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Eye Examinations
We know your vision is important to you -and it's important to us. When you come for your appointment, we make sure to schedule ample time for your appointment so you will never feel rushed. Our office provides complete eye care for both adults and children. Our comprehensive eye health examinations will check your eyes inside and out for any potential eye disorders or diseases. Your visual skills and abilities are carefully evaluated and appropriate treatment is prescribed, whether it's medication, lenses, or vision therapy. We are prepared to handle whatever your eyecare needs are, and will treat them with the latest in diagnostic equipment and are committed to keeping up with eye care technology.
Contact Lenses
Our professionals can help fit you into a pair of lenses that is just right for you. We are experts in fitting contact lenses and can handle the most specialized needs. Whether rigid or soft lenses, we are experienced in handling the most difficult of prescriptions. We carry tinted and colored lens, as well as bifocal, and free trials. We are your contact lens specialist and have prescription and non-prescription Wildeyes and NFL team contacts as well.
If you have allergies, then you know allergies can be particularly annoying to contact lens wearers. In the past many people had to quit wearing their lenses during the allergy season. However, new lens materials and allergy medications have made it possible for these people to eliminate the burning itchy eyes associated with allergies. Prescription medications such as Patanol and Alocril are amazingly effective and safe even in children as young as three. Let us know when you come in for your appointment if you have special allergy needs and we will be happy to help you.
Optical Dispensing
Our optical laboratory has the latest in equipment to not only fabricate your glasses, but to maintain and repair them should they become broken or damaged. Because we are committed to quality your glasses WILL NOT be ready in an hour, but most can be picked up in a few days.
We are able to tint, coat, harden and edge spectacle lenses. We are able to provide you with any frame or lens design available. Our highly qualified optician and staff are able to adjust and fit your glasses to you for extended comfort and vision. Almost all of our frames come with a one year warranty.
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Frames
- Designer Lines
- Safety Frames
- Sports Frames
- Childrens Frames
- Sunglasses
- Spring Hinges
- Lightweight Space-age
Metals
- Large Selection
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Lens Features
- Thin, Lightweight Lenses
- Safety Lenses
- Polycarbonate Lenses
- Progressive Lenses
- Computer Lenses
- Sports Lenses
- Transition Lenses
- Special Tints
- Anti-Reflective Coatings
- Ultra-Violet Protection
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Designer Frames
About Laser Vision Correction (LASIK)
Most people with vision correction issues are wanting to know more about LASIK and whether it is right for them. Here is a brief description of the procedure;
A flap is surgically cut in the cornea and gently folded back. An Excimer Laser is used to reshape the cornea into a flatter shape (this is much like a contact lens corrects vision by forming a new shape on the cornea). The flap is then put back in place, acting like a natural bandage. The healing process is quick and the discomfort level is quite low.
People will often say that they did not feel anything, and could see well the very first day. Most people have improved vision in 24-48 hours. but it must be noted that each person will heal at a different rate. Vision, although greatly improved immediately after surgery, often continues to improve for some weeks, even months.
LASIK is not for everyone. People's eyes are different so even though you may have had a friend who has had LASIK, it may not be the best course of treatment for you. If you are interested in laser vision correction, we will be happy to guide you in picking the right surgeon, procedure and laser appropriate for you.
After the procedure, our unsurpassed post-op care involves monitoring your eyes and adjust your medication for the best possible results.
For more information on laser surgery, please visit TLC Vision and to find out why Tiger Woods choose Laser Vision Correction at TLC Vision, click here!
Surgery Co-Management
Our office provides many of the surgical services such as Cataract surgery, Laser surgery, Refractive surgery and Strabismic surgery. We offer this in conjunction with the hospital and local eye surgeons.
Additionally, we have working arrangements established with other specialized eye care doctors to manage such things are retinal detachments, retinal tears and hemmorhages.
 Eye Infections, Eye Injuries, Dry Eyes
Our office provides emergency services for eye infections and eye injuries. Please call our office at 724-837-1121 during office hours. Our staff will work with you to schedule an appointment as soon as possible. State of the art microscopes allow us to examine the front surface of the eye and facial areas around the eye for infection or injury. After assessing the extent of the injury or infection a treatment plan will be formulated and explained to you. Treatment may include medications and supportive care. Follow-up visits to monitor your recovery will be scheduled as needed.
Dry Eyes: Symptoms include scratchy eyes, burning, mild redness and gritty feeling eyes. Oral medications, reading, computer tasks and dry environments may aggravate marginally dry eyes. Dry eyes can be diagnosed by using dyes to observe tear patterns, evaluation of the amount of tears on the front of the eye and from review of your symptoms. Treatment may include artificial tears; prescription eye drops; eye drops for treating allergies; vitamins; and/or punctal plugs inserted in the tear drainage canals.
Eye Diseases; Cataracts, Glaucoma, Diabetes
Cataracts: The natural lens in the eye gradually becomes less clear as we get older. When opacities develop in the lens and the lens gets too hazy, vision will be impaired. Our office can diagnose and manage cataract care. When the cataract affects the vision to the extent that you cannot read or see distant objects comfortably, we will recommend cataract surgery. Our office co-manages with cataract specialists that are proven experts in cataract surgery. Cataract surgery can provide you with a bright new world of vision.
Glaucoma: Glaucoma gradually destroys the optic nerve tissue in the back of the eye. The greatest danger of glaucoma stems from the fact that the disease is painless and without obvious symptoms until significant damage has occurred. The most common cause is from pressure being too high inside the eye, but vascular disease and other diseases can also cause glaucoma. We always monitor for glaucoma during routine eye examinations. Tests include checking the pressure of the eye, screening for peripheral vision defects and analyzing the appearance of the optic nerve. If you are diagnosed with glaucoma, we typically prescribe medications that lower the eye pressure. Most forms of glaucoma are successfully treated with eye drops. Laser treatments and eye surgery are secondary treatments that offer alternative ways to treat more advanced glaucoma.
Diabetes: Diabetic patients should have a dilated retinal examination each year. Laser treatments have proven to slow the progression of retinal eye disease for many patients. Diabetes often stimulates the growth of new blood vessels in the back of the eye, which ultimately leak and damage the retina. If this condition is discovered early, laser treatment can destroy these vessels. We have the latest instruments used to detect changes in the back of the eye. If we discover advancing diabetic eye disease that can be treated or needs further evaluation, we will refer you for consultation and further testing to a board certified retinal specialist.
Vision Therapy
Seeing clearly is not enough. For many people, reading and hand-eye coordination tasks can be very difficult. The act of sight not only includes one's eyes, but it also includes the neurological activity that processes the visual information. Throwing a ball or skiing down a hill, is a learned activity; to do either well takes practice. Those who do it best are those who started learning at the earliest age. Sight plays an important role in the learning of these activities. Sight is the steering mechanism; it is the main activity that provides feedback regarding what really is happening. We co-manage Vision Therapy to help individuals learn how to process visual information and develop better hand-eye coordination skills.
We are members of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association, American Optometric Association and the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce.
InfantSEE™
News from
FAMILY EYE CARE WEST.
For Immediate Release: InfantSEE™
January, 2007 Phone: (724)837-1121
Family Eye Care West.’s Optometrists Providing No-Cost Exams for Infants
As a new year begins, optometrists throughout the country have volunteered to participate in a special program that provides no-cost eye exams for children under one-year of age. The program, called InfantSEE®, is a public health program designed to ensure that eye and vision care becomes an integral part of infant wellness care to improve a child's quality of life. Created through a partnership of the American Optometric Association (AOA) and The Vision Care Institute of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., InfantSEE is designed to provide a one-time, comprehensive eye assessment to infants in their first year of life, offering early detection of potential eye and vision problems at no cost regardless of income.
“One out of ten children is at risk from undiagnosed vision problems,” says Dr. Jan Frederickson, coordinator of the InfantSee program for FAMILY EYE CARE WEST. (FECW). “That is why FECW encourages parents to include a trip to the optometrist in the list of well-baby check-ups. Assessments at six to twelve months of age can determine healthy development of vision. Early detection of eye conditions is the best way to ensure your child has healthy vision for successful development—now and in the future.” Janice B Frederickson, O.D., is an AOA, Vision Source, and POA (Pennsylvania Optometric Association) member who has had a practice in the Hempfield area for over 10 years and is involved in many programs as this.
The InfantSee program offers parents who otherwise might not be able to afford a comprehensive eye exam for their child, the opportunity to have one performed at no cost to them.
Dr Frederickson explains the benefits of the InfantSEE program:
• Provides no-cost access to an eye-care doctor who has the instruments and resources not available to general-care doctors like pediatricians and family physicians;
• Detects potential problems that, if undetected, may lead to learning and developmental issues later;
• Gives new parents the peace of mind that their infant’s vision is developing properly.
“The potential benefits of this program can be enormous,” says Dr Frederickson. In addition to the one out of ten children at risk from undiagnosed vision problems, here are some other disturbing statistics about children’s vision.
• One in 30 children will be affected by amblyopia – often referred to as lazy eye – a leading cause of vision loss in people younger than 45 years.
One in 25 will develop strabismus – more commonly known as crossed-eyes – a risk factor for amblyopia.
• One in 33 will show significant refractive error such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.
• One in 100 will exhibit evidence of eye disease – e.g. glaucoma.
• One in 20,000 children have retinoblastoma (intraocular cancer) the seventh most common pediatric cancer.”
“At the present time there are many POA optometrists enrolled to participate in the InfantSEE program,” says Dr Frederickson, “and the POA hopes to be able to offer a no-cost exam for every infant whose parents request one.”
Parents who wish to know more about the InfantSEE program may call (888) 396-EYES (3937) or visit the web site www.infantsee.org.
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