Optometry Services

At Dr. James W. Reed’s Office, we are pleased to offer a wide range of optometry services for our community! Our experienced optometrists can provide you with thorough eye evaluations, determine if you need corrective lenses and your exact prescription strength, fit you with the appropriate specialty eyewear, and help you pick out the most flattering pair of glasses for your face shape and skin tone.

Our new patient appointments always begin with a comprehensive eye exam. If you are unsure of your family’s eye health history, it’s helpful to research beforehand, so we can better evaluate your own eye health. If you have never had a comprehensive exam, don’t worry! All the tests and exercises are simple and painless.

Medical Services

Our eye examination can detect glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration and many other eye conditions. We can treat conjunctivitis, eye infections, dry eyes and allergy eye conditions. We can remove foreign bodies and particles from your eyes. We offer a dilated retinal exam to monitor diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and offer Digital Retinal Photography for documentation and study.

Children’s Eye Care

All children have complete medical examinations at their pediatrician’s office during their first five years of life. They are required by the school district to have another complete physical prior to entering kindergarten. Many times there are undiagnosed vision problems that go undetected, resulting in decreased performance at school.

• Learning in the first 11 years is 80% vision related
• 20% of children between 5 and 12 years old have vision problems that could affect their learning ability
• The visual system is neurologically developed by the age of nine
• Over 40% of high school students have vision problems, yet they continue to be undiagnosed

It is extremely important to begin child eye care at an early point in their lives. It is recommended that the children have their first examination around three years of age. After that point, Dr. Reed will consult with the parents as to the next needed appointment.

Some of the indications of visual problems in your child:

• Headaches, especially during school or reading activities
• Rubbing their eyes
• Losing place while reading
• Covering one eye or squinting
• Poor reading ability, not up to grade level in school
• Word reversal, beyond 7 years of age
• Holding reading material too close to eyes
• Reports blurry vision, at distance or near, constant or periodically

Any of these above indications would facilitate a routine examination.