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Expert Eye Exams for the Entire Family


Ensure the health of your eyes with comprehensive eye exams at EyeCU Optometry. Let our Calgary family eye doctors care for all your family's vision needs.

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Maximize Your Vision Health at EyeCU Optometry

We are dedicated to enhancing your vision health with comprehensive eye exams that do more than assess your eyesight. Our exams are thorough, utilizing the latest eye care technology to check for eye diseases, assess how well your eyes work together, and use your ocular health as a window into your overall well-being. Discover the difference proactive eye care can make in maintaining long-term vision health.

Expert Eye Care in Calgary

Our clinic in Calgary is renowned for providing detailed eye assessments that cater to all ages. From eye exams that evaluate eye health to advanced diagnostic tests, we ensure every aspect of your vision is cared for. Our tests include eye chart reading, pressure measurements, and thorough eye health evaluations to detect any signs of conditions that could impact your vision.

To ensure optimal eye health, it is recommended to schedule eye exams from infancy through adulthood in adherence with the Alberta Association of Optometrists guidelines. It is advised to have an initial exam between 6 to 9 months, followed by regular checks at least once between ages 2 to 5 years. An annual eye exam is recommended for individuals between the ages of 6 to 19 and those 65 and older. If you are between 20 to 64 years of age, an eye exam every 1 to 2 years will suffice.

Each exam at EyeCU Optometry is tailored to meet your unique needs. Our skilled optometrists are dedicated to updating prescriptions to optimize your sight. You can trust us to provide personalized care that addresses your immediate eye health needs and considers your long-term vision goals.

Maintaining Vision Health Over Time

Annual eye exams are crucial in catching potential eye conditions early and tracking changes in your vision over time. At EyeCU Optometry, we place a special emphasis on the importance of regular check-ups, particularly for individuals with diabetes, high blood pressure, or other health issues that could affect vision. These regular visits allow us to effectively manage and mitigate any vision changes, preserving your quality of life and demonstrating our expertise in managing these specific health conditions.

Recognizing and treating eye diseases early for our senior patients in Calgary can help prevent potential vision loss. Conditions like glaucoma and macular degeneration often progress without symptoms, making regular exams critical for maintaining eye health as you age.

Children’s Vision: Building the Foundation for a Lifetime of Eye Health

Vision problems can significantly affect a child’s development and performance in school. At EyeCU Optometry, we ensure our littlest patients receive the best possible care. Regular eye exams are crucial at critical developmental stages—six months, three years, and upon starting school—to detect and treat any issues early.

During our comprehensive pediatric eye exams, we assess everything from visual acuity and eye alignment to depth perception and overall eye health. Identifying conditions early, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism, can prevent more severe problems.

Contact Lens Consultations Tailored for Your Comfort

For those interested in contact lenses or current wearers looking for a better fit, our detailed contact lens exams are designed to find the perfect lenses for your eyes. We guide you through the selection process and provide instructions on proper lens care, ensuring your comfort and the health of your eyes.

Contact EyeCU Optometry to book a comprehensive eye exam and see why we're the local eye exam provider of choice in Calgary.

The Importance of a Comprehensive Eye Exam

Whether or not you have vision problems, it is important to have your eyes checked regularly to ensure they are healthy and that there are no signs of a developing eye condition. A comprehensive eye exam will check the general health of your eyes as well as the quality of your vision. During this exam the eye doctor will determine your prescription for eyeglasses, however this prescription alone is not sufficient for contact lenses. The doctor may also check for any eye health issues that could interfere with the comfort and success of contact lens wear.

The Contact Lens Consultation

The contact lens industry is always developing new innovations to make contacts more comfortable, convenient and accessible. Therefore, one of the initial steps in a contact lens consultation is to discuss with your eye doctor some lifestyle and health considerations that could impact the type of contacts that suit you best.

Some of the options to consider are whether you would prefer daily disposables or monthly disposable lenses, as well as soft versus rigid gas permeable (GP) lenses. If you have any particular eye conditions, such as astigmatism or dry eye syndrome, your eye doctor might have specific recommendations for the right type or brand for your optimal comfort and vision needs.

Now is the time to tell your eye doctor if you would like to consider colored contact lenses as well. If you are over 40 and experience problems seeing small print, for which you need bifocals to see close objects, your eye doctor may recommend multifocal lenses or a combination of multifocal and monovision lenses to correct your unique vision needs.

Contact Lens Fitting

One size does not fit all when it comes to contact lenses. Your eye doctor will need to take some measurements to properly fit your contact lenses. Contact lenses that do not fit properly could cause discomfort, blurry vision or even damage the eye. Here are some of the measurements your eye doctor will take for a contact lens fitting:

Corneal Curvature

In order to assure that the fitting curve of the lens properly fits the curve of your eye, your doctor will measure the curvature of the cornea or front surface of the eye. The curvature is measured with an instrument called a keratometer to determine the appropriate curve for your contact lenses. If you have astigmatism, the curvature of your cornea is not perfectly round and therefore a “toric” lens, which is designed specifically for an eye with astigmatism, would be fit to provide the best vision and lens fit. In certain cases your eye doctor may decide to measure your cornea in greater detail with a mapping of the corneal surface called corneal topography.

Pupil or Iris Size

Your eye doctor may measure the size of your pupil or your iris (the colored area of your eye) with an instrument called a biomicroscope or slit lamp or manually with a ruler or card. This measurement is especially important if you are considering specialized lenses such as Gas Permeable (GP) contacts.

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