Check In: Please be sure to let the receptionist know of your arrival in the office so your work-up can begin promptly. New patients will be asked to complete a registration form and a medical history form. For you convenience, you may print out these forms from here and complete them prior to your visit.

Preliminary Work-up: A technician will perform the initial portion of the work-up. He or she will review your medical history and collect additional information that is important for the doctor to know prior to the examination. It is extremely important to bring a list of your medications with you to all visits. The technician will also administer eye drops to dilate the pupils of your eye. It is necessary that the pupils be widely dilated in order for the doctor to examine carefully the entire interior portion of the eye. The technician will also check your intraocular pressure: this is a routine test for glaucoma.

Length of Office Visit: Please understand that it takes approximately thirty minutes for your eyes to dilate before the doctor can perform his examination. Set aside approximately one and a half hours for your entire visit. If additional diagnostic testing or treatment is required, your visit could last an additional hour.

Examination and Consultation: During your examination, the doctor will examine the front portion of your eyes (cornea, anterior chamber, iris, lens and vitreous) with a microscopic device called a slit lamp. The most important part of your examination, however, in this office is the detailed examination of the retina. During the course of your examination the doctor will be describing in detail what he sees. This information will be included in a letter which will be sent promptly to your referring physician. At the conclusion of the examination, the doctor will review with you in detail his findings and recommendations. Please feel free to ask him any questions that may come to your mind. Often questions arise in your mind after leaving the office: if so, please feel free to call us with your follow-up questions.

After Your Consultation: Following your visit with the doctor, the technician will review with you any medication which has been recommended for you. He or she will also review with you any test or treatment which need to be scheduled.

NEW PATIENTS

*To expedite your initial visit simply print out the 2 registration forms you will be asked to complete upon check-in.

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download the *Medical Questionnaire \ Eye History Form (110Kb)

download the Amsler Grid (106Kb)

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