Optometry

Optometry is the science of vision and its approach with visual problems is functional and therapeutic. Optometrist is the practitioner specialized in treatment of visual function and in detecting eyes anomalies and diseases. He/She does not just check a possible defect of vision, but making a complete visual analysis is able to prescribe the best corrective system for the end user. He/She takes into account all aspects of individual behavior (type of work / study, posture, visual effort hours, previous stories, hobbies, etc.) and visual-motor changes that will create new prescriptions (estimate of distances, estimates of the depth of focus, excess or convergence insufficiency, accommodative problems, eye movement problems, etc.). Optometrist detects eye diseases and treat them or refer to another practitioner in case recognise his/her limitation in order to help patients as better as possible. Can start an effective visual rehabilitation to combat a variety of visual and visual-behavioral problems such as functional myopia, simple or complex asthenopia, learning difficulty, etc. Interdisciplinary collaboration is crucial for the health protection of patients sight.


Optometrist Tasks

Eye Examination

  • Study of refractive errors
  • Study of binocular vision
  • Solutions to improve vision with optical aids such as glasses or contact lenses
  • Solutions to improve visual skills with visual training techniques or posturals one
  • Solutions to slow the progression of myopia, to prevent asthenopeic symptoms, to improve school and work performances.
  • Visual Field Assessment
  • Intra Ocular Pressure Assessment
  • Retina (back of the eye) assessment and Photographic recording
  • Pre and Post assessment for Refractive Laser eye surgery
  • Pre and Post assessment for Cataract surgery
  • Assessment of ocular health (Anterior eye, media, Retina)

Analysis of stereoscopic vision.

Analysis of colour vision.

Analysis of the presence of retinal distortion (Amsler Chart).

Analysis of contrast sensitivity.

Analysis of Dynamic visual acuity (projection chart that appear for fractions of seconds, simulating a real dynamic situation, which is not possible with standard charts where the table to read is presented for all the time that the subject looks at it).

Analysis of Corneal Topography.

Analysis of Wavefront aberrations.

Analysis of Visual Field.

Analysis of OCT.


Fitting of any type corneal contact lenses, Orthokeratology, Sclearl and mini-Scleral.

  • Study of the anterior segment.
  • Choosing of the best corneal lens according to the requested use and to the characteristics of the eye.
  • Fitting of final contact lenses.
  • Teaching the fitting and removal tecnique and the disinfecting one.

Orthokeratologic treatment for myopia elimination.

  • The treatment involves the use of special contact lenses that are worn only during sleep. On waking the lenses should be removed and the vision will be perfect to the naked eye. The lenses for orthokeratology shaping the cornea to make them take a curve that eliminates all previous short-sightedness and astigmatism. The Treatment is reversible and non-invasive.

Investigations:

  • Static and dynamic Retinoscopy.
  • Auto-Computerized refractometry (allows to know the nearest gradation of refractive eye without the patient cooperates minimally. Andis 'possible to carry out the examination on any patient of any age. It is possible to carry out the examination of patients at home that can not reach the clinic).
  • Computerized corneal topography (returns a colorimetric map of the cornea, allowing the analysis of the curves in great detail and comparing them over time; this is useful for people with contact lenses of any kind, either for people who have not ever used CLs).
  • Wavefront analysis (returns a colorimetric map of the aberrations of the eye to study any problems difficult to resolve with conventional corrective methods emphasizing anomalies that can substantiate the problematicity).
  • Examination of the anterior segment of the eye and of the tear film, BUT, Shirmer Test, Phenol Red Test, Etc.
  • Pachymetry (to measure the thickness of the cornea).
  • Goldman Applanation Tonometry and Non contact Tonometry (Children, Disabled people, others).
  • Visual Field.
  • Optical Coherence Tomography.
  • Colorimetry (for learning difficulties and reading difficulty.

Flicker stimulation therapy for "lazy" eye. In case of functional amblyopia (not pathological or organic) it is possible to stimulate the retina in order to increase visual acuity.

Visual Education

  • Visual Training to improve the sport performances (Sport Vision).
  • Simple and complex treatment of asthenopia (SCS Method).
  • Treatment of Learning Difficulties (DLS).
  • Exercises for the fusional reserves (convergence and divergence) and Accommodation (Install the free android App).
  • Postural Education at close distance.