Eye Exams
Adults Ages 19-64
A Refreshing Eye Exam Experience in Edmonton
Step into a world where eye exams transcend the usual confines of small, dimly lit exam rooms. At Helio Optometry, we're proud to offer a unique and modern environment housed within a spacious, naturally-lit building. Our setting isn't just about comfort; it's about creating an experience that feels more like a visit to an upscale boutique than a clinical appointment.
Our optometrists believe that it's essential to treat you, the person, not just your eyes. Therefore, our eye doctors tailor each eye exam to your personal and vocational needs and eye health concerns. They take the time to thoroughly address all your questions, making your experience both enlightening and enjoyable.
Going above and beyond the minimum standard for an eye exam, our eye clinic uses modern technology to help diagnose, educate, and treat while ensuring that we meet your expectations. State-of-the-art digital equipment like the Optomaps Ultra Wide-Field Retinal Photography, 3D-OCT retinal imaging, and computerized visual field testing allow you to see what we see.
We Leverage The Latest Eye Care Technology To Diagnose, Educate & Monitor.
Don’t Settle For Okay Vision When You Can Have Great Vision?
Maintaining an up-to-date eyeglass prescription is essential for clear and comfortable vision. As your eyesight can change over time, regular eye exams ensure that your prescription matches your current vision needs, preventing eye strain, headaches, and blurred vision. Accurate glasses or contact lens prescriptions enhance visual clarity and contribute to overall eye health, allowing for early detection of potential eye issues. At Helio Optometry, we emphasize the importance of updated prescriptions as a fundamental aspect of vision care.
Large Selection of Glasses & Contact Lenses
After your eye exam, we invite you to indulge in a Complimentary Eyewear Styling & Lens Consultation. This professional service, led by our experienced dispensing opticians, is tailored to discover the eyewear that perfectly complements your face shape and personal style and unique vision needs. We’ll guide you through various shapes and styles, exploring various fashion statements your eyewear can make. Whether you find your next pair of glasses with us or elsewhere, this consultation is invaluable, ensuring that your eyewear is not just a necessity but a statement of your individuality.
Cost: $120 no gst. Includes OPTOMAP Ultra-Widefield Imaging.
Frequency: Every 1-2 Years.
Insurance: We Can Direct Bill Most Insurance Companies.
Gov’t Insurance: We Direct Bill AISH, AAHB, Alberta Works, and NIHB.
What’s Included In Your Eye Exam.
At Helio Optometry we take routine eye exams one step further to ensure that you leave understanding your eye health and your options for vision correction. Our comprehensive eye exams include the following:
Optomap Ultra-Widefield Digital Retinal Imaging with detailed explanation and review in the exam room.
Eye Pressure Screening for glaucoma.
Corneal Pachymetry Screening for glaucoma and laser eye surgery
A review of your work and hobbies for specialized visual requirements.
A detailed medical history of eye-related conditions.
A detailed ocular history (personal and family).
A thorough eye health examination.
A thorough vision examination with digital auto-refraction and manual refraction for eyeglasses.
A review of our findings and recommendations at the conclusion.
An Updated Eyeglass Prescription.
An Updated Contact Lens Prescription.
Schedule Your Eye Exam Helio Optometry In Edmonton.
We love seeing people for annual comprehensive eye exams. Where we can get them the vision correction they need and ensure they’re taken care of for years to come. Book an appointment online today. See you soon!
We Deliver Eye Exams
Tailored to You.
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Our optometrists take the time to get to know you and understand your unique visual concerns. Whether it's for work, life or play, we can develop a customized solution to maximize visual comfort and performance.
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Your personal medical history can have a profound effect on your eye health. Diabetes, thyroid problems, high blood pressure, autoimmune conditions like arthritis, Crohn's, irritable bowel, Sjogren's and certain medications can affect eye health.
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Knowing your family history can help us tailor your eye exam and screen for conditions earlier and more regularly. Our optometrists can also recommend ways to reduce your overall eye health risks.
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Your visual demands at work and play are equally important to us. Finding visual solutions for everything you do can make your day more comfortable and enjoyable.
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We want to walk you through your visual options to ensure that you get the best outcome, eyeglasses, contact lenses, cataract surgery, laser eye surgery or dry eye treatments. Our optometrists believe in the doctor-patient partnership and tailor treatments to your goals and desires.
How to Prepare for Your Eye Exam.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Eye Exam
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Knowing your old prescription in your eyeglasses or sunglasses helps us to determine how much change your eyes are experiencing. This is important when managing some eye conditions.
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If you love or hate your contact lenses, bring your current boxes. This way we can ensure that we can keep you in what you like, or find something that will work better.
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Bring your insurance cards, government issued photo-Id like a drivers license, as well as your Alberta Health Care card. In order to provide services or bill your insurance, we need to be able to verify your identity.
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Many health conditions can affect your vision. Knowing your medications can help us to better monitor your eye health. Medications for conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, arthritis, asthma, autoimmune, anti-depressants, and allergies are only some of the conditions we monitor and treat.
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Most eye exams take about 20-30 minutes to complete, but can last up to 1-hour if we need to dilate your eyes and run additional tests. If new eyeglasses are prescribed we suggest you allow for another 30-minutes to find something that you love, as well as have our optical team take all the appropriate measurements to accurately fill your new prescription.
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Eye exams are important to your overall health. It’s generally recommended that you have an eye test annually. Your optometrist may recommend a longer interval, depending on your age and risk factors.
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Maybe. We don’t routinely dilate everyone, because we use optomap retinal photography which provides us with a 200-degree image of the inside of the eye. Certain medical like diabetes, cataracts, and glaucoma or vision conditions still require us to dilate your eyes. Your optometrist will notify you before instilling any eye drops.