At Lake Nona Eye Care, we provide comprehensive, primary eye care for the entire family (starting at age 5). Routine and preventative eye exams are essential for maintaining good eye health. Often,
vision and eye problems don’t have any obvious signs or symptoms, but can be easily diagnosed. Early detection can even prevent vision loss; the American Optometric Association recommends bi-yearly or yearly vision exams.
Consultation and Eye Exam
During an eye exam, the Optometric Physician at Lake Nona Eye Care, will ask you questions about any issues or symptoms you are experiencing, your work environment, any blurry vision, medications you are currently taking and your overall health. Previous eye conditions and family history will also be discussed. Dr. Ward will consider all this information when determining any recommendations or treatments.
Vision Testing
Regular evaluations and vision testing ensure you have the clearest vision possible. We will measure how each eye can see by using a series of vision acuity test and reading eye charts. The results are displayed as a fraction, with the standard for normal reading vision and distance is 20/20. Depending on the results of the exam, eye exercises, corrective glasses or contacts may be prescribed.
Eye Functioning Testing
There will also be several tests performed to evaluate eye muscle capabilities, depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision, responsiveness to light and other tests are performed to determine whether the eyes are moving, focusing and working together properly.
Comprehensive Exam
A quality comprehensive examination of your eyes will be performed to ensure your eyes are visually healthy. This includes your retinal, the posterior portion of your eye where nerves, veins and arteries can be viewed directly, providing a clear picture of your vascular health. Many diseases can manifest within the eyes, including high blood pressure, diabetes, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune disorders and high cholesterol.
The Health of Your Eyes
Part of our comprehensive eye exam includes the overall health of the eyes through tonometry, which measures the pressure inside your eyes. One of the first indications of glaucoma is increased eye pressure. Dilating the pupils will enable examination of the internal structures of the eyes.
Dr. Ward and Dr. Sandoval, both Optometric Physicians, have several years experience treating and diagnosing vision disorders such as farsightedness, nearsightedness, presbyopia, amblyopia, diabetic retinopathy, macular degenerations, cataracts, and other vision and medical eye care issues.
Lake Nona Eye Care also offers the convenience of a large selection of the very best high quality vision products at reasonable prices. Our patients never pay too much for outstanding service, eyeglasses, sunglasses, contact lenses, bifocals and progressive lenses.