Regular comprehensive eye exams can be as important to your health and well-being as dental check-ups or routine physical exams. Detecting and treating small problems before they become big ones can help you maintain the good vision you treasure. 

Many of our new patients tell us our eye examinations are the most thorough they’ve ever experienced. Our comprehensive eye examination goes beyond 20/20 to evaluate many important areas of vision and eye health.  In addition to measuring for your correct glasses prescription, our doctors check eye muscle coordination, focusing skills, depth perception, color vision and much more.  The eye health portions of the eye exam include a thorough evaluation of the entire eye, glaucoma test and dilated eye examination.

Eye examination FAQs—

• What should I bring to my eye examination appointment?
• Bring all the glasses you use, including any over-the-counter magnifying glasses.
• If you wear contact lenses, bring the boxes or individual lens packages if possible.
• If you have a copy of your previous glasses and/or contact lens prescription, it is helpful to bring it.
• Bring your vision care insurance card and your medical insurance card. (In some cases your medical insurance card is also your vision care insurance card.)
• You may print a copy of our New Patient Registration Form and our Confidential Health History Form, complete them prior to your appointment, then bring the completed forms to your appointment.
• If you have trouble seeing your computer clearly, or if you get eyestrain working on your computer, please see Computer Vision Problems for suggestions on what else to bring to your appointment.
   
• Should I wear my contact lenses to the appointment?
• If you wear your contacts lenses regularly, wear them to the appointment.
• Otherwise, please be sure to bring your contact lenses with you to the appointment.
   
• How long will the examination take?
• Plan on being here about an hour or a bit longer.
   
• Will there be an “air-puff” test for glaucoma?
• No, the eye-pressure measuring instrument we use to check for glaucoma is a more accurate, reliable and more comfortable than the “air-puff” test!
   
• Will you use drops to dilate my eyes during the examination?
• Most of the time, the comprehensive eye examination will include a dilated retinal examination. Dilating the pupils with drops allows us to thoroughly view the back portion of the eye and detect serious eye diseases before they threaten your eyesight.
   
• What are the side effects of dilation?
• Most people experience sensitivity to sunlight and blurred near vision for three to four hours.  Most people can drive after dilation, but if you don’t feel comfortable driving you should not.  We usually ask that a parent or friend do the driving after teenaged patients have their eyes dilated because they are less experienced drivers.
   
• Will I be able to wear my contact lenses while my eyes are dilated?
• Yes, in most cases there is no problem wearing contact lenses after your dilated eye examination.

Sunrise Vision Care, P.C.
Karen R. Wharton, O.D., F.A.A.O
Rachel A. Potter, O.D.
1692 30^th Street
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 449-0857