EYE EXAMS Our office strives to achieve the highest standard of patient care in a compassionate and individualized manner. As a primary health care provider, Dr. Lynne Stanford will thoroughly examine, diagnose, and provide management options for many types of ocular disorders, in addition to providing prescriptions for spectacles and fitting contact lenses of all types. At the conclusion of your exam you can expect Dr. Stanford to discuss the results of any ocular findings and provide appropriate recommendations for prescription eyewear or contact lenses and a schedule for any follow up care necessary. Our highly trained and knowledgeable staff will help guide you in frame selection that will compliment your features and enhance your quality of life with Personal Service and Professional Guidance in your eyewear selection process.
Please send us an email (info@doyleopticians.com) if you would like us to call you and schedule an appointment with Dr. Stanford. |
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The Importance of Eye Exams You shouldn't wait until you have difficulty seeing before you consider having your vision checked. Routine eye exams are important, no matter what your age or health.During your comprehensive eye exam Dr. Stanford does much more than figure out what your prescription should be. Your eyes will also be checked for common eye diseases. Did you know that your eyes can also tell the doctor how healthy you are? Adults should have their eyes tested annual to keep their prescriptions up to date. Regular eye exams also make it possible to catch eye disease early. Children have different testing requirements, which you can learn about on our children’s page What may be included in “My Vision Test”
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Visual Acuity Is tested to see how clearly each eye can see. The results of this test are generally written as a fraction such as 20/40. The top number of the fraction is the standard distance of the test, twenty feet. The bottom number is the smallest letter size that can be read. This means that a person with 20/40 vision cannot read a letter that people with normal vision can read at 40 feet unless they are 20 feet away. Refraction Is used to choose the right lens power needed to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism or for the use of multifocals (bifocals, trifocals or progressives). Using an instrument that contains a series of lenses, the optometrist measures how they focus light. After this process, the patient's responses to lens choices narrow down the right correction needed. Dilation Is the process of using eye drops to keep the pupil of the eye open, even in bright light. This process allows the optometrist to see all the way into the back of the eye, where the retina, optic nerve and important blood vessels are located. Not only are vision issues discovered during this process, but other general health issues such as hypertension may be noticed as well. |
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