Professional Services
Comprehensive eye exams
Our eye exams consist of a complete vision and eye health assessment. We check your eye coordination and focusing functions, accommodation, visual fields, and a refraction for best corrected visual acuity for near and distance. In addition to vision functions, a comprehensive eye health evaluation is included. We check intraocular pressure, eyelids, conjuntiva, cornea, sclera, iris, pupils, and lens in the front part of the eye, and the retina, macula, vitreous, vessels & veins, and optic nerve in the back. We look for signs of macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, holes, tears, or detachments of the retina, and signs of systemic conditions that can affect your eyes such as diabetes and high blood pressure. If our comprehensive exam indicates a ocular health condition or risk of condition, further medical testing may be recommended to access the condition. Our office is equipped with many ocular medical testing instruments to perform most of these tests. In some cases you will need to be referred to another doctor or facility for additional testing or evaluation.
Dilation
Dilations are preferred on a 2 year basis as a routine procedure to check eye health. Some individuals will need more frequent dilation intervals depending on other medical or eye conditions. Dilating eye drops are put in your eyes that will enlarge the pupil area of your eye after about 20 minutes, giving us a large window into the inside. It allows us to examine in detail your retina, macula, vitreous, and optic nerve for abnormalities. Dilation is included in the eye exam service, there is no additional fee.
Children
Kids eye exams are recommended starting at 6 months of age. At that age, we are looking for equality of the eyes and eye muscle and coordination as checks for lazy eye (amblyopia) and crossed eyes (strabismus), as well as larger corrections the child may need. As your child gets older, we check all health aspects of the eyes as we do for all other patients. It is important to note that even if the patient is unable to respond or read the eye chart, we can get an accurate measurement of vision correction needs in most cases through a process of objective refraction and retinoscopy. Since children grow and change so fast, we recommend annual eye exams for all kids. Some children will change significantly between annual exams, and may need refractions or office visits between exams to keep their vision correction current.
Diabetic eye exams
Diabetics or pre-diabetic patients need annual dilated exams to check for effects of diabetes on your eyes, like diabetic retinopathy or changes in vision correction. We communicate with your primary care physician after your eye exam to let your doctor know if your eyes show any effects from your diabetic condition.
Glaucoma care
Our office is fully equipped for diagnosis, management and treatment of glaucoma and those who have a risk of glaucoma such as ocular hypertension, family history or suspicious optic nerve appearance. We utilize technologies such as ocular coherence tomography, visual fields testing, pachymetry, and fundus photography to monitor and track your condition and plan or change your treatment when necessary.
Cataract care
If you and your doctor determine that you have cataracts that need to be removed, we will refer you to a surgeon for the lens replacement surgery, and co-manage your post operative care with the surgeon following the procedure.
Macular Degeneration care
If you are diagnosed with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), we are able to monitor your condition and recommend a course of treatment for you. We have a sensitive ocular coherence tomography (OCT) instrument to help determine the severity of the disease and are able to detect subtle changes that may indicate the wet form of AMD. It is important to catch AMD as soon as possible when it turns to the wet form, as you will need to be referred to a retinal specialist ophthalmologist for immediate treatment to preserve your vision.
Urgent care
For infections, red eyes, sudden vision loss, foreign matter in your eyes, minor injuries or other urgencies, please call so we can get you in as soon as possible. We are specialists in eye problems and are equipped to handle these types of problems more effectively than a general medical clinic. These types of office visits are billed as medical procedures to your medical insurance plan just as they would if you were to go to an urgent care clinic.
Dry eyes
Montana's climate produces a higher percentage of dry eye patients. Our doctors have experience with over-the-counter and prescription therapies for dry eyes. For more extreme cases, we can insert punctal occlusion plugs for temporary or long term relief. This process involves placing disolvable or synthetic plugs in the natural drains of your eyes to enable tears to stay in your eyes longer.
Laser Vision, LASIK and PRK care
We provide pre-operative evaluations and exams to determine candidacy for laser vision correction surgery. These results will be shared with your surgeon to determine your correction need and the type of procedure best suited for your eyes . Following your surgery, we provide follow-up visits to ensure proper healing of your eyes and communicate the results with your laser vision provider. For more information about laser vision correction, visit allaboutvision.com or TLC laser eye center.
Our eye exams consist of a complete vision and eye health assessment. We check your eye coordination and focusing functions, accommodation, visual fields, and a refraction for best corrected visual acuity for near and distance. In addition to vision functions, a comprehensive eye health evaluation is included. We check intraocular pressure, eyelids, conjuntiva, cornea, sclera, iris, pupils, and lens in the front part of the eye, and the retina, macula, vitreous, vessels & veins, and optic nerve in the back. We look for signs of macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, holes, tears, or detachments of the retina, and signs of systemic conditions that can affect your eyes such as diabetes and high blood pressure. If our comprehensive exam indicates a ocular health condition or risk of condition, further medical testing may be recommended to access the condition. Our office is equipped with many ocular medical testing instruments to perform most of these tests. In some cases you will need to be referred to another doctor or facility for additional testing or evaluation.
Dilation
Dilations are preferred on a 2 year basis as a routine procedure to check eye health. Some individuals will need more frequent dilation intervals depending on other medical or eye conditions. Dilating eye drops are put in your eyes that will enlarge the pupil area of your eye after about 20 minutes, giving us a large window into the inside. It allows us to examine in detail your retina, macula, vitreous, and optic nerve for abnormalities. Dilation is included in the eye exam service, there is no additional fee.
Children
Kids eye exams are recommended starting at 6 months of age. At that age, we are looking for equality of the eyes and eye muscle and coordination as checks for lazy eye (amblyopia) and crossed eyes (strabismus), as well as larger corrections the child may need. As your child gets older, we check all health aspects of the eyes as we do for all other patients. It is important to note that even if the patient is unable to respond or read the eye chart, we can get an accurate measurement of vision correction needs in most cases through a process of objective refraction and retinoscopy. Since children grow and change so fast, we recommend annual eye exams for all kids. Some children will change significantly between annual exams, and may need refractions or office visits between exams to keep their vision correction current.
Diabetic eye exams
Diabetics or pre-diabetic patients need annual dilated exams to check for effects of diabetes on your eyes, like diabetic retinopathy or changes in vision correction. We communicate with your primary care physician after your eye exam to let your doctor know if your eyes show any effects from your diabetic condition.
Glaucoma care
Our office is fully equipped for diagnosis, management and treatment of glaucoma and those who have a risk of glaucoma such as ocular hypertension, family history or suspicious optic nerve appearance. We utilize technologies such as ocular coherence tomography, visual fields testing, pachymetry, and fundus photography to monitor and track your condition and plan or change your treatment when necessary.
Cataract care
If you and your doctor determine that you have cataracts that need to be removed, we will refer you to a surgeon for the lens replacement surgery, and co-manage your post operative care with the surgeon following the procedure.
Macular Degeneration care
If you are diagnosed with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), we are able to monitor your condition and recommend a course of treatment for you. We have a sensitive ocular coherence tomography (OCT) instrument to help determine the severity of the disease and are able to detect subtle changes that may indicate the wet form of AMD. It is important to catch AMD as soon as possible when it turns to the wet form, as you will need to be referred to a retinal specialist ophthalmologist for immediate treatment to preserve your vision.
Urgent care
For infections, red eyes, sudden vision loss, foreign matter in your eyes, minor injuries or other urgencies, please call so we can get you in as soon as possible. We are specialists in eye problems and are equipped to handle these types of problems more effectively than a general medical clinic. These types of office visits are billed as medical procedures to your medical insurance plan just as they would if you were to go to an urgent care clinic.
Dry eyes
Montana's climate produces a higher percentage of dry eye patients. Our doctors have experience with over-the-counter and prescription therapies for dry eyes. For more extreme cases, we can insert punctal occlusion plugs for temporary or long term relief. This process involves placing disolvable or synthetic plugs in the natural drains of your eyes to enable tears to stay in your eyes longer.
Laser Vision, LASIK and PRK care
We provide pre-operative evaluations and exams to determine candidacy for laser vision correction surgery. These results will be shared with your surgeon to determine your correction need and the type of procedure best suited for your eyes . Following your surgery, we provide follow-up visits to ensure proper healing of your eyes and communicate the results with your laser vision provider. For more information about laser vision correction, visit allaboutvision.com or TLC laser eye center.
Dr. Kristi Schied Optometrist
2203 Broadwater Ave, Billings, MT 59102 - (406) 652-4455
www.theeyedocs.us