Dr. Sultan has worked in private practice, group practice, corporate and HOMOs and the best optometric practices across the country are those in which the doctor cares more about the welfare of their patient than even the patient!! This is a philosophy that Dr. Sultan embraces and so does his staff!
Dr. Sultan invests much of his time in continuing education for himself and his staff, and provides cutting edge technology for pretesting, (see our state-of-the-art pretest room) so his patients receive the ultimate in quality eye care.
According to The American Optometric Society, vision exams should start before the age of 5, before entering school.This is called preventative care! Eye exams at an early age are becoming more vital as various risks haveincreased from over exposure to the sun, plus digital eye strain from cell phones to computers. Preventative Eye Care is vital!
Equally important are regular / annual eye health examinations which are equivalent to your annual physical examination. Many eye diseases and vision changes can occur without warning signs, therefore The Eye Works Optometry highly recommends regular / annual eye health examinations.
A comprehensive eye exam begins with a thorough ocular health history and medical history – which includes personal and family history. Certain ocular conditions have a genetic tendency and knowing family history alerts us of any potential risks to your vision and your general health.
We want to know if you are experiencing any vision problems and if you have vision goals and needs that you want to achieve. This helps us tailor the exam for you.
Physical eye health exam: The external and internal parts of the eyes are examined using special instruments like a slit lamp biomicroscope, binocular indirect ophthalmoscope and special focusing lenses. Your pupils may be dilated with eye drops for some of these tests or we might take retinal pictures of the back of your eyes which is faster and easier and images can be compared from year to year to look for any changes that can be a sign of impending potential problems. (See retinal photography section (next page).
Refraction: This test determines your eyeglass or contact lens prescription. We measure and adapt the lens formula that will work best for you and your needs. We use a computerized autorefractor, phoroptor and the doctor needs to hear how you use your eyes at work and leisure. Dr Sultan and his team will use this information and customize your prescription – for the way you use your eyes!
Binocular vision testing: We test your eye teaming to be sure your vision is comfortable and your eyes work well together. We analyze eye muscles and depth perception. The doctor may need to correct binocularity problems with prescription glasses, prism in your Rx or vision therapy.
Visual field test: The doctors does a screening of your peripheral vision with a computerized autoperimeter. This helps diagnose or rule out visual neurological disorders or injuries from soccer, football or mild concussions you never thought about.
Retinal photography: A special camera photographs the back of your eye. This test provide a baseline record of the retina, blood vessels and optic nerve. It also documents diseases and abnormalities and monitors them over time.
Patients with a low macular pigment score may take nutritional supplements for protection against macular degeneration and blue light damage.