Comprehensive Ophthalmology in San Francisco
Comprehensive ophthalmology is general medical eye care: routine eye exams, everyday eye problems, and catching early signs of disease before they affect your vision. If something needs specialized care, our subspecialists are in the same practice, so you won’t have to start over somewhere new.
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Call us to schedule a comprehensive exam, or come in about something that’s bothering your eyes.
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Comprehensive Eye Exams
A comprehensive eye exam goes beyond checking whether you need glasses. Your doctor checks your vision, measures the pressure inside your eye, and usually dilates your pupils to look at the retina and optic nerve. Many eye diseases, including glaucoma, have no symptoms early on. An exam is often the only way to find them.
How often you need one depends on your age, health, and family history. The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends a baseline exam by age 40 for adults with no symptoms. People with diabetes, high blood pressure, or a family history of eye disease may need exams sooner and more often.
Common Eye Problems We Treat
- Red, itchy, or irritated eyes, including allergies and pink eye
- Styes and eyelid bumps
- Something stuck in the eye
- Changes in vision
- Eye strain and headaches
Protecting Your Eyes
Wear sunglasses. Too much UV light can damage the eye and the thin skin around it. Look for sunglasses labeled 100% UV protection, or UV400. A darker tint doesn’t mean more protection, and larger or wraparound frames block more light from the sides.
Don’t smoke. Smoking raises the risk of macular degeneration and cataracts, two of the most common causes of vision loss as people age.
Give your eyes screen breaks. Long stretches at a screen can cause eye strain: tired, dry, or blurry eyes. Try the 20-20-20 rule. Every 20 minutes, look at something about 20 feet away for 20 seconds.
About blue light. There’s no evidence that blue light from screens damages your eyes, and the AAO doesn’t recommend blue-light-blocking glasses for screen use. Screen discomfort usually comes from how long you look and how little you blink, not from the light itself.
Eat for your eyes. A diet with leafy greens, fish, eggs, nuts, and citrus gives your eyes nutrients like omega-3s, lutein, zinc, and vitamins C and E.
Have a concern about your eyes?
Our doctors can examine your eyes and get you to the right care.
Specialty Care
If your exam turns up something that needs a specialist, we can refer you within the practice.
- Cataract Surgery
- Cornea
- Dry Eye
- Glaucoma
- LASIK & Refractive Surgery
- Retina & Diabetic Eye Care
- Uveitis
- Oculoplastic & Cosmetic