Annual Eye Exams

Dr. Ken is the owner and sole provider at Northglenn Optometric Center.  Our baseline annual eye exam follows the gold standard of care utilizing the latest technology.  Retinal imaging is standard and included in every annual eye exam.  Early detection and treatment of ocular disease is paramount as many retinal conditions can cause irreversible damage to the eye and vision.  This is especially important with children.  Wide-field retinal imaging was originally invented to detect peripheral retinal disease in children as detection is less reliable with conventional methods and can lead to unfortunate cases of preventable blindness.

Depending on the research, vision processing is involved in 40-60% of our brain function.  Vision dominates and will affect every aspect of a patient’s life.  Dr. Ken takes extensive time to get to know each patient so he can tailor fit vision care to his patient’s individual needs.  Everyone uses their eyes differently, therefore every patient needs a personalized solution when it comes to glasses, contacts, and ocular disease treatments.

• Do you spend most of your day driving or behind a computer?

• Are you a student, construction worker, sales, etc.?

• What are your hobbies, sports, daily activities?

• Do you prefer contacts or glasses and why?

• Do you get tired, get headaches, get dry eyes doing certain things in your day?

• Do you have chronic unresolved tension type headaches no one can figure out?

• Have you been diagnosed with dyslexia, ADHD, or have an IEP?

• Do you struggle, lose your place, or fatigue when reading?

• Are you good at mental math/spatial reasoning, but poor at reading comprehension?

• Do you have a family history of Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, etc.?

The list goes on and on.  Having a doctor ask the proper questions and take the needed time to find the appropriate solution greatly increases a patient’s quality of life as well as professional opportunities.