Dr. Dane Bagley performs comprehensive eye exams.

There are several elements to a comprehensive examination of the eyes and vision:

       - Entering visual acuity.  We determine what your visual status is when you come in.  If you come in with glasses or contact lenses we check your vision with them.  If you come in without vision correction we check your vision without.

       - Inter Ocular Pressure.  We measure the pressure within your eyes.

       - Keratometry reading.  We measure the curvature of your cornea's.

       - Refraction.  This is the measurement to determine if you require glasses, and what the prescription of the glasses is.

       - Pupil Assessment.  To determine if pupil function is normal, and evaluate any aberrations.

       - Eye Movement Evaluation.  To determine if the eyes move appropriately, and together.

       - Eye muscle evaluation. To determine if each of the eyes 6 extra ocular muscles are working together appropriately.

       - Confrontation Field.  To determine if there is any gross visual field defect.

       - Full Microscopic evaluation of the eyes internally and externally.

Regular dilation is recommended.  Dilation is covered with comprehensive eye exams.  Some circumstances require the dilation to be performed during the comprehensive exam.  These include diabetes, retinal disease, macular disease, optic nerve disease, or young children.

Contact Lenses may be fit or evaluated during a comprehensive exam, but this is not included in the comprehensive exam fees.  There are additional Contact Lens fitting and evaluation fees.

Many conditions require additional testing to what is evaluated during a comprehensive exam.  These may include:
       - Glaucoma
       - Dry Eye Syndrome
       - Visual Field disorders
       - Keratoconus
Some of these tests include:
       - Threshold Visual Field testing
       - Topography
       - Retinal Photography
       - Pachymetry
       - Gonioscophy
       - Zone Quick, and other dry eye evaluations
Some procedures are done separate from the comprehensive exam, these include:
       - Punctal Plug insertion
       - Epilation
       - Foreign Body removal
       - Irrigation and dilation of lacrimal drainage
Sometimes ocular conditions do not allow, or require a comprehensive eye exam, such as:
       - Red or Pink eye (conjunctivitis)
       - Foreign Body
       - acute double vision
       - eye injury
These types of visits are considered medical visits and are often covered under health insurance, instead of vision insurance.

Other types of Visits that are beyond Comprehensive Eye Exam include:
       - Lasik Pre-Operative Exams
       - Corneal Refractive Therapy


Some Valuable Websites

www.rosacea.org

www.afb.org/seniorsite

www.preventblindness.org/vlc/pregnancy.html