate and monitor a home
therapy program requires follow-ups and guidance. Without this guidance poor
techniques may be re-enforced. Certain patients require special equipment that
cannot be taken home.
Will My Insurance Cover Vision Therapy?
Although we do not accept assignment from any insurance program, a
significant portion of our patients will get insurance re-imbursement. Some
health insurance policies cover vision therapy under your major medical plan,
this has no relationship to vision care plans which cover eye examinations,
eyeglasses, or contact lenses once every year or two. We ask our patients to
submit claims to their major medical insurance. If in the event an insurance
claim is denied we ask for reasons in writing so that we can best help our
patients get the coverage they are entitled to.
CONTACT LENSES
We have a large inventory of trial contact lenses. We will try our best to
match your needs with the optimal contact lens!
We Specialize In:
- Single Vision Rigid Gas Permeable Lenses
- Toric Rigid Gas Permeable Lenses
- Disposable Soft Contact Lenses
-Day Disposable
-2-week Disposable
-1-month Disposable
- Bifocal Soft Contact Lenses
Contact Lens Solutions
You can get all of your Solution Needs from us! All of these solutions are at reasonable prices (comparable to all drug
stores). Please call our office and ask for prices. Prices are reduced for
patients that participate in our “Pre Paid Care Program”
SPORTS VISION
We are members of the AOA Sports Vision Section.
The mission of all American Optometric Association Sports Vision Section (SVS) doctors is to advance the quality and delivery of optometric sports vision care through education, injury prevention and enhancement of the visual performance of athletes.
Vision training for sport is the application of specific exercises conducted over a period of time that leads to neural restructuring of cortex and brainstem pathways allowing a person to maximise efficiency while performing visual perceptual tasks leading to enhanced visual motor performance"
Our vision training programs are based on scientific evidence and are specifically tailored to each particular sport. Vision training is divided into 4 categories:
1. Classical Orthoptic vision training programs aimed at improving binocular function
2. Visualmotor performance
3. Visual awareness training
4. "Software" training. E.g. Teaching athletes advanced cue utilisation and pattern recognition
The mission of the American Optometric Association Sports Vision Section (SVS) doctors is to advance the quality and delivery of optometric sports vision care through education, injury prevention and enhancement of the visual performance of athletes.
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