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Adult Eye Exam
A comprehensive eye examination will detect a wide range of problems affecting visual function and ocular health. Adults should have an eye examination every one to two years.
Dr. Hanson has all the latest technology to properly asses the vision and health of your eyes. He personally refracts every patient and checks for diseases like dry eyes, glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, retinal detachments as well as many others.
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Pediatric Eye Exam
Besides looking for nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism (refractive errors), Dr. Hanson will be examining your child´s eyes for signs of the following eye and vision problems commonly found in young children:
Amblyopia Also commonly called lazy eye, this is decreased vision in one or both eyes despite the absence of any eye health problem or damage. Common causes of amblyopia include strabismus (see below) and a significant difference in the refractive errors of the two eyes. Treatment of amblyopia may include patching the dominant eye to strengthen the weaker eye.
Strabismus This is misalignment of the eyes, often caused by a congenital defect in the positioning or strength of muscles that are attached to the eye and which control eye positioning and movement. Left untreated, strabismus can cause amblyopia in the misaligned eye. Depending on its cause and severity, surgery may be required to treat strabismus.
Convergence insufficiency This is the inability to keep the eye comfortably aligned for reading and other near tasks. Convergence insufficiency can often be successfully treated with vision therapy, a specific program of eye exercises.
Color vision Red green color deficiency is a common hereditary problem in boys but rare in girls. No treatment is necessary.
Focusing problems Children with focusing problems (also called accommodation problems) may have trouble changing focus from distance to near and back again (accommodative infacility) or have problems maintaining adequate focus for reading (accommodative insufficiency). These problems often can be successfully treated with vision therapy.
Eye teaming problems Many eye teaming (binocularity) problems are more subtle than strabismus. Deficiencies in eye teaming skills can cause problems with depth perception and coordination.
Vision and learning
experts say that 80% of what your child learns in school is presented visually. Undetected vision problems can put them at a significant disadvantage.
It is recommended that chidren be examined at 6 months, 3 years, before entering kindergarten and every one to two years there after. It is important to identify any problems in children that may interfer with normal visual development. Dr. Hart examines children age five and up.
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Contact Lens Fitting
Dr. Hanson is an expert at fitting contact lenses that provide you with optimum vision, health and comfort. He considers your lifestyle and visual demands. Dr. Hanson fits soft monthly, biweekly, daily and colors, toric lenses, bifocals, ridged gas permeable and more. He has access to most brands of contact lenses.
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Frame and Lens Selection
Our licensed opticians are experts at finding frames that look good on you and fit your face properly. We have a large selection of frames (over 1500 in stock), but we are known to custom order different colors or sizes to fit our patients needs. The frame buyers for Twin Oaks turn our inventory frequently. We are always looking for unique lines. We have frames that are high end and frames that are inexpensive. We can accommodate all of our patients.
Our opticians know about all the latest lens technologies and take courses to keep current. They can recommend what lenses and coatings would best fit your visual and financial needs.
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