Our medical team can often evaluate, test, diagnose and treat you all on the same day. As a result, an initial comprehensive evaluation, with or without treatment, could last anywhere from one to four hours.
A physician’s assistant will ask all first-time patients to provide a thorough medical history, including all medications. On each visit, we will perform a vision test and a measurement of the intraocular pressure, followed by dilation of the eyes. After a wait to allow your pupils to dilate adequately, your Texas Retina physician will examine you.
Sometimes we may request additional testing, 
and it is often possible to perform and interpret these tests during the same visit.
We always suggest that you bring someone to drive you home since your eyes will remain dilated for several hours. Sunglasses may help reduce glare; if you need some, please ask at the front desk before you leave. In addition, our receptionist can help you arrange for transportation.
Full Range of Testing
We provide a full range of testing at all of our Texas Retina offices using the latest technology and equipment, including:
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) - a non-invasive, non-contact device that obtains an extremely high-resolution, cross-sectional image of the affected area, and enhances diagnosis and treatment of patients with macular degeneration, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, diabetic macular edema and other macular diseases
- Diagnostic Ultrasound - uses sound waves to form an image of the eye and is used to examine the inside of the eye.
- Fluorescein Angiography - involves the injection of a small amount of vegetable-based dye through a patient’s peripheral vein -- usually the arm or hand. Shortly after, a certified ophthalmic angiographer takes a series of time-dependent retinal photographs. The injected dye lights up the retina’s intricate vascular network and helps pinpoint problem areas.
- Fundus Photography - a non-invasive diagnostic procedure that provides photographs of the back of the eye to help determine the health of the optic nerve, vitreous, macula, retina and its blood vessels.
- Visual Field Testing - a non-invasive, computerized, diagnostic procedure that monitors your peripheral vision and provides information about the neurological function of the retina, optic nerve and brain.