OPTX Optometry - Los Angeles & Valencia

Something is definitely not right about my new specs - what do I do?

Perhaps you are aware that your specs are not right even after trying them for 3 weeks. Before booking a retest with the Optometrist, you should do the following:

Step One: Visit our Spectacle Collections team bringing in your new specs as well as any old specs if you feel that they seem better.
Step Two: Our team will check your new spectacles to ensure that all the measurements required are correct and as per the optometrist's specification. Any errors found will be rectified instantly, if this is possible.
Step Three: Assuming the measurements are correct, our team will then recheck your frame adjustment to ensure that they fit your face in a visually optimal way.
Step Four: At this stage you may already feel better and simply need to readapt to the new fitting. If you still feel uncertain and suspect the prescription to be at fault, then you would be advised to see your optometrist for a reassessment. It is generally better to see the same optometrist that consulted you initially, so an appointment may be required should that optometrist not be present on that day.

How soon can I get contact lenses?

At OPTX, our stock range allows us to fit and supply most established contact lens wearers in an hour. If you are new to contact lenses then more time is required in order to teach you how to insert, remove and take care of the contact lenses. Our patient contact lens fitters will spend all day with you if necessary, so do not feel pressured and take your time as you are introduced to the new world of contact lenses.

How often should I have a Sight Test?

We recommend that you have your eyes checked once every year, but this may vary depending upon the nature of your prescription. At the very least, you should have your sight checked once per two years. Should you wear contact lenses, a more frequent interval of every 12 months is advised. These recommended intervals assume that you are not experiencing any symptoms of visual change.

My close-up vision is not as good as it used to be - is this normal?

Yes - this change in your near vision focus happens to everyone and is called Presbyopia. The effect of presbyopia is similar to that of longsightedness, but they are not the same. See Lingo for more information.

What is glaucoma?

There are two types of adult-onset Glaucoma and both refer to an increased abnormal pressure within the eyeball. The rarer form is when an acute attack occurs. Symptoms include a painful, red eye and possible light sensitivity and nausea. The most common form of Glaucoma is the preventable chronic type. Sight is adversely affected if it is not picked up early, the long-term effect being progressively worsening tunnel vision. It is essential to have your eyes screened for glaucoma once you are over the age of 40 years as the relative risk increases from this point. Other factors increasing the risk of glaucoma are diabetes, high levels of short-sightedness, age and family history.

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Sight Test and Eye Health Check

After a friendly 'Hello' and 'My name is', you should find yourself in the chair of the consulting room with your Optometrist, Dr. Betmaleck, asking questions to establish reasons for your visit and what symptoms you may be experiencing with your eyes. An inquiry into your general health, medications taken, family health and eye history is quite normal and essential as many factors can affect your eyes. Your prescription will then be determined after the data from the eye exam has been entered into the computerized testing unit also known as a Phoropter.

You will find yourself looking at a succession of test charts through various lenses placed into the unit. Your optometrist will ask questions about the charts, which will determine whether you are far-sighted, Near-sighted, Astigmatic, presbyopic, or a combination of these. The equipment also enables us to check your eye muscles, so tests which tell us if the two eyes are working together can be done. Furthermore, your close-up vision will be assessed to ensure that no prescription is required when you are on the computer or reading a book.

Using an ophthalmoscope and perhaps a microscope, your eye health will then be assessed all the way from front to back.

Extra tests like Depth Perception, Color Vision, Visual Fields and Eye Pressures may be required and your optometrist will inform you if this is necessary. The most common extra tests are eye pressures and visual fields.

At the end of the consultation your optometrist will discuss your sight and eye health with you as well as all the options available if treatment is required. Please feel free to ask your optometrist anything, as it is our aim that you leave feeling reassured and happy.

Pressure Test

Dr. Betmaleck prefers the Goldmann Tonometer eye pressure test. It is the "gold standard" method of checking eye pressure, and best of all NO "puff of air" is used.

Visual Field Test

Visual field tests often seem more complicated than they are. At OPTX, our visual field tests are actually lots of fun and can be likened quite simply to a harmless game of space invaders. The only difference is that you have to keep your eye in one place the whole time. Each time you think you see a spot of light, as with the aliens in space invaders, you hit a button and it lets us know. The purpose of field-testing is to check your peripheral vision, which may be affected in some cases. The most common eye condition causing field loss is Chronic Glaucoma. Sometimes more serious conditions like pituitary tumours may be caught by having a field test. In this case, the field test could be a lifesaver.

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