ParkSlope Eye Care

Yes. The practice cares for patients at every age, from routine vision examinations through to more specialized care.

If you are booking for a young child, the office can help work out the right type of visit in advance, since a first exam for a four-year-old is a different appointment from an adult prescription update.

Children’s vision changes as they grow, so the right schedule depends on age, symptoms, prescription and previous findings.

Much of a child’s learning is visual, and children rarely report blurry vision — they assume everyone sees what they see. Squinting, sitting close to screens, headaches, losing their place while reading, or a drop in schoolwork are all worth an examination even if nothing has been flagged at school.

Myopia, or nearsightedness, makes distant objects look blurry while closer objects stay clear.

It occurs when the eye grows slightly too long, so light focuses in front of the retina rather than on it. Myopia frequently develops during childhood and tends to progress as a child grows, which is why it is tracked rather than simply corrected.

Yes. The practice provides myopia management for children, including care beginning around age seven when appropriate.

Myopia management aims to slow how quickly a child’s nearsightedness advances, because a higher final prescription in adulthood carries a higher long-term risk to the retina. An eye doctor can determine whether a child is a candidate and which approach suits their eyes and daily routine.

Your eye doctor assesses your vision and prescription, then evaluates the overall health of your eyes.

That second part covers structures including the cornea, lens, retina and optic nerve. Additional testing may be recommended depending on your age, medical history, symptoms and individual risk factors.

Yes. The practice uses advanced diagnostic technology, including imaging designed to evaluate different structures and functions of the eye.

These tests are not run automatically on everyone. Which ones your doctor recommends depends on your examination findings and risk factors — the point is to answer a specific question, not to add tests for their own sake.

Yes. Park Slope Eye Care offers technology for evaluating patients who may be at risk of age-related macular degeneration.

AMD affects central vision — the part you read and recognise faces with — and early changes can be detected before they are noticeable. Your doctor will determine which tests are appropriate based on your age, symptoms, family history and eye health.

Because an eye exam evaluates far more than your glasses prescription.

Routine examinations let your doctor monitor the retina, optic nerve, cornea and other structures that affect long-term vision and eye health. Several conditions worth catching early — glaucoma and macular degeneration among them — can be well underway while your prescription sits exactly where it was two years ago.

Many patients can. A contact lens examination and fitting determines which lens type and prescription suit your eyes.

The fitting balances three things that do not always agree: clear vision, all-day comfort and the health of the eye surface. Patients who have tried contacts before and given up on them are often wearing the wrong material or replacement schedule rather than being unable to wear lenses at all.

Yes. The practice has an optical department with a selection of prescription eyewear.

The optical team helps you choose frames and lens options that work with your prescription, facial fit, lifestyle and personal preference. You are welcome to bring a valid prescription written elsewhere.

Many orders are processed quickly because there is an optical lab on the premises.

Timing varies with the prescription, the lenses you choose, the frame and product availability. Specialty and complex prescriptions take longer than standard single vision — ask the optical team for a timeline when you place the order.

Eyepic accepts many major vision plans and health insurance plans.

A routine exam for glasses or contacts is generally covered by a vision plan, while a medical eye exam — monitoring an eye condition, an infection, a diabetic evaluation — is billed to medical insurance. Contact the practice before your visit to confirm your specific plan and the services you are booking.

The practice serves families throughout Park Slope and the surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods.

That includes Park Slope, Gowanus, Windsor Terrace, Prospect Heights and Carroll Gardens — close enough to home that a follow-up visit or a child’s myopia check does not turn into an afternoon.

Yes. Eyepic operates four practices across Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Alongside Park Slope Eye Care, Eyepic runs Graham Eye Care in Williamsburg, Flatbush Eye Care, and Harlem Eye Care in East Harlem. See all Eyepic locations.