Nelson Family Eyecare on Baker Street in Nelson, BC is here to help you understand your eye health and care.
The eye is a complex unique organ that gives us the gift of sight which is easy to take for granted. Unfortunately, like all parts of the body, there are many
diseases and conditions that can lead to problems with our vision.
In addition to checking visual acuity and determination of eyeglass prescription, a comprehensive eye exam also looks at how your eye muscles allow your two
eyes to coordinate together (binocular vision). Perhaps most importantly, this examination will assess the overall health of your eyes and determine risk factors
or signs of any eye disease and can provide treatment, explanations, and referrals to specialists or surgeons if needed.
The eye exam length will depend on your age, risk factors, eye conditions, and the questions you need answered. Please allow an hour for the eye exam.
Advanced Equipment
At Nelson Family Eyecare we use advanced equipment to help with our assessment. Every eye examination includes wide-field retinal imaging. We may use an automated
perimeter machine to assess your visual field/peripheral vision. Our optical coherence tomographer (OCT) is used to help diagnose and monitor conditions such as
glaucoma and macular degeneration.)
Why dilate eyes for an eye assessment?
The doctor may recommend dilating your pupils by putting dilating drops in your eyes. The drops allow Dr. Yurchevich or Dr. Newhouse to better evaluate the
structures in the interior of the eye and help to accurately assess for problems such as cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, retinal problems, and also help
diagnose focussing problems in younger patients.
The dilating drops will leave you light sensitive and in some cases with blurry vision for two to six hours after the appointment. If you have never had these drops
please arrange for a driver, as some people are not able or do not feel comfortable driving afterwards.
Bring your sunglasses
We also recommend that you bring sunglasses as most people experience more light sensitivity after pupil dilation. The doctor will discuss these recommendations
with you during the appointment, but if you have any questions beforehand please contact our office.