FAQs

Children: every 6 months to 1 year depending on growth speed (starting at >6 months old)

Adults: every 1 year, unless otherwise recommended by your optometrist due to eye condition.

Please bring your

• • Insurance cards
• • Current glasses
• • Most recent contact lens prescription (if applicable)
• • List of current medications

Please allow 1 hour for your exam – about 30 minutes for the exam and 30 minutes for frame selection. We do not want anyone to feel rushed, so please allow adequate time. If more time for frame selection is needed, we are happy to schedule an appointment with an optician.

Dilating the eyes enlarges the pupil and allows your optometrist to obtain a more thorough view of the inside of the eye. This allows us to better look for eye conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinal tears/detachments, etc. We dilate the eyes by using prescription eye drops that temporarily relax the iris muscle to make your pupils very large. The dilating drops take 15 minutes to take effect, and the side effects include temporary light sensitivity and blurred vision up close for 2-4 hours. Most people are fine to drive immediately after their exam with sun protection, however bringing a driver is encouraged.

As an alternative to dilation for some, we offer Retinal Screenings. Please ask your doctor if this is an option during your exam.

Medical eye care involves the diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions that are not corrected by glasses or contact lenses, such as eye infections, dry eye, cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, etc.

Management of these conditions is not covered by vision insurance, but is billable to your medical insurance. It is important to note, your medical plan deductible still applies to medical eye care services.

Medical insurance does not cover refractions (the determination of your glasses prescription) or elective contact lens fittings.