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Affordable Routine Eye Care

Your eye health is important to us. Center for Vision Health offers routine eye exams which determines your prescription for eyeglasses. We offer comprehensive exam which includes a dilated eye exam for glasses and glaucoma screening.  Additionally, we also offer low cost options for glasses. We have two locations to serve your vision needs. Call us to schedule your appointment. 

Affordable Eye Care

Low Vision Exams and Devices

Unique to the Center for Vision Health is the ability to provide services to any person, regardless of age or disability. Examinations are routinely conducted on infants, nonverbal individuals, individuals with various degrees of mental disabilities and individuals with physical disabilities. Center for Vision Health has the only full-time nonprofit low vision center in North Texas. We treat about 1,000 low vision patients per year.

Low vision is the term used to describe a permanent loss of vision which is not corrected with glasses, contact lenses, surgery or medications. The main difference between a low vision evaluation and a routine eye exam is the focus on the patient’s visual difficulties and how the loss of vision affects everyday activities. A new patient should expect to be in the office for 2-2.5 hours. The optometrist begins by taking a full medical and personal history. Questions will be asked about glare, seeing steps and curbs, reading, using a computer, using a cell phone, and more. Based on that information, vision goals and needs are identified with the patient. A complete ocular assessment will be performed to establish the visual status: basically, how clearly a person sees, where the remaining vision is located, and what environmental factors – such as lighting – influence the vision. After the tests are complete, the doctor and family will discuss their options for assistive devices and any other needed referrals. The patient and doctor work together to develop a treatment plan designed to meet the patient’s vision goals and take full advantage of the sight the patient has left.

Dr. Fleming with low vision devices

Assistive devices are the most common treatment for low vision. Each assistive device has a different function and often the patient needs multiple devices. Assistive devices offered range from handheld illuminated magnifiers, to text-to-speech readers and other technology driven assistive devices. These are special tools that can help people with low vision to read, write, manage daily tasks and live independently. These assistive devices include magnifying aids, electronic magnification devices, telescopic devices for distance viewing, and computers with screen magnification and a talking function.

After deciding which type of assistive device would be most be beneficial, the doctor and patient spend time working with different devices to find the best fit. Once selected, the patient receives extensive training on the use and care of the device. The staff will also assist with accessing other support systems, such as Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Blind Children’s Vocational Discovery and Development Program, DART Paratransit, orientation and mobility training, and other referrals as needed.

Dr. Fleming with low vision driving device

We have been able to help our low vision patients remain independent and perform activities that are of major importance to them. With their newly prescribed devices most of our patients can:

  • See to pay bills
  • Read labels on packaged foods
  • Use household appliance dials and buttons
  • Travel independently
  • Watch television
  • Use a computer
  • Continue to drive
  • Read prescription medication instructions
 
Dr. Fleming, the Director of the Center for Vision Health and one of our optometrists, has twice received the Rehabilitation Professional of the Year award. She has also received the Helen Keller Award from the Lion’s Sight and Tissue Foundation District 2X-1 and has been on staff at Dallas Services for 21 years. Her area of expertise is low vision for both adults and children.

Medical Contact Lenses

Medical contact lenses are generally rigid gas permeable (hard) lenses. For the right person, medical contact lenses can provide better vision than eyeglasses. 

Things to know:

  • Medical contact lenses come in different sizes. The size of the lens selected may depend on the severity of your condition. 
  • Fittings for medical contact lenses may take longer and more follow up visits than the typical contact lens exam.
  • During the initial visit an extensive history is taken. If you have worn contact lenses before, please bring your previous lenses with the prescription to your appointment.  This will help your doctor select the best lens for you and to compare your old one to the new. 
Dr. Ghazanfari fitting medical contact lens

Conditions where medical contact lenses may be needed:

  • Keratoconus
  • Corneal Scar
  • High Prescription
  • Aphakia
  • Post Corneal Transplant
  • Post Lasik Ectasia
 
 

Patient Forms

Please call us at (214) 828-9900 to make an appointment before filling out the forms below. If you are a returning patient and need to update your information, you will be given a passcode over the phone to update your previously completed forms online.