Not all eye exams are created equally. At our office we provide the latest technology for all our patients and spend an ample amount of time explaining our findings to our patients. If another office offers a lowered rate then someone else it may be because you have to pay extra to get a retinal photo done or they have 15 minute eye exams while others have 30 minutes.
Read MoreEveryone hates to hear that they are now at an age where they can benefit from reading glasses or progressive lenses. Have no fear, this is a natural process… all your friends will need glasses for near soon too! The medical term for this is presbyopia.
As our eyes age the lens inside the eye continues to grow, eventually the lens starts to get too dense and loses the flexibility that it once had. That flexibility is what allows us to focus at different distances. The lens eventually gets stuck in the distance position and we need reading glasses to make up the power difference that is required to see things clearly that are closer than arms length.
Read MoreI was considering getting laser eye surgery for many years and in January 2016 I finally did it. In this blog I will share some information about laser eye surgery and some tips based on my experience.
There are two types of procedures you will have to choose between when getting laser eye surgery; LASIK (Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis) or PRK (Photorefractive Keratectomy). I chose to do PRK.
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