Optometry

Routine eye exams are an important part of your health care. These exams offer information about your vision and may help with the early diagnosis of more serious eye conditions.

Emory Eye Center optometrists offer eye exams for children and adults.

Emory Eye Center optometrists diagnose and treat a variety of common vision problems, including:

• Astigmatism (problem with the curvature of the eye)
• Farsightedness (blurry vision when looking at nearby items)
• Nearsightedness (blurry vision when looking at items in the distance)

Diagnostics, treatments and services we offer include:

• Annual eye exams
• Cataract  assessments
• Contact lens fittings and adjustments
• Emergency eye care
• Eye dilation
• Eyeglass prescriptions
• Glaucoma assessments, diabetic eye exams
• Referrals for eye conditions that need further medical or surgical treatment

This service evaluates adults and children with visual impairment for whom traditional tools and glasses don’t work. Our clinical team of a low vision rehabilitation (LVR) provider and an occupational therapist (OT) has special expertise in working with individuals with low vision, brain injury and visual field loss, and with those who have the need high-powered lenses or have trouble with standard-fit lenses.

Services include:

• Occupational Therapy for Activities of Daily Living Skills training
• Assistive Technology evaluations
• Bioptic lenses for driving
• Prism glasses for visual field deficits
• Special filters for contrast enhancement and glare control

At Emory Optical Shops, you can choose from a variety of lens technologies designed to eliminate glare or reflection, improve nighttime driving, adjust for indoor and outdoor wear, or protect the eyes following surgery.

• Corrective prism lenses
• Specialty prescriptions
• Sportswear lenses and frames
• Sunglasses

Name-brand lens technologies offered include:

• Crizal® Anti-Reflective Lenses
• Transition® Lenses
• Varilux® Progressive Lenses
• Xperio® Polarized Lenses

Our Optical Shops also offer:

• Bifocal lenses
• Computer lenses
• High index lenses (thin lenses)
• Polycarbonate lenses
• U.V. filter lenses

Emory Optical Shops carry a variety of designer frames for every fit and style. Our Optical Shops team is specially trained to help you with frame selection.

You can find the Emory Optical Shops at two locations:

• Emory University Hospital Campus - Emory Clinic, Building B, First Floor

• Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital - Doctors Office, Building 3, Suite 400