Our doctors are passionate about ocular health and dedicated to providing our patients with the highest quality of care.
We are proud to be able to provide the East Nashville community with the most advanced diagnostic equipment available to help us manage ocular diseases and co-manage systemic diseases and surgical consults.
Ocular Disease Management
Optovue iVue Tomographer OCT
From allergies and dry eyes to retinal disease and glaucoma, our office is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to help our doctors detect, diagnose, and treat a variety of ocular diseases.
Our Optical Coherence Tomography instrument (OCT) is used to obtain cross-section images of the retina and the optic nerve. This non-invasive scan is essential for confirming and monitoring diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, macular holes, diabetic retinopathy and more. It is used in conjunction with our Optomap camera, which can be used to photograph retinal abnormalities and monitor for changes over time.
A Visual Field Test may also be performed to record the sensitivity and loss of central or peripheral vision. This test is particularly useful in patients who have glaucoma (who are at risk of gradually losing peripheral vision) or macular degeneration (who are at risk of gradually losing central vision). Additionally, a visual field is an essential way to monitor visual changes related to a stroke, pituitary disease, brain tumors, and other neurological conditions.
At Look East, we are excited to be one of the few offices in the Nashville area offering a virtual visual field experience. Traditionally, a visual field testing instrument is a large bowl with a chinrest that displays random flashes of light and requires the patient to click a button every time they see one. This instrument is cumbersome, uncomfortable, and tedious.
Our Virtual Field is portable, allows for testing in a comfortable position and provides our doctors with progression analysis reports for more efficient disease treatment!
Systemic Disease Management
Did you know that the retina is the only place in the body that allows doctors to non-invasively visualize blood vessels? Or that many systemic diseases may be initially detected in the eye? This is why routine eye examinations are so essential, especially for patients who have underlying medical conditions.
For instance, patients who have a history of diabetes, hypertension, stroke, multiple sclerosis, pituitary disease and brain tumors need to be routinely monitored with advanced diagnostic testing. Additionally, certain medications, such as Plaquenil, which is commonly used to treat lupus and arthritis, requires recurrent testing of the macula with OCT imaging to monitor for any development of toxicity.
Our doctors regularly communicate with primary care physicians, endocrinologists, neurologists, rheumatologists, and more to co-manage systemic disease. These specialists rely on our eye exam findings to help guide their diagnoses and treatment strategies. Be sure to include a thorough health history at your next eye exam so that you receive proper testing and so that we can report your results to the appropriate doctor!
Surgical Co-Management
We know that undergoing surgery can be frightening, especially when it pertains to your vision. Whether you are interested in elective surgery like a cosmetic lid lift or LASIK, or require surgery for cataracts or glaucoma, we want your experience to be as comfortable and proficient as possible! This is why we’ve established close relationships with local ophthalmologists we feel provide the best surgical care.
Our patients are like family to us, so we want to make sure that you do not have any confusion or apprehension regarding your surgery. Our doctors will be with you every step of the way during your surgical consult, and we will manage as many pre and post operative visits in our office as possible!
Rest assured that we will take all the time that is necessary to thoroughly explain your options, answer all of your questions, handle any insurance paperwork that is required, and be available for any concerns that may arise throughout your surgical experience!