Testing to Monitor Macular Degeneration

In keeping up with the latest technological advances and in striving to deliver better patient care, we are very excited to offer AMD monitoring with the "Foresee PHP™" device. The Foresee PHP offers a quick, painless test and provides information that is used to monitor patients with "dry" rnacular degeneration. The device is very helpful in assisting our ophthalmologists with catching this disease right upon conversion to the rapidly-progressing, vision-threatening "wet" form of the disease, before irreversible vision loss occurs.

A major reason for the devastating effects of macular degeneration has been a lack of effective monitoring tools to detect the conversion from dry to wet macular degeneration. Reliance on older, outdated technologies often results in diagnosis that is too late - after the disease has been wet for enough time that retinal damage and vision loss have already occurred.

Treatment for wet macular degeneration works best early on, right when the disease converts to its wet form. If you have been diagnosed with macular degeneration, call to schedule a Doctor consultation to determine if you are a candidate for testing with the Foresee PHP.

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Info on Foresee PHP

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TRC Non-Mydriatic Retinal Camera
Family Eye Care Clinic offers extremely high resolution digital retinal photography with patient convenience in mind.  No longer does one have to be dilated to reap the benefits of retinal imaging. This capability ensures that a wide range of ocular conditions can be comprehensively observed such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, glaucoma and other retinal anomalies. This system allows us to rapidly and with great ease identify and monitor many visually threatening eye conditions.

Nidek 2-DX Fundus Camera System
This fundus camera allows advanced digital retinal and optic nerve head imaging as well as external anterior segment capture of very detailed images. The instrument allows its images to be seen in highly magnified 3D. Rarely are instruments of this capability seen in optometric practices, but at Family Eye Care Clinic we are committed to being on the cutting edge of technology and providing our patients with complete, quality eyecare.

Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer II
Our visual field tester is recognized as the standard of care for the early detection, treatment and management of ocular conditions that result in visual field loss.  This latest generation field analyzer with its advanced software, decreased test times, handicap accessibility and early detection strategies allow our doctors to practice therapeutic optometry to its fullest scope.

Optical Coherence Tomography Scanner (OCT)
The OCT uses light waves to create dramatic and detailed images of the inside of the eye. Dynamic information provided by this instrument produces views of the eye never seen before and not possible by other technologies. The OCT scanner is a non-contact and non-invasive way to determine earlier detection of eye problems and to ultimately better preserve vision. There is no exposure to painful high-intensity light and no injections or dyes required, so patients are comfortable and safe. Using the scanning abilities of this instrument enables Dr. Cox and Dr. Foster to more specifically diagnose, treat and manage glaucoma and retinal diseases, including diabetic retinopathy, macular edema and macula degeneration. 

Paradigm Diagnostics Blood Flow Analyzer (BFA)
The BFA accurately measures pulsatile ocular blood flow and intraocular pressure. The system measures iop over a few seconds and records fluctuations due to the pulsatile inflow and outflow of blood to and from the eye. These fluctuations allow a calibrated measure of blood flow to the eye. Knowing these values allow Family Eye Care Clinic's doctors to assess glaucoma risk and evaluate the effect of medications that they prescribe for their glaucoma patients.

Humphrey Corneal Topography System with Master Vue Software
Our office has the most advanced corneal topography system available. This device projects a series of light rings onto the cornea of the eye and then captures the reflections on a video camera. The results is a detailed three dimensional topographical map of the cornea. This information is vital to the preoperative and postoperative refractive surgery candidate, to the design of complex soft and rigid gas permeable contact lenses and is used in the diagnosis of corneal disease and curuature abnormalities.

  

   

Briot Accura Lens Fabrication System
Our office contains a fully equipped optical lab to ensure that eyewear is produced at the absolute highest quality with both affordable rates and very little waiting for our clientele's convenience. This system utilizes the very latest innovations in eyeglass technology and allows our optical lab to provide the most advanced eyewear materials and surface treatments available today.