Our Services
We provide comprehensive eyecare for the whole family, from kids and teens to adults.
We take pride in our personalized approach to vision care. Our reputation has been built on our
relaxed and thorough approach toward the visual needs of our patients. We realize the
importance of listening and we take care in explaining the examination results, diagnosis and
treatment options clearly and completely. We are State Board Certified to diagnose, treat and
manage conditions and diseases of the eye such as glaucoma, cataracts, dry eye, conjunctivitis
(pink eye) and ocular injuries (corneal abrasions and foreign bodies) in addition to
comprehensive annual eye exams, glasses and contact lenses.
Annual Comprehensive Eye Exams
Regular eye exams are an invaluable tool in maintaining healthy eyes by detecting and preventing disease in both adults and children. Some diseases develop slowly without causing pain or vision loss. Early detection of any problems can reduce the risk of further harm and allow for a choice of treatment options. Part of your exam includes the following procedures: Slit Lamp Examinations, Dilated Eye Exams, Refraction for Glasses and Contact Lenses and Glaucoma Pressure Testing.
Pediatric Eye Exams
Our approach to examining the eyes and vision of our younger patients is to keep their visit
lighthearted and fun! We want to insure the good sight, vision and eye health for the rest of
your child's life and we take a preventative approach to his/her general health and eye health.
We will work with your child's primary care physician to help keep his/her eyes healthy. It is
important that all of our pediatric patients have healthy and efficient visual systems to help
make visual demands of learning in school easier and fun.
Glaucoma Evaluation and Treatment
Glaucoma, the leading cause of blindness and visual impairment in the United States, is an eye
disease that can lead to a permanent loss of vision. Glaucoma generally provides no warning
signs or symptoms of disease, making testing an important part of a full vision exam.
Cataract Evaluation and Management
Cataracts are the clouding of the natural lens inside of the eye causing blur and glare as they
progress. We monitor and evaluate for cataracts and if treatment is necessary, we work with
surgeons to co-manage cataract pre-surgical and post-surgical care.
Macular Degeneration Management
Macular degeneration is a chronic eye disease that can severely impact vision. The most
common type is called dry macular degeneration. The less common wet form is more severe
and can be very disabling. Today, through early detection and treatment, eye care professionals
are better able to manage this disease.
Diabetic Retinopathy Management
In the United States, diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in people under the age of 65.
While it can cause cataracts and glaucoma, diabetes can cause the devastating eye disease
known as Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetic Retinopathy is a complication of diabetes involving
abnormal blood vessels which nourish the retina of the eye. As part of our diabetic screening
process, we will perform a comprehensive eye exam that includes a visual acuity test, pupil
dilation, and careful examination of your retina.
Dry Eye Evaluation and Management
Dry eye is a condition where there are inadequate tears or the quality of the tears prevents
them from staying in contact with the cornea. Dry eye can cause gritty, red and irritated eyes
and can possibly damage the cornea of the eye. Treatments often include stabilizing the
tearfilm to allow increased tear contact time with the cornea.
Advanced Technology
Our office utilizes advanced computerized and scanning laser technology in the evaluation and
treatment of eye diseases including Heidelberg Retinal Tomography (HRT) for the evaluation of
the optic nerve in glaucoma and other diseases, Humphrey Threshold Visual Field Analyser for
the treatment and detection of visual field changes found in glaucoma and neurological
disorders, Retinal Camera to document retinal changes and corneal pachymetry which uses
ultrasound to measure the thickness of the cornea. In addition, we utilize electronic health
records computer system to document your exam results and provide our patients results and
other information through an on-line patient portal.
Eye Emergencies
We evaluate and treat eye emergencies including ocular injuries (corneal abrasions and foreign
bodies), conjunctivitis (pink eye), flashing lights and floaters and other emergent symptoms. If
you have an eye emergency after normal office hours, please call our paging service at (973)
507-1061 and your call will be returned.
LASIK and Laser Vision Correction Evaluation and Management
We have been working with local LASIK surgeons for many years to provide pre-operative and
post-operative care for patients considering corneal refractive surgery. We will discuss your
visual goals and evaluate your eyes to determine if you are a potential candidate for refractive
surgery and which options you have. For patients who proceed with LASIK or other refractive
surgery, we work closely with the surgeons to provide post-operative follow-up care.
Computer Vision Syndrome
More and more of our time is spent looking at computer, tablet and smartphone screens
causing many people to experience visual discomfort, headaches, eyestrain and dry eye
symptoms. Annual eye exams and special prescription lenses may help many to minimize these
symptoms.
Vision Therapy
Excellent visual performance is much more than just 20/20… smooth and accurate aiming and
focusing skills are essential for optimal visual performance. The American Optometric
Association estimates that 20% may have an undetected functional vision problem. Vision
therapy is a non-surgical treatment program which can help treat eye turns, double vision,
focusing difficulties, eye aiming and “lazy eye”. Whether it’s working to eliminate skipping lines
or some other obstacle for reading and school work or getting that extra edge for playing
sports, vision therapy may be able to help.
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Sports Vision
Athletes are always striving to reach peak physical performance, sports vision is vision therapy
designed to help an athlete’s visual performance by working on improving eye-hand
coordination, reaction time, spatial awareness, visual tracking, focusing and visual perceptual
skills
We’ll take the time needed to solve complicated and challenging contact lenses using
innovative contact lens designs that will best fit your visual needs and your lifestyle. We offer
bifocal/multifocal contacts, lenses for astigmatism, and specialty lenses for certain eye
diseases.
Thanks to the advances in optical technology, almost everyone is a candidate for contact lens
use. This includes patients with astigmatism and also those who prefer bifocal or multifocal
lenses. We offer a comprehensive array of contact lenses to suit each individual patient's needs
including daily disposables, extended wear soft lenses and gas permeable contact lenses.
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Fashionable Eyewear and Hi-Tech Lens Solutions
With hundreds of designer frames in the latest styles and fun and popular frames for kids,
we’ve got something for almost every style and every budget. Today there are hundreds of high
tech lenses available to provide excellent vision and protection from harmful ultraviolet rays and
annoying glare. We’ll talk with you about how you use your eyes and give you the options that
are best for you.
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Low Vision Rehabilitation
Low Vision Rehabilitation at Northwest Eye Associates takes a caring and understanding approach to help patients cope with some of the devastating visual effects of eye diseases such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other ocular conditions which have resulted in decreased best corrected vision. Our goal is to help these patients regain some of their vision or make the most of decreased vision that that cannot be restored through surgery, glasses, contact lenses, or pharmaceuticals ‐ so they can do more of the things they enjoy for a full and rewarding life.
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