Clinical excellence

And the three ways we guarantee it

The service you’ll receive at Vision Specialists is nicely summarized by the three steps we use to find your prescription: the autorefractor, the subjective, and trial-framing.

The autorefractor is our resident robot optometrist. The machine, which sits in our first screening room, uses an invisible cone of infrared light to measure the amount of correction needed in each eye. While you stare for a few seconds at a barn or hot air balloon, we’re given a preliminary prescription for your glasses — all before you even step foot in the exam room.

These results are further refined during the subjective, the portion of your exam when you become the judge. Unlike the autorefractor, our optometrists are equipped with ears — and unlike many healthcare professionals today, they use them. Using a gadget called the phoropter, also known to our younger visitors as the ‘Iron Man mask’, you’ll be taken through various combinations of lenses (‘one or two? three or four?’) to find what corrective power gives you the clearest vision.

Finally, trial-framing reminds us that vision is about comfort just as much as clarity. To ensure that your glasses are well-suited for everyday use, your optometrist will let you sit in the lobby while you wear a make-up of your final prescription. And if you’re sensitive to fluorescent lighting or screens, you’ll be fitted with a variety of tints that will further relax the eyes.

With its laser-precise technology, the autorefractor represents the performance and convenience of our methods. The subjective shows that our optometrists listen. And trial-framing demonstrates that we’ll spend the extra time ensuring you get the best prescription — because visual wellness is personal wellness.

Thorough, attentive, and compassionate service. That’s our guarantee.

— VS