Frequently Asked Questions

What's an optometrist?

  • Doctors of optometry (ODs) are primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye.
  • Doctors of optometry prescribe medications, low vision rehabilitation, vision therapy, spectacle lenses, contact lenses, and perform certain procedures.
  • Optometrists counsel their patients regarding surgical and non-surgical options that meet their visual needs related to their occupations, avocations, and lifestyle.
  • An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree.
  • Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice.
  • Optometrists are eye health care professionals licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.

    What is LASIK and can I get it?

  • LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eye, using an excimer laser. A knife, called a microkeratome, is used to cut a flap in the cornea. A hinge is left at one end of this flap. The flap is folded back revealing the stroma, the middle section of the cornea. Pulses from a computer-controlled laser vaporize a portion of the stroma and the flap is replaced. There are other techniques and many new terms related to LASIK that you may hear about.
  • Only a trained optometrist or eye-care professional can tell you if you are a candidate for LASIK surgery.

    Do your appointments run on schedule?

  • Yes, we pride ourselves with seeing you at your scheduled time. Occasionally, we will have to fit in an eye emergency between scheduled appointments, but this does not occur often.

    How long will it take to get my glasses?

  • If your insurance does not dictate where your glasses are manufactured, we will make (in most cases) your glasses here at Fluder VisionCare. We now have a finishing lab on site.
  • Generally, glasses are ready to be picked up within one week. However, some insurance companies require that we order your glasses from their own lab which can extend the manufacturing and delivery time to approximately two weeks from the time of order.

    Do I need an appointment to pick up my glasses and/or have them adjusted?

  • No. You may come to Fluder VisionCare at any time to pick up your glasses or get an adjustment or repair.

    Do you take my insurance?

  • It is the patient's responsibility to know BOTH your medical and vision insurances. Please call your insurance company and find out which vision insurance you have before scheduling an appointment. Most medical insurance companies can tell you what your vision insurance is. It is not our responsibility to find out which insurance you have. It is our responsibility to obtain the prior authorization and benefit allowances.