Affordable Eye Care at Vista Eye Specialists

The world, despite its advancement in medical science, has seen an increasing trend in blindness. It has been seen that an eye disease, if not treated properly and professionally by qualified ophthalmologists, can transform quickly into failing vision, making the patient unable to perform daily functions and makes him completely dependent on other family members.

Vista Eye Specialists believes in playing its role is reversing this trend by making eye careservices affordable and available easily. This is the vision of Binoy R. Jani, the founder of Vista Eye Specialists, VA, a Board Certified ophthalmologist, a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Medical College of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.

One of the efforts Vista Eye Specialists continues to make is reducing the cost of its range of eye care services. This spring of 2014, to make quality eye care truly an accessible right for all, Vista Eye Specialists offers $200 off for Lipiflow dry eyetreatment and  $500 off on LASIK (laser vision correction).

Contact Vista Eye Specialists, Culpeper and Fredericksburg, to make an appointment now to avail these astounding vision-improving discounts.

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Eye Drops: Your Partner in Eye Care

Eye drops are a solution containing saline and several eye problems are treated using them. Eye drops might not  contain medication and may just serve to lubricate or may have steroids, antihistamines, sympathomimetics, beta receptor blockers, prostaglandins, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or topical anesthetics.

When are eye drops used?:

At Vista Eye Specialists, VA eye drops are prescribed by our team of ophthalmologists to administer medicine directly to your eyes and keep your eyes moist to ease redness, itching, and watering. Ailments like dry eyes, pinkeye, allergies, infections, and after surgery care is eased by eye drops.

Before and after cataract surgery, eye drops help prevent infection. Conjunctivitis-an infection of the conjunctiva is treated with antibiotic or anti-inflammatory eye drops.

Eye drops are useful to lubricate the eyes when contact lenses cause dryness.  If corneal infection develops due to poor lens hygiene fortified antibiotic eye drops are used as treatment.

The burning, pain, redness, eye discharge and excessive tearing resulting in dry eyes is also eased with eye drops.

Using eye drops properly:

It is important to wash your hands properly before using eye drops. Stand in front of a mirror, take off the top of the bottle. Lean back and gently pull your lower eyelid down. Holding the dropper above one eye, squeeze one drop at a time. Make sure you administer the number of drops as prescribed by the eye doctors at Vista Eye Specialists. Ensure that dropper tip does not come in contact with a foreign substance or your eye.

Close your eyes for a few minutes after applying eye drops with your head tilted down towards the floor. Gently wipe away any liquid that falls out of the eye. Repeat the procedure with the other eye if prescribed.

Vista Eyes Specialists, VA advises not to use anyone else's drops yourself and dispose the bottle after the recommended time which is usually four weeks after first opening the bottle. Experiencing a taste of eye drops in your mouth or throat is normal but press on the tear duct for a minute or so after applying the drop.

If you feel any discomfort in your eyes don’t hesitate to take an appointment from our eye doctors at Vista Eye Specialists, Culpeper and Fredericksburg, who will prescribe the eye drops best suited to cure your eye conditions.

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Visual field Test at Vista Eye

To find out if there is a sign of glaucoma damage to the optic nerve; for detection of central or peripheral retinal disease, macular degeneration, eyelid conditions such as ptosis or drooping, optic nerve disease, and diseases affecting the visual pathways within the brain, a special kind of testing is required called the Visual Field Test.

Not only does the Visual Field Test require state-of-the-art technology but the veteran experience of a professional team of ophthalmologists like the ones at Vista Eye Specialists, VA. Our friendly and qualified team is equipped to conduct this subjective eye sight examination, clearly instruct the patient so that he/she may cooperate completely and complete the procedure satisfactorily.  

Visual Acuity Testing is conducted before Visual Field Testing. At Vista Eye Specialists, Culpeper and Fredericksburg, Visual Field Testing measures an individual's entire scope of vision--their central and peripheral (side) vision—mapping each eye individually.

The advanced and computerized visual field testing devices at Vista Eye Specialists constantly monitors fixation which is the ability of the patient to maintain a consistent straight ahead gaze. Vista Eye Specialists conduct all categories of Visual Field Testing including Confrontational, Amsler grid, Static Perimetry, Kinetic Perimetry and Frequency Doubling Analysis.

The eye doctors at Vista Eye Specialists advise Visual Field Testing at least once a year for patients who are vulnerable to developing glaucoma. Those who have been diagnosed with glaucoma are subjected to two visual field tests annually.

The computer generated results of the Visual Field Test at Vista Eye Specialists serve to be a vital document to help diagnose and treat eye conditions in future. This compassionate and thorough eye care at Vista Eye Specialists is the reason why it is the choice of thousands of satisfied patients.

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Preventing Asthenopia-Eye Strain

Eye strain is a common complaint because of the kind of lifestyle we have in this day and age. Spending uninterrupted hours in front of the computer screen at work is what most jobs require today. Many people commute for hours regularly, their eyes, alert on the road before them. Children gaze at TV screens or computer games for hours at end. Reading into the wee hours of the night is a habit which puts many to sleep. But this routine of concentrated and extended use of the eyes day in and day out leads to symptoms of eye strain or asthenopia.

Even though asthenopia does not result in damage to the eyes, yet it is uncomfortable. It can lead to headaches, blurring of the vision, feelings of dryness, irritability, lack of motivation, burning sensation, watery eyes, photophobia and pain which can make going about your life and getting work done very difficult.

When strain is put on the eyes it incorporates tensing of the muscles of their eyelids, face, temples, and jaws.  Getting out of this strenuous routine may be impossible but the expert ophthalmologists at Vista Eye Specialists suggest ways to lessen your eye strain.

If your nature of work incorporates extended hours concentrating before the computer screen, the eye doctors at Vista Eye, VA suggest taking fleeting breaks for 5 minutes every hour and walking around or shutting your eyes which can really serve to lessen the strain on your eyes at work. Consulting the experts at Vista Eye Specialists may even lead to prescription glasses for your workplace.

Another simple exercise is blinking which naturally refreshes and replenishes your eyes. Decreased blinking causes dryness of the ocular surface and symptoms of dry eyes need to be treated with the use of artificial tears without preservatives. If a dry environ is causing strain, try using a humidifier.

Make an appointment with the eye doctors at Vista Eye Specialists, Culpeper and Fredericksburg, for an eye exam, at least annually, to make sure your eye strain it is not a precursor to any underlying vision problems like refractive error.

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