Exam Duration
Your exam will likely last 1-2 hours and may include dilation of your pupils.
Our board certified team of ophthalmologists and optometrists at Chesapeake Eye Care and Laser Center offer a variety of tests and procedures for a thorough examination of your eyes as part of our comprehensive vision care. We run a series of specialized tests to evaluate you for the following conditions:
Your exam will likely last 1-2 hours and may include dilation of your pupils.
We routinely assess your eye pressure during eye exams by “applanation,” as increased eye pressure may be the first sign of glaucoma. Applanation, as opposed to an air puff, is a direct and very accurate measurement of your eye pressure taken with a blue light and a special dye. There is no “puff.”
Risk factors for glaucoma include:
Chesapeake Eye Care and Laser Center is proud to be the first practice in our local community to offer patients a new, revolutionary treatment for dry eyes. LipiFlow is an exciting breakthrough technology that treats the root cause of Evaporative Dry Eye, also known as Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD). We evaluate each patient's symptoms and work with them to identify the best approach for treatment and management of this condition.
We use several methods to assess proper ocular motility or eye movements such as: do your eyes move together? Strabismus is a common childhood motility problem, but misalignment can occur in adults too. Patients with thyroid disease or orbital trauma can often have ocular motility problems.
Refraction is the actual determination of your eyeglass prescription. Using a phoropter and retinoscope, we can accurately measure your degree of nearsightedness , farsightedness, and determine any degree of astigmatism. Refraction is an important part of any comprehensive eye examination as it can be an early indication of a variety of eye diseases, such as diabetes, cataract, dry eye or keratoconus.
Learn more about refractive errors.
There are two parts to your eye examination, which are billed separately.
Although a refraction is a very important vision test, it is considered a non-medical procedure. Medicare and most insurance plans do not pay for this service, the fee of which is now $65.00, effective March 1, 2023.
We request that payment for this service be made at the time of your visit. Thank you.
Visual acuity testing, also known as reading the eye chart, is one of the first tests we will perform at your eye exam. Your visual acuity, how well you see with or without glasses, can help us determine if you need prescription lenses.
A slit lamp is a specialized binocular microscope that allows us to examine the eye and its structures under high magnification. The slit lamp examination, in conjunction with pupil dilation, allows your eye doctor to look at the structures of the eye.
The slit lamp examination evaluates the following:
During your exam we can address any concerns and questions you might have about a variety of vision correction procedures, such as:
Our standard of care for vision prescriptions is one year. In order to prescribe lenses, we require patients have been seen by one of our providers within a 12-month timeframe. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to contact us at 410-571-8733.
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