By taking the time to care for your eyes, you do your part to protect your vision. Eye care starts with regular eye exams at Lock Family Eye Care in West Des Moines. We offer comprehensive eye care services for your entire family and serve West Des Moines and surrounding communities. Here’s what you can expect from a visit to our eye care facility.
Our eye exams include a thorough inspection of the interior and exterior of your eyes, visual acuity and eye movement and function. We’ll test your eyes for signs of eye conditions and diseases that pose a risk to your vision such as glaucoma or cataracts. Our visual acuity test will disclose the quality of your vision and whether you have refractive errors that need to be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. We’ll check eye movement and function to ensure your eyes sync well together and show no irregularities.
Children should have pediatric eye exams at 6 months old, 3 years old and 5 years old in preparation for school. If your child has good vision, we’ll schedule checkups every two years. If your child shows signs of refractive errors or eye conditions such as lazy eyes, his vision should be monitored annually. We’ll also prescribe corrective lenses to improve his sight.
If you want contact lenses instead of glasses, we’ll perform a contact lens exam to make sure you’re suited for contacts and that the lenses fit properly and pose no risk to your eyes.
For your convenience, we now offer optomap retinal imaging to replace eye dilation in checking the retina of your eyes. Optomap retinal imaging enables your eye doctor to uncover eye diseases and medical issues like diabetes and high blood pressure in their early stages. Early detection and treatment of eye health issues can preserve your sight.
There’s no replacing lost vision. You can, however, take measures to protect and preserve your sight by calling 515-267-1312 to schedule an eye exam at Lock Family Eye Care today.