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Office Equipment Find out more about the different equipment we use in the office by clicking the left and right arrows. |
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Visual Acuity System A sophisticated computer-based eye evaluation system,that replaces the standard eye-chart. |
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"Loose Lenses" A set of lenses of different prescriptions that are used to evaluate a patients' eyesight. |
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Phoropter An instument that holds a series of trial lenses, mounted on a wheel, used to place different lenses before the patient's eye. |
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Direct Ophthalmoscope Generally a hand-held device used to focus a light on the patient's eye while allowing the doctor to examine the interior of the eye. |
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Slit Lamp A table-mounted instrument that consists of a high-intensity light that is focused on the eye, while the patient leans forward and rests their forehead on a cushioned support. |
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Indirect Ophthalmoscope A head-band mounted device that shines light into the patient's eye, while allowing the doctor to observe the eye through a variety of special filters. |
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Retina Scope A hand-held instrument used with either trial or set lenses or the phorpoter to test a patient's objective refractive error. |
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Transilluminator A handheld instrument used for passing light through and into the eye to help the doctors medical inspection. |
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The Chair The patient's chair. Its comfortable! |
