At The Winder Family Vision Clinic
the health of your eyes is our first priority!
You may have an underlying condition that could effect your vision, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or a neurologic disorder. Without a thorough eye exam these conditions could be missed. We are dedicated to providing you with high-quality comprehensive eye care.
We will take the time to educate you on your exam procedures and findings, so that you can make informed choices concerning your eye health and overall care. We partner with like-minded surgeons and health care facilities to ensure you get the best possible care.
Our eye care services include:
• Adult and Pediatric Eye Heath Examinations
• Management of Diseases and Disorders of the Eye and Visual System
• Myopia (Near-Sightedness) Control for Children
• Low Vision Services for the Partially Sighted
• Specialty Contact Lens Services for Healthy and Not So Healthy Eyes
• Ortho-K: Nonsurgical (Gentle) Corneal Reshaping for Correcting Myopia
• Surgical Co-Management (Lasik, Glaucoma and Cataracts)
• Computer Strain and Related Vision Problems
• Ocular Nutrition for Maintenance of Eye Health
• Emergency and Urgent Eye CareAdult and Pediatric Eye Health Examinations
Depending on your age, health and occupation, the American Optometric Association recommends a comprehensive eye examination every 1-2 years.
A thorough eye exam includes an evaluation of the visual system and eye health. A comprehensive eye exam can detect systemic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and neurologic disorders.
If vision correction is needed, options include glasses, contact lenses and laser vision correction. You can be confident that Dr. John C. Snyder will help you make the right choice and offer the appropriate services, such as pre- and post-op LASIK care, necessary medical treatment or vision correction with contact lenses or glasses.
Myopia (Near-Sightedness) Control – What Is Myopia Control?
Although an outright cure for nearsightedness has not been discovered, Dr. John C. Snyder can now offer a number of treatments that may be able to slow the progression of myopia.
These treatments can induce changes in the structure and focusing of the eye to reduce stress and fatigue associated with the development and progression of nearsightedness.
Why should you be interested in myopia control?
Because slowing the progression of myopia may keep your child from developing high levels of nearsightedness that require thick, corrective eyeglasses and have been associated with serious eye problems later in life, such as early Cataracts, Glaucoma or even a Detached Retina. Currently, Three Types of Treatment are Showing Promise for Controlling Myopia:
• Atropine Eye Drops
• Multifocal Contact Lenses
• Orthokeratology (“Ortho-K”)
Low Vision For The Partially Sighted
What is low vision?
Basically, “low vision” describes significant visual impairment that can’t be corrected fully with glasses, contact lenses, medication or eye surgery. It includes:
Loss of best-corrected visual acuity(BVCA) to worse than 20/70 in the better eye or significant visual field loss, such as Tunnel vision (lack of vision in the periphery) and blind spots.
Legal blindness, In North America is defined as: 20/200 or less central visual acuity in the better eye with best possible correction, or a visual field of 20º or less
Integrative Eye Care
At Winder Family Vision, we believe in alternative treatments that have been scientifically validated. As such, we offer interventions that have been supported by evidence based medicine and the peer reviewed literature. Integrative medicine “cherry picks” the very best, scientifically validated therapies from both conventional and CAM systems. Two such examples, are vitamin supplementation for Age Related Macular Degeneration (AREDS2 Multicenter Trial) and Omega-3 supplementation for the treatment of Dry Eye (Effect of Oral Re-esterfied Omega-3 Nutritional Supplementation on Dry-Eye Disease). As with any type of intervention, these disease entities and their related treatments, require close monitoring and follow-up with your eye care professional. They may also require care that involves a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
We offer all types of contact lenses, including:
• Non-surgical Corneal Reshaping Lenses as an Alternative to Lasik
• Children’s Contact Lenses to Slow the Progression of Nearsightedness (Myopia)
• Daily Disposables
• Multifocals/Bifocals for Presbyopia
• Toric Lenses
• Custom Soft & Gas Permeable Lenses
• Colored Contact Lenses
Dr. John C. Snyder has experience fitting some of the most difficult eyes, including patients with Keratoconus, poor surgical outcomes, and large amounts of astigmatism. We will work with you to find the optimal contact lens fit to suit your visual and lifestyle needs.
Laser Vision Correction (LASIK)
We can help you determine if laser vision correction is right for you. They will work together with a local surgeon to provide both pre- and post-operative care.
Dr. John C. Snyder has utilized the surgical services offered at University of Illinois Millennium Park Eye Center (downtown Chicago), Kovach Eye Institute and LasikPlus in the western suburbs. To learn more about laser eye correction visit www.millenniumparkeyecenter.com , https://www.lasikplus.com/ or https://www.kovacheye.com/
Computer Related Vision Problems
Have you ever added up the time you spend in front of your computer, iPad, smart phone or other electronic device? Have you seen the recent reports concerning our electronic devices and our increased exposure to harmful blue light?
Winder Family Vision can recommend the best lenses for you and your lifestyle, including lenses for special computer distances, and specialty lenses and coatings to reduce glare and your exposure to harmful blue light (http://www.hoyavision.us/Specialty/#bluTech)
Emergency Situations
We are available, should an emergency or urgent situation arise. Simply call our office at 708-583-1100 and our team will assess your condition, in order to appropriately schedule you with Dr. John C. Snyder.