Notice anything different when you came for you last visit? The doctors at the Princeton Eye Group have made a few changes. The most visible change has been a major renovation to our reception area, front desk, and patient exam rooms in our Princeton location. In order to improve upon comfort and convenience for our patients, we have undergone some major construction to expand the size and improve the ambiance of our reception area. We’ve also created several new exam lanes to allow patients to be seen in a timely fashion. Additionally, we added complementary internet access to allow patients to continue to use their computers and other smart devices while visiting at our office.
You might also notice that we now have computers in each exam room. We have recently updated and improved our phones, computers and networking equipment in order to integrate electronic medical records into our practice. This exciting technology has many advantages to improve speed and accuracy. For example, the doctors are now able to view your medications directly from your pharmacy, and even prescribe a refill or new medication electronically with just the click of a button. We’ve also implemented a new call center to improve hold times and provide quality service when patients call us over the phone.
Even more exciting, the doctors at Princeton Eye Group are proud to offer patients the most state of the art technology to provide a speedy diagnosis and treatment of various eye conditions. Is there a concern for glaucoma? The most advanced care is available here. Our recently upgraded optical coherence tomography (OCT) can be used to take an objective look at your optic nerve, determine if there is damage consistent with glaucoma, and track changes over time. Combined with our visual field machine and pachymeter (measures the corneal thickness), a customized approach to diagnose and treat glaucoma is now possible in even the earliest stages of disease. We also have two glaucoma lasers right at our fingertips– selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) and laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI), so certain types of glaucoma can be managed by simply walking down the hall! On the glaucoma surgical front, the Princeton Eye Group is proud to be one of the first in the area to offer the iStent, a tiny implantable device that can be placed into the drain of the eye during cataract surgery to help lower eye pressure.
But what if you have a problem with your retina? Great news, our retinal OCT is a noninvasive way to image the retina with an accuracy of 10 microns (that’s 1/10000 of a centimeter!) to diagnose various medical conditions that are not always visible at the slit lamp. Patients with macular degeneration, macular edema, macular pucker are just a few of examples of patients who are already benefiting from this technology. We also offer fluorescein angiography right in our office to better determine which patients might benefit from a retinal laser or an intravitreal injection on the spot.
Princeton Eye Group also has two minor surgical suites onsite, including one upstairs for those having LASIK and other types of refractive eye surgery. Our LASIK area also features our Pentacam, which images the front part of the eye in a multidimensional way. With this machine, we can determine whether refractive eye surgery is safe for you, if you have irregularities of the cornea (such as keratoconus), how to align a toric (astigmatism correcting) lens implant, and much more. Our second surgical suite allows us to perform various eyelid procedures, intense pulsed light (IPL) treatments for dry eye and blepharitis, glaucoma lasers, and Nd:Yag laser to clear any haziness that may occur after cataract surgery in a matter of minutes.
While in the past, patients may have needed to travel to an academic institution in New York City or Philadelphia for the latest state of the art care, the multi-specialty doctors at the Princeton Eye Group are now able to manage most patient conditions without all the inconvenient travel. We strive to remain on the cutting-edge of the latest advances in technology and research so that you know when it comes to your eyes, you are getting the best of the best. Here’s looking to the future!