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Adult Eye Exams
Everyone will admit that their eyes and vision are crucial. But did you know there's more to your eyes than seeing 20/20? Or how about that a routine eye exam can also detect eye disease such as high blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, and even sleep apnea? Many eye diseases can be present while your vision is still clear. Irrervisilble damage can take place before you notice a change in vision. This is why it is important to schedule a comprehensive eye exam yearly. Throggs Neck Vision Associates is fully equipped with the latest technology to ensure you get the best care for your eyes.
Our comprehensive eye exam includes the following: full medical history, acuity testing, eye tracking, color testing, refractive analysis, glaucoma screening, anterior segment evaluation (slit lamp exam), and dilated retinal exam.
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Pediatric Eye Exams
An annual eye exam is important to ensure that all children do their best to succeed in school, sports, and social activities. Early identification of myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, binocular vision abnormalities, or amblyopia (lazy eye) can have an enormous impact on their success.
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Contact Lens Exams and Evaluations
Contact lenses are medical devices that sit on the surface of your cornea. A properly fitted contact lens is important to ensure you maintain optimal vision and health of the front surface of the eye. Disposable contacts correct myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia and include 1 day, 2 week, and monthly modalities. We will discuss which modality is best for you and give you the opportunity to try it yourself so you can feel comfortable making the right decision. We also fit rigid contact lenses for those who are in need of this lens type.
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Dry Eyes Treatment
Do you ever experience excessive tearing, burning, a gritty sensation, redness, tired eyes, irritation, or itching? If you have any or all of these symptoms you may have dry eye syndrome. Patients often ask how can the eyes be dry if they are tearing. The answer to that is that the eyes will tear because they are dry and are lubricating themselves. The first step in addressing dry eyes is to determine why the eyes are dry. Sometimes dry eye is a sign that there is something going on systemically.
Once we determine why the eyes are dry we can begin the proper treatment. There are many treatment options available for dry eye today. They include artificial tears, prescription eye drops, punctual plugs, and other therapies.
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Digital Eye Strain
More than ever, we are more reliant on the daily use of technology and this isn’t going to change anytime soon. Digital eye strain has become very common today for adults and children alike. Symptoms of digital eye strain include headaches, blurred vision, double vision, tired eyes, dry eyes, sore back or neck, and trouble sleeping. We do not need to suffer from the discomfort of digital eye strain. Specialized lenses for your devices can offer relief.
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Diabetic Eye Disease
Did you know that diabetic eye disease is the leading cause of vision loss in the United States? Maintaining good blood sugar control and having a dilated eye exam at least once a year is important for the health of your eyes.
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Glaucoma Testing
Glaucoma is an eye disease that results in damage to the optic nerve. Unfortunately, there is no cure for glaucoma. Once the vision is lost there is no way to get it back. Loss of vision in glaucoma is difficult for patients to notice because it can often start peripherally (vision off to the side) and can be very subtle early on. Luckily, if caught early and treated properly most people can maintain good vision.
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Cataract Surgery
Cataracts develop in the lens of the eye located behind the iris. Early symptoms include loss of vision, difficulty distinguishing color, and glare, especially when driving at night. Most people will develop cataracts as they get older.
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Eye Emergencies
Emergency eye care is any circumstance where you believe eyes are at risk for loss of vision or if you are experiencing pain. Some examples include sudden loss of vision with and without pain, flashes of light, floaters, sudden headaches, dizziness, or redness. We always try our best to accommodate emergency visits on the same day.
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Demodex
The Demodex mite is a type of parasite that lives in humans and can reside in hair follicles and sebaceous glands. These mites are arachnid (eight-legged) and invisible to the naked eye, varying in size from 0.1mm to 0.4 mm long. They typically live on the face and in the hair follicles of the eyebrows, eyelids, roots of the eyelashes, facial hair, and around the ears and are associated with various skin problems of the eyes and face, such as blepharitis and acne rosacea.
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Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis, “pink eye”, occurs when the conjunctiva (the thin, clear layer of tissue covering the white of the eye) becomes red, inflamed, and irritated. Conjunctivitis can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or allergies. We can determine why you have developed conjunctivitis based on your symptoms and a proper clinical evaluation with a slit lamp. This will determine the right treatment.
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Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 50. It occurs in the macula causing a loss of central vision. Unfortunately, macular degeneration can progress to blindness if not detected early and checked regularly.
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What to Expect During an Eye Exam
The parts of a comprehensive eye examination vary according to the patient's age, date of the last exam, and other factors. Not all parts of the eye exam may be needed or performed, but the first part of the eye exam will include documenting medical history.
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Refraction Test
A refraction test also called a vision test, is usually performed as a part of a routine eye examination. The purpose of this test is to determine if a person has a refractive error which would then mean the patient would need glasses or contact lenses.
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- Monday 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Wednesday Closed
- Thursday 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Friday 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Saturday 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
- Sunday Closed
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