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Does Your Vision Center Care?

Does a visit to your vision care center leave you wondering if they really care about you? Does Your Vision Center Care?

At Uptown Eye Care we do care about what our patients want when they visit us. In fact, we routinely ask our patients how they feel about the care, services and products they receive from us. Then, we make changes to accommodate the desires of our patients. Here are some of the changes we have made in response to the requests of our patients.
Does your vision center offer convenient appointment hours? Our office offers both evening and weekend hours to accommodate those with busy schedules.

Does your vision center assist you with your insurance questions? We realize insurance benefits can be difficult to understand and our specialists will work diligently to answer all your questions and to make insurance billing go smoothly.
Do you hate filling out pages of forms every time you go to the doctor’s office? We offer online patient information forms so you can fill them out at your convenience, then just email them back to us. You can also make appointment requests on our website or from our FaceBook page. We also give you the option of having your appointment reminders emailed or sent by text message instead of reaching you by phone.

Does your vision center offer a maintenance benefit with your eye glass purchase? Our opticians know that glasses need periodic adjustments and minor repairs and we offer that service at no charge, even if you didn’t purchase your glasses from us!
Have you ever lost or torn a disposable contact lens? We understand that accidents happen. If you purchased your contacts from us and need a replacement lens we will gladly do all we can to provide that for you.

Our entire team is dedicated to providing you and your family with superior eye care in an environment where you feel that you matter.

Please contact us and let us know how we are doing.

How Often Should I Go To The Eye Doctor ? “This is a question I hear frequently” says optometrist Dr. Elaine Happ. “ Many people feel that if they are not having problems with their vision there is no need to see an eye doctor.”

According to the American Optometric Association, periodic eye and vision examinations are an important part of preventive health care. Many eye and vision problems have no obvious symptoms so individuals are unaware that problems exist. Vision loss resulting from the progression of diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration is irreversible, so early diagnosis and treatment is important for maintaining good vision and eye health.

Adults that wear eyeglasses or contact lenses should see their eye doctor annually to keep their prescriptions current. Adults under 40 years of age that don’t wear corrective lenses and are not experiencing any vision or eye problems can go two years between visits.

At approximately 40 years of age adults should have a comprehensive eye health evaluation to screen for age-related eye diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and cataracts. At this visit your eye doctor can also detect early signs of diabetes, hypertension and other systemic diseases.

Follow Eye Doctor’s Recommendations

Dr. Happ recommends that you are diligent in following your eye doctor’s recommendations for scheduled visits if you have diabetes, high blood pressure or if you are 60 years of age or older. You should see your eye doctor immediately if you experience sudden loss of vision, eye pain or a sudden onset of double vision.

The eye doctors at Uptown Eye Care perform comprehensive eye health evaluations that include screenings for glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and a thorough examination of the internal structures of the eye.  Contact us to schedule your appointment today

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