The doctors and staff at Rothbloom Eye Care will obtain an extensive medical health and functional history to determine what areas of vision you are having difficulty with, such as reading, computer-use, school and work related tasks, peripheral vision, driving and other visually demanding tasks. The doctors will perform a low vision refraction to determine the best spectacle prescription for you and will prescribe glasses or contact lenses if the doctors feel that you will benefit. Based on the findings and your goals, your doctor will determine the best low vision devices to help you achieve your goals. This can be for reading, computer use, watching television, driving, widening the field of vision, school work, as well as filters and different colored lenses to help with glare and light sensitivity issues. Our doctors will perform a comprehensive ocular health assessment to determine if further treatment or a referral is necessary to treat your eye condition and to answer any questions or concerns you may have.

Technology has advanced to allow us to correct your vision to a higher level of precision than ever before. Patient’s with vision currently correctable to 20/150 or better may see an improvement in visual acuity with a low vision refraction. Conventional forms of determining a prescription using a standard phoropter only allow for limited patient responses when determining the need for a new prescription. Utilizing the Marco Epic 5100 Refractive System your doctor may be able to improve your prescription thereby improving your ability to see. The low vision refraction is the most important part of the low vision assessment. Up to 75% of low vision patients see an improvement in visual acuity with a change in prescription.