Services
Primary eye care: We assess the visual system and determine the need for any refractive correction. In addition, we check for the presence of any visual disorders (amblyopia or "lazy eye", strabismus, focusing problems), and ocular disease.
Contact lens fitting: Always customized for your visual needs... one size DOES NOT fit all! We will choose the best lens for you based on your refractive correction, corneal curvature and diameter, visual needs, (workplace/hobbies), and desired replacement schedule. We use only the best materials, including the latest-generation "breathable" (silicone hydrogel) lenses, "multifocals" for patients seeking freedom from reading glasses, and soft lenses for astigmatism. Tinted lenses for athletes, and fashionable color contacts are also available.
Ocular health assessment: Through a dilated pupil, we thoroughly examine the inside of the eye to detect the presence of problems like cataracts, vitreous detachments, retinal tears/detachments, diabetic or hypertensive eye disease, macular degeneration, and optic nerve disease such as glaucoma. After the dilated examination, seeing up close will be difficult for a few hours, and light sensitivity will be increased. Please plan on NOT driving a car in the first hour after your exam.
Eye disease: Eye disease can be as simple as a “stye”, as serious as “wet” macular degeneration, or reflect an underlying systemic disease. Common eye diseases affecting otherwise healthy patients include allergic and viral conjunctivitis, contact-lens related corneal infections, ocular trauma, and various retinal degenerations. People past age fifty are more likely to be affected by glaucoma and macular degeneration, (although these conditions can rarely occur in younger age groups). An array of systemic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure can cause eye disease. In fact, the number one cause of serious vision loss in working-age people is diabetic eye disease.
Optometrists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases. Drs. Siringo and Lee are highly skilled in identifying eye disease and understanding the necessary course of action. Treatment may include a prescription by one of our doctors for medication, or a referral for diagnostic testing or eye surgery. We have strong professional relationships with ophthalmologists in all areas of eye disease. Dr. Frank Siringo is affiliated with NYU School of Medicine, and as such has contacts with renowned physicians in all specialties.
You can trust that our policy is to provide the best possible treatment for our patients, whether that means handling the case ourselves, or referring to the most able physician.