OPTOMETRIC SERVICES
Comprehensive Eye Exams
We believe that personalized eye care starts with a comprehensive eye exam. Whether you need prescription glasses, contact lenses or dry eye treatment, our eye exams are designed to provide detailed insights into your eye health.
The specialists at Brantford Optometry will not only conduct an eye examination, but also assess your total health history, and perform diagnostic testing, if needed. This process will help us identify the best options to improve your vision and support your eye health, and develop a management or treatment plan, if needed. With highly-qualified staff and state-of-the-art equipment, we can identify potential eye conditions, like myopia or retinopathy, allowing for timely intervention and prevention. We are committed to providing customized services that not only improve your vision, but also enhance your overall eye health.
Children's Eye Exams
As your child grows, their vision is always changing, and a lot of what they learn is through their sight. It's important to monitor the visual development of your child while they are growing to help them reach their full potential. Children should have their first eye examination at 6 months, to help prevent more serious conditions, including cancers. Vision issues such as strabismus (crossed eyes) and amblyopia (lazy eye) can also develop early and must be addressed. (After 6 months, children should receive an eye exam at least once a year from 2 to 19 years old.
At Brantford Optometry, we aim to encourage consistent vision care and other eye health habits in our children from a young age. In an effort to do the same for your children, we provide OHIP-covered eye exams for children and teens, so you can access affordable care for your family.
WHAT SIGNS SHOULD I BE LOOKING FOR?
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Headaches
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Blurry vision
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Rubbing their eyes often
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Frequent blinking
Diabetic Eye Exams
A regular, comprehensive eye exam is important for everyone—but it is especially important for those with diabetes to reduce the risk of eye complications, like diabetic retinopathy, more commonly known known as vision loss, or macular edema. Timely detection of these conditions is imperative for effective intervention and prevention, and regular eye exams are the best way to ensure they are detected quickly.
These exams use state-of-the-art diagnostic technology to evaluate your eye health, including the retina, blood vessels and optic nerve, so we can provide you with a personalized treatment plan, if needed. Additionally, the eyes are indicators of overall health, so these exams can offers insights into the effectiveness of diabetes management. If you want to take a proactive approach to managing your diabetes, regular diabetic eye exams should be an important part of your health care routine., and our highly-qualified staff can help you manage that process.
Myopia Management
Myopia (often referred to as nearsightedness) is a common eye condition that causes closer objects to appear sharp and clear, and distant objects to appear blurry. There is currently no known cure for myopia, but there are treatment options to help prevent this condition from worsening and becoming progressive.
Myopia has become more common in children, but we are committed to slowing the progression of this condition with personalized management plans for each patient. In particular, we recommend Hoya MiYOSMART Optical Lenses, which are a spectacle lens that has been shown to slow the progression of myopia in children. It is recommended that you make an appointment with one of our specialists to confirm the diagnosis and determine the most effective treatment plan for your child.
LASIK Co-Management
LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) is the most common refractive eye surgery today. It is used to treat myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. Often referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction, LASIK surgery is performed by an ophthalmologist using a laser or small blades to reshape the cornea. For most patients, this surgery results in clear, sharp vision both close up and far away, providing a permanent alternative to eyeglasses or contact lenses. LASIK candidacy is determined on a case-by-case basis that takes eye prescription, medical history and other health factors into consideration.
Dry Eye Evaluation
Dry eye is a syndrome that occurs when your tears dry up too fast or your eyes don’t make enough tears to stay wet. As a result, eyes may feel scratchy, stinging or burning, and there may be redness, sensitivity to light or blurred vision. Dry eyes can have a signficant impact on quality of life, but fortunately, there are a wide range of treatment options. Lumecca-I, Forma-I, meibomian gland expression and punctal plugs can often be used to improve symptoms of dry eyes more effectively than eye drops and medications.
Dry eye disease is often not diagnosed correctly because the symptoms are similar to other conditions. The specialists at Brantford Optometry will conduct a comprehensive eye examination and perform diagnostic testing to diagnose your condition, determine the severity, identify the causes and develop a treatment plan to improve your symptoms.