Comprehensive eye exam
The evaluation of eye health and the visual system, testing includes careful examination of the health of the front and back of the eye to detect conditions such as cataracts and retinal abnormalities( such as those arising from diabetes and high blood pressure, and retinal detachments), as well as measurement of the pressure in the eye and the examination of the optic nerve to detect glaucoma.
Evaluation of the eye teaming ability and eye coordination is performed, along with measurements of the shape and regularity of the front part of the eye. The determination of the presence of nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and focusing problems is also made. These tests are performed using automated instruments as well as subjective techniques.
Special Diagnostic testing
Certain conditions of the eye and visual system require further testing to asses their normality. These tests include Visual Fields, which measures the peripheral vision and can detect conditions such as glaucoma or neurological disease, tests to determine the amount and quality of the tears for conditions such as dry eye, and the Digital Fondus Camera retinal scanner.
The Digital Fondus Camera takes a digital photo of the back of the eye and can reveal retinal problems including macular degeneration and retinal holes or detachments, and systemic diseases such as diabetes, stroke, and high blood pressure.
It also records the optic nerve which can reveal glaucoma and neurological conditions. The Digital Fondus Camera image is a permanent record which allows us to compare any changes in these conditions at future examinations.
Refractive surgery consultation
We provide thorough pre-operative consultations and evaluations and post-operative examinations for all types of refractive surgery, and work closely with our surgical associates (TLC) to provide you with the safest and most appropriate procedures possible.
Contact lens fitting services
We are dedicated to bringing you the most advanced contact lens materials and designs available, as well as the latest in contact lens fitting techniques. New developments in soft contact lens materials have resulted in lenses which are more comfortable, less dry, and more “breathable”, allowing more oxygen to reach the eye, and these materials are now available in a wider range of prescriptions and wearing modalities.
Spectacle dispensing services
New advances in spectacle lens technology have allow us to provide lighter, thinner, and clearer lenses with a wider range of performance capabilities. New high index and aspheric materials have allow even very high prescriptions to be made light and thin.
New progressive lenses give a wider viewing range with less distortion, easier use, and can be more custom designed for specific visual needs. Anti glare coatings now offer better performance and durability, and transition lenses now turn darker and lighter faster and under more diverse conditions.
We are dedicated to prescribing you the lens design and material which would best match your prescription and life style in order to provide you the highest performing, most comfortable, and most cosmetically appealing spectacle correction possible.
Digital Fondus Camera
We are pleased to inform you that during your next visit to Forest Hills Vision associates, you will experience the benefits of the latest technology in eye exams – the Digital Fondus Camera Retinal Exam. The Digital Fondus Camera will produce the most comprehensive image of your retina, and allow us to perform a more thorough exam than was previously possible. The result is that we can better prevent or reduce vision loss in our patients with a simple, quick and patient-friendly new exam.
Any routine eye exam should always include a careful look at the retina, which is located at the back of the eye, to screen for abnormalities or disease. The sensitive tissue that makes up the retina is susceptible to a variety of diseases that can ultimately lead to partial loss of vision or even complete blindness. Early detection of any retinal abnormality is thus crucial. Previously, this screening was done by dilating the pupils, a procedure that many patients found uncomfortable, inconvenient and time-consuming.