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Equipment and Technology
 
In addition to performing comprehensive exams, our four modern exam rooms are equipped with some of the newest technology.  This helps us further analyze the health of your eyes, as well as to determine any necessary prescriptions to optimize your vision.
 
 

     

Visual Field Testing

 
The visual field testing is performed by our technicians with the help of the FDT machine (below).  The patient is asked to press a button whenever he or she sees tiny lights produced by the machine.  This seemingly simple test tracks for visual field loss or damage to the optic nerve, the initial symptoms for glaucoma.
 
 
 

 

 

  

 

 

 

GDX

 

We would like to introduce our newest piece of equipment, The Zeiss GDx™. This piece of machinery assists us in spotting glaucoma at an earlier stage.  Using the GDx™, your doctor can see the pattern and thickness of the nerve fibers in the back of your eyes.  We then compare the results to normal values.  Total exam time usually takes less than a minute!

 

Anterior Segment Photography

 
This machine (seen below) uses a digital camera to take a picture of the anterior segment of the eye. Whereas the Optomap test examines the back of the eye, or the retina, this piece of equipment examines the front of the eye, or the cornea. The digital pictures are then easily pulled up on the computer for the patient to view.
  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automated Refractor/Keratometer/Corneal Topographer & FDT

 

The Topographer is a special computer that can test your eyes in two ways at once. It measures the power of your eye as well as the roundness of your corneas. The FDT tests your side (peripheral) vision.