Moulton's Optical Centre - Eyecare - Your Vision Specialists

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Regular Eye Care: The Secret to Preserving Your Sight
The most important thing you can do to preserve your eyesight is to visit your eye doctor for regular checkups. Like the rest of your body, your eyes will change gradually as you age. However, unlike the rest of your body, your eyes rarely hurt if something is wrong. We'll advise you when it's time to be checked again. So do not let broken glasses or lost contact lenses be a reminder of your next appointment. Follow the advice of experts, have your eyes examined on a regular basis.

All regular examinations include an ophthalmoscopy. This procedure allows the doctor to examine the internal structures of the eye.
In addition to cataracts and glaucoma, many systematic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes show up here.
The optical nerve, vessels and other internal tissues of the eye are evaluated during your eye health examination.
We also perform a painless procedure called tonometry to measure the pressure inside your eye or intaocular pressure (IOP). This common test is important in the detection of glaucoma.

Some of the Common Eye Problems We Test For:

Nearsightedness (Myopia)
Type of vision in which seeing at far is blurry, although near vision may be good.

Farsightedness (Hyperopia)
Type of vision in which seeing at near is strained. Distance vision is often clear.

Astigmatism
Distorted or blurred focus caused by irregular shape of cornea or lens.

Presbyopia
A reduction of near focusing ability usually beginning in the late 30's or early 40's.

Amblyopia
Condition in which one eye cannot see 20/20 even with the best correction.

Eye Teaming (Binocularity)
Process in which both eyes work together to form one image in the brain.

Cataracts
A cloudiness of the crystalline lens of the eye resulting in reduced vision.

Glaucoma
A condition leading to blindness caused by a painless increase of pressure within the eye.

Diabetes & High Blood Pressure
Medical conditions which may lead to blindness by damaged blood vessels in the eye.

	The slit lamp, or biomicroscope, is a tabletop microscope that uses an adjustable beam of light to provide concentrated illumination and magnification of various parts of the eye. The light beam may be adjusted both as to width of the slit of light and the height of the slit -- thus the term, "slit lamp." This microscope magnifies the structure of the eye some 6 to 40 times, and the eye doctor uses it to detect and evaluate any abnormalities in the structures of the eye. Comprehensive eye examinations comprise an evaluation of the physiologic function and anatomic status of the eye, visual system and its related structures, and always include a slit lamp examination.	A Biomicroscope or "slit lamp" examination of the cornea segment allows to check the general health of the cornea.