About Our Practice in West Loop/Fulton Market

All payments (including copays and deductibles) are due at the time of service. We make every effort to check if you are in-network before your appointment, but we cannot guarantee your specific benefits and eligibility. It is the patient’s sole responsibility to inquire about all benefits (and payments) with the insurance company before your appointment.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions or concerns.

As a courtesy to those who have an appointment after you, please be on time. If you are late, you are reducing your time with the doctor to address all your vision needs. Please complete all paperwork before arriving for your appointment. You may be asked to reschedule if you are more than 15 minutes late.

We are located in the Fulton Market District/West Loop. Fulton Market is metered parking only. Please leave enough time to find parking if driving to us. We are also conveniently located one block away from the CTA Morgan Station (green & pink line).

During a routine eye exam, we check to see if your vision can be corrected with glasses as well as check the overall health of your eyes.

The eye has an outside surface and an inside surface, and we use different methods to check each area. We use a microscope to examine the outside of the eye (lids, lashes, cornea) as well as parts of the inside (lens, vitreous, retina). We also do a full retinal scan (Optomap) on every patient for a more thorough health exam of the inside of the eye (the tissue that is directly attached to the brain). This technology can detect eye and health conditions, including glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, retinal diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, melanomas, etc.

A yearly contact lens fitting is required if you would like to order contact lenses in the United States. A contact lens fitting is separate from a regular eye exam because the doctor needs to take specific measurements for contacts, choose lenses that work for your particular prescription as well as evaluate the fitting of those lenses. These steps are not done during a routine eye exam, so it is not included with a regular eye checkup. If a modification of your contact lens fitting or power is needed, this can be done with extra visits with the doctor for up to 90 days after your initial contact lens fitting appointment. Most insurances do not cover a contact lens fitting, so there will be an out-of-pocket cost.

Our eyes and lifestyles are constantly changing, and an annual eye exam will help check that your glasses and contact lenses are providing clear vision. Most eye diseases are asymptomatic due to vision changing slowly, so it is best to come in yearly to monitor any small changes.

Contact lenses are medical devices regulated by the FDA and require the doctor to confirm that you can continue to wear contacts safely. The standard expiration date in Illinois for glasses prescriptions is 2 years, and contact lens prescriptions are one year.