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Complete Eye Examination,
New and Established Patients
When you arrive at our
office, please check-in at the registration desk. Please come 10 or 15 minutes
early. You will probably be finished an hour and a
half after your appointment time. Please bring
all of your glasses.
If you haven't already received them in the mail, you will be given registration
(required by insurance plans) and medical history questionnaires. Don't forget
to complete the Visual Lifestyle Questionnaire!
You will usually be ready to go home an hour and a half after your scheduled
appointment time.
Link: Making an Appointment.
When the paperwork is done,
you will go to a history and examination room. The technician will review your
ocular, medical and family history, measure your vision and take preliminary
measurements.
You're now
ready for your "refraction," or eyeglass measurement. Our Optometrists carefully make these measurements and test your eye pressure. Even if you
don't plan on getting glasses, or contacts, these measurements help in diagnosis and
treatment of a number of eye conditions. The doctor will measure your intraocular pressure by applanation tonometry, the “gold
standard” of pressure measurement. Finally, dilating eye drops may be administered.
"Vision Plan" visits generally do not require dilation. The drops require 15-30 minutes to
take effect. They may blur your vision, especially
for close work, for several hours. They always wear off!
While the drops begin to
take effect, we recommend that you visit the Optical Gallery if you are thinking
new eyeglass frames would be nice, or if you have questions about the many lens
and frame options available to you. We carry over 640 frames, at a full range of
prices. We feature "the latest," and also a selection of "old stand-by"
fashions. We use the latest lens technologies, materials and lens treatments.
Once your pupils are fully dilated, you will
be seen by the doctor with whom you have made your appointment (either your MD
or your OD).
The doctor will carefully examine your eyes with the benefit of dilated pupils and then explain to you the things you need to know about the health of your eyes. Once
all of the health issues have been covered, your
refraction (eyeglass measurement) results will be discussed with you and
appropriate eyewear recommendations will be made. A written prescription will
contain the best lens recommendations, based on your examination and Visual
Lifestyle Questionnaire.
A special service included in
your visit is a consultation with our
opticians who will demonstrate the recommended lenses and answer all of your questions about
the doctor's eyewear recommendations.
If you expect to spend about
one hour and a half in our office for an initial visit, you shouldn't have time pressure. Patients requiring complicated
evaluations or advice may require more time, and patients with simple situations
may get finished sooner. If you have reason to believe you may have special
needs, please let us know so we can be prepared prior to your arrival.
Referring Doctor Correspondence
If another doctor referred
you to our office, we will send your doctor a report.
Follow-up Care
If
necessary, a return appointment will be scheduled for you prior to your
departure. Reminder cards
are mailed for long-term follow up visits.
Payment
Our fees are similar to those established
throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Payment is expected at the time of
service; we will assist you in processing your insurance claims. If your
insurance requires a referral from your primary care physician, it is
essential
that you obtain this prior to your appointment and bring it with you on the day
of your examination.
Health Insurance
Prior to your departure, you
will see our health insurance staff to check out. We contract with over 250
different insurances!
Vision
Plan Insurance
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Refraction Only Visits
Please arrive 5-10 minutes before your appointment time.
You should be ready to leave about an hour after your appointment time.
Please bring all of your glasses. The optometrist will check your vision and
your old glasses. The doctor performs a
"refraction,"
or eyeglass measurement, for
distance, intermediate and near.
The
refraction (eyeglass measurement) results will be discussed with you and
appropriate eyewear recommendations will be made. A written prescription will
contain the best lens recommendations, based on your examination and Visual
Lifestyle Questionnaire.
A special service included in
your visit is a consultation with our
opticians who will demonstrate the recommended lenses and answer all of your questions about
the doctor's eyewear recommendations. We carry over 640 frames, at a full range
of prices. We feature "the latest," and also a selection of "old stand-by"
fashions. We use the latest lens technologies, materials and lens treatments.
If you expect to spend about
an hour in our office, you shouldn't have time pressure. Patients requiring complicated
evaluations or advice may require more time, and patients with simple situations
may get finished sooner. If you have reason to believe you may have special
needs, please let us know so we can be prepared prior to your arrival.
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Contact Lens Evaluations
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Dilated Examinations
Please arrive 5-10 minutes before your appointment time.
You should be ready to leave about an hour after your appointment time.
Please bring a list of your medications and all eye medications. The technician
will check your vision, update your history and
measure your intraocular pressure by applanation tonometry, the “gold
standard” of pressure measurement. Finally, dilating eye drops are administered.
These require 15-30 minutes to fully take effect. They may blur your vision, especially
for close work, for a few hours. They always wear off!
Once your pupils are fully dilated, you will
be seen by the doctor with whom you have made your appointment.
The doctor will carefully examine your eyes with the benefit of dilated pupils and then explain
to you the things you need to know about the health of your eyes.
Sometimes additional testing
is done.
A treatment and / or
follow-up plan is made, a report is prepared for your primary care doctor.
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Check Appointments
When you
arrive at our office, please check-in at the registration desk. If you come 5 or
10 minutes early, that is much appreciated. You will probably be finished 45
minutes
after your appointment time.
Please bring a list of your medications and all
eye medications.
When the
paperwork is done, you will go to a history and examination room.
The technician will check your vision, update your
history and
measure your
intraocular pressure by applanation tonometry, the “gold standard” of pressure
measurement.
Next you will be seen by the
doctor with whom you have made your appointment.
The doctor will carefully examine your eyes and then explain to you the things
you need to know about the health of your eyes.
Sometimes
additional testing is done.
A treatment
and / or follow-up plan is made, a report is prepared for your primary care
doctor.
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Laboratory Testing Visits
When you arrive at our
office, please check-in at the registration desk. If you come 5 or 10 minutes
early, that is much appreciated. You will probably be finished 45 minutes
after your appointment time.
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Surgery visits
Depending on the nature of your surgery, you will be given
specific instructions and explanations. Plan on being at the Marin Ophthalmic
Surgery Center for 2 hours in the case of cataract or glaucoma surgery, and hour
for laser surgery.
Office procedures are at MarinEyes, in the clinic, and
generally it is safest to plan on an hour.
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Post-Operative Visits
When you arrive at our
office, please check-in at the registration desk. If you come 10 or 15 minutes
early, that is much appreciated. You will probably be finished 45 minutes
after your appointment time.
Please bring a list of your medications and all eye
medications.
The technician will check your vision, update your history
and
measure your intraocular pressure by applanation tonometry.
Next you will be seen by the doctor with whom
you have made your appointment.
The doctor will carefully examine your eyes and then explain to you the things
you need to know about your progress, and a treatment plan is explained and
written down for you.
The follow-up visit will be
made; please call if you have problems between scheduled visits!
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