My practice is more than just fitting patients for glasses and contact lenses. It is an evaluation of the health of the eye, and is a health screening for the entire body. Every disease can show up in the eye, most commonly iron deficiency anemias, eleved cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, hormonal imbalances, and auto immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Routine eye exams can detect these and many more diseases and should be performed on a yearly basis.

Many vision problems that can affect learning and performance in school are missed by vision screenings and as such should not be substituted for regular eye exams.