Questions and answers

Yes. Some eye conditions cause no symptoms early on, and a child can see blurry for years without saying so.

Most children and adults have an exam every year. Your doctor may suggest a different schedule.

Myopia, or nearsightedness, means distant things look blurry while near things stay clear. It often starts in the school years, and the prescription can change as a child grows.

The doctor decides after an evaluation, looking at age, prescription, how fast it is changing and what your family can manage every day.

One kind of daily contact lens is FDA-authorized for children 8 to 12 at the start of treatment, and one eyeglass lens design for children 6 to 12. Other options are used off-label, which means a doctor uses an approved product for a purpose the FDA has not reviewed. Results vary, and the doctor explains the risks of each.

We work with many vision plans. Call us to confirm yours, and we will check your benefits before the visit.

A visit about an eye problem, an eye disease or myopia progress is a medical visit, and medical insurance usually pays for it. A routine exam is billed to a vision plan. How fees work explains the split.

It depends on your plans and on what you choose. We give you a written estimate before you pay for anything yourself. See How fees work.

Yes. Your prescription is yours. We give you a copy after your exam and fitting, and you can fill it anywhere.

Call us now, or go to the nearest emergency room, for sudden vision loss, a curtain over your vision, a sudden shower of floaters, an eye injury or a chemical splash. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.