Northern Hills Eye Care Services & Equipment

  • We evaluate any problem or condition of the eye and visual system, including the ocular manifestations of systemic diseases. We offer treatment of that condition, or can recommend a referral to the appropriate medical specialist as needed.

  • We treat and manage diseases and conditions of the eyes and visual system including DRY EYE SYNDROME, CONJUNCTIVITIS, IRITIS, GLAUCOMA, and we monitor CATARACTS, AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION, and the ocular manifestations of systemic disease such as DIABETES and HYPERTENSION.

  • We provide pre-operative evaluations and post-operative management. We work with the leading eye surgeons in the region in these areas.

  • We are experts in PEDIATRIC AND GERIATRIC eye health and vision care. We are INFANTSEE participating providers. We have 4 wheelchair accessible exam rooms.

  • Our doctors are available during office hours for emergency care of red eyes, foreign bodies, chemical burns, trauma, flashes and floaters, etc.

  • Since December, 2013, we have been edging lenses in our new facility. This allows us to control quality and reduces the time it takes to finish eyewear.

    Using the industry-leading Coburn Auto-Blocker/Auto-Tracer/Auto-Lensometer and Coburn Exxpert series Lens Edger allows us to complete more than 90% of our lenses for eyewear on-site, with same day service on some lenses, next day on many.

    We can manufacture single vision lenses, progressive and lined multifocals, polarized lenses, antireflective-coated lenses, and we can make all of these in plastic, polycarbonate, high index, and Trivex materials.

    Lens accuracy is critical for glasses to perform correctly. The accuracy of our equipment and the quality control procedures in our own lab ensures that all prescription glasses are not only made to ANSI (American National Standards Institute) tolerances, they are made perfectly.

    We want you to love your glasses!

  • Buy ONE PAIR get the SECOND PAIR HALF PRICE!

    The BEST LENS MATERIALS available with verification three different times to ensure accuracy.

    HUNDREDS of the latest styles of the highest quality frames.

    We carry QUALITY SUN WEAR. Your prescription can be put into most of our sun wear.

    ONE YEAR GUARANTEE on all eye wear against breakage. Just return the broken parts and we will repair them FREE!

    FREE ADJUSTMENTS of your eye wear and replacement of nose pads and frame screws. Major repairs and parts can be done for nominal fees.

    ONE YEAR SCRATCH WARRANTY on all scratch-resistant and reflection-free lenses.

    30-DAY EXCHANGE privilege. If you decide you are not satisfied with your new eye wear, you may exchange it for an alternative. (Because new lenses will also be required, a nominal lens re-grinding fee may be charged.

    We provide DIGITAL LENS SURFACING, a lens making process to make the lenses more precise and to make them appear as transparent and glare-free as possible.

    We provide COMPLIMENTARY RECHECKS of your eyeglass prescription by Dr. Prosser and Dr. English if you have any difficulties with your new eye wear.

  • We are SPECIALISTS in hard-to-fit contacts including ASTIGMATISM, MULTIFOCALS, and KERATOCONUS.

    COMPETITIVE PRICING as compared to popular on-line retailers.

    REBATES on all qualifying brands when available.

    FREE EXCHANGES on any unopened boxes if you experience a change in prescription between your annual examinations.

    TWO FREE REPLACEMENT LENSES per year if yours are lost or torn.

    FREE STARTER KITS at the time of purchase.

    10% OFF NON-PRESCRIPTION or PRESCRIPTION SUN WEAR with purchase of your contact lenses.

  • Preliminary Testing

    Pretesting involves measuring the prescription of your eyes and the topography of your corneas using a Topcon Auto-Refractor/Auto-Keratometer-Topographer. A baseline field of vision is performed using a Matrix Automated Visual Field instrument. This device uses contrast sensitivity gratings to analyze the sensitivity and extent of your central field of vision. Neurological diseases can be detected at a very early stage using this technology. We routinely measure your color vision, depth perception, blood pressure, and we measure and upload your current eyeglass prescription into your EMR (Electronic Medical Record) via an Automated Lensometer. This all happens BEFORE you see the doctor! We have two complete pretest rooms for expediency.

  • Optos Daytona

    We use the Optos Daytona Widefield Retinal Imagining System. This is the latest, state-of-the-art system for digitally imaging up to 80% of the inside of the eye in one view. This technology has become an indispensable tool helping us to deliver the best retinal health care available.

  • High Definition OCT

    This instrument is an example of the latest Digital Imaging Technology available in eye care today. This is the Carl Zeiss Cirrus High Definition OCT. OCT stands for “Optical Coherence Tomography”. This instrument is literally a 3-D CT scanner which gives us unbelievable (resolution down to 3/1000 of a millimeter) images of the macula and optic nerve of the eye. This instrument is used to detect, measure, and monitor for progression, macular diseases such as Macular Degeneration, and optic nerve diseases such as Glaucoma. This instrument has become an invaluable tool in our ability to monitor these common diseases for stability and progression.

  • Examination Instruments

    Once you enter one of our examination rooms, you will recognize the traditional eye examining equipment familiar to those who have had their eyes examined previously. The phoropters (the instruments that measure your prescription) that we use are still manual as we strongly believe there is not a more accurate way to determine your eyeglass prescription (refraction) then by this method. This is not an area to compromise accuracy for speed and convenience. Your eyes depend on a thorough, accurate way to measure them! The health of the external parts of your eyes is determined by the use of the Slit-Lamp Biomicroscope. We measure your eye pressure (Tonometry) by the use of the instrument that is considered the standard of care, the Goldmann Tonometer. We also use the iCare tonometer to do Tonometry in patients who have physical limitations which make the Goldmann test difficult. We do not use the air puff test! A dialated retinal exam is still performed as needed, though not necessarily at every exam, in order to thoroughly examine the interior of your eyes.

  • Humphrey Automated Visual Field Analyzer

    When we suspect you have a condition that can have a negative effect on your field of vision, we use a more extensive way to measure it. The Humphrey Automated Visual Analyzer has been the “Gold Standard” for measuring the quality of the visual field for nearly four decades. We use this instrument to measure and monitor your field of vision for progressive loss. Glaucoma is the most common disease we are monitoring with this device. Brain tumors, strokes, and other neurological conditions can be detected and monitored with this instrument as well.

  • Ultrasonic Corneal Pachymeter

    This instrument is an ultrasonic corneal pachymeter, which measures the thickness of the central cornea(the clear “window” on the front of the eye) that covers the iris (the colored part of the eye), and pupil. Corneal thickness is important for many reasons but most commonly it is used to determine whether you are a candidate for Refractive Surgery, particularly LASIK. Too thin of a cornea can mean that you cannot do this type of refractive surgery. The other reason we do this test is that there is a lot of evidence that indicates people with thinner-than-average central corneal thicknesses are more likely to have or develop Low Pressure Glaucoma, a blinding eye disease. Conversely, people with thicker-than-average corneal thicknesses are generally considered to be lower risk for Glaucoma.