As very experienced professionals we realize the importance of cutting edge equipment to assist in the detection and treatment of eye disease. Eye exams often reveal systemic pathology beyond the eye such as diabetes, hypertension, cancers of the body, nutrition deficiencies, and thyroid disease. As such we have invested in the latest ocular equipment. Eye exams are much more than determining a need for eyeglasses. The motto, "the eyes are the window to the soul" is an accurate one.

The autorefractor/autokeratometer has 2 purposes:
Autorefraction: this instrument uses information about how light is changed as it enters a person's eye and provides an objective measurement of a patient's refractive error. It takes seconds to complete, is painless, and is done prior to seeing the eye doctor.
Autokeratometry: this measures the curvature of cornea which is the front surface of the eye. This is important in the fitting of contact lenses and to determine the candidacy of laser vision correction.

Medmont Field Analyzer
People have 2 types of vision: central and peripheral vision. This device measures how well one sees in their "side vision" and consequently measures the integrity of the visual pathways from the eye to the visual cortex (ie the brain). This is vital in the detection/monitoring of neurological diseases like glaucoma, brain cancers, stroke, acquired brain injuries to name a few. It can also use something known as FDT or frequency doubling technology to measure a person's sensitivity to movement and peripheral vision.

Pachymeter
This instrument uses ultrasound to measure the thickness of the front surface of the cornea. This information is crucial to interpret a patient's intraocular pressure and their risk of glaucoma. Furthermore it can aid in determining suitability for laser vision correction and also measures corneal thickening from contact lens wear or eye diseases such Fuch's corneal endothelial dystrophy.

Canon Digital Camera

This allows us to photograph all layers of the eye including the cornea, conjunctiva, crystalline lens, and retina. This information is vital to the monitoring and detection of eye disease such as cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration