Eye Exams
Routine Eye Exams
Young, healthy people without a personal or family history of eye problems should schedule routine eye exams every two to three years. As you age, you become more at risk for many common eye and medical diseases. After age fifty, having an annual eye exam is very important. A yearly exam is critical for people who already wear glasses and contacts. Most contact lens and eyeglass prescriptions over one-year-old are expired and will not be filled without an exam.
Medical Eye Exams
A medical eye exam examines, treats, and manages eye conditions or diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and many other potentially sight-threatening diseases or injuries. It is treated like any other medical exam and can be filed with your insurance carrier.
Diabetic Eye Exams
People with diabetes or a family history of diabetes should have their eyes examined at least once a year. Diabetes, in particular, can lead to severe eye complications. Diagnosing eye disorders is initially based on a person's symptoms, the appearance of the eyes, and the results of an examination. It is essential to know that certain eye diseases do not have symptoms. If you have diabetes, seeing Dr. Hudson regularly is crucial.
Eye Care
Pediatric Eye Care
Eye exams for children are essential. 5 to 10 percent of preschoolers and 25 percent of school-aged children have vision problems. Early identification of a child's vision problem can be crucial because children often are more responsive to treatment when problems are diagnosed early. According to the American Optometric Association (AOA), infants should have their first comprehensive eye exam at six months. Children should have additional eye exams at age three and just before they enter the first grade — at about age 5 or 6. The AOA recommends an eye exam every two years if no vision correction is required for school-aged children.
Senior Eye Care
Older adults are at higher risk for eye disease and vision problems, so you'll want to pay close attention to any unusual symptoms someone close to you may have with their vision. Early detection and treatment can significantly reduce the risk of partial or complete blindness. Routine eye exams are also crucial, as some eye diseases arrive without warning. A person may need more frequent exams (perhaps even more often than once a year) if they have certain medical conditions, like diabetes or high blood pressure, which may put them at higher risk for some eye diseases.
Surgical
LASIK
WaveScan technology drives the LASIK procedure using advanced technology to measure, map, and correct unique imperfections in an individual’s eyes that could not have been measured before. This new measurement form is 25 times more precise than standard measurements used for glasses or contacts. Due to the Wavescan's ability to take such refined measurements, we can improve how much you see (visual acuity measured by the standard 20/20 eye chart) and how well you can see (contrast sensitivity and ability to see fine detail). Patients who choose LASIK can achieve clearer vision than those who opt for conventional LASIK, glasses, or contact lenses. With LASIK, your prescription is measured using the same methods to determine your glasses and contacts. The information provided from these measurements guides Dr. Hudson in reshaping your cornea. While Traditional LASIK relies on feedback from less detailed measurements than custom mapping, the traditional procedure effectively treats lower-order aberrations such as myopia, astigmatism, and hyperopia.
No-Stitch, No-Shot Cataract Surgery
To remove your cataract, anesthetic drops are applied before a tiny incision is made at the edge of your cornea. Using a technique called phacoemulsification, an ultrasonic device is used to emulsify (break apart) your cataract before it is aspirated (carefully suctioned) out of your eye. After removing all residual fibrous tissues, an artificial intraocular lens (IOL) is folded and implanted into your lens capsule using the same tiny incision. Once inside, it unfolds and positions itself in the correct location. Because of the incision size, there is typically no need for stitches. If stitches are required, they will generally dissolve within a few weeks or be removed.
PhotoRefractive Keratoplasty
Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) is one of the safest and most time-tested laser vision correction procedures. Before LASIK, PRK was the most common refractive procedure. Like LASIK, it reshapes the Cornea with an excimer laser to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. However, it does so without making a flap or using a microkeratome blade, as in traditional LASIK procedures. The benefits of PRK over LASIK are the elimination of flap complications, reduced risk of dry eye problems, and the ability to perform the procedure on patients with thinner corneas or extremely high degrees of refractive errors.
Diagnostic
Nidek OPD
The OPD-Scan lll refractive workstation provides measurement and analysis data for cataract and refractive surgery. It helps determine the source of the optical pathology and the best strategy for vision correction. It aids in selecting aspheric IOLs and contact lenses and guides the implantation of toric IOLs in incision placement and lens alignment.
Wavescan
Wavefront Technology was initially developed by NASA and used in their high-powered telescope lenses to reduce distortion and improve overall visual clarity of images viewed in space. This same technology has now been applied to our corneal lens in the form of the Wavescan machine. The Wavescan machine maps how bundled light rays enter and travel through the eye. The resulting Wavescan map illustrates irregularities, such as higher-order aberrations. It produces measurements that are 25 TIMES more precise than glasses, contact lenses, or conventional LASIK can measure.
Argos
The ARGOS Biometer is a non-contact, non-invasive device that measures the eye to help determine the type and power of intraocular lenses (IOLs). It uses swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) to capture images of the eye's cornea, lens, and anterior chamber.
Vision Correction
Prescription Glasses
We offer a wide selection of designer frames for all ages.
Prescription Sunglasses
Style and quality of vision – who says you can't have both? We offer stylish designer sunglasses for those who want to see their best while enjoying the outdoors.
Contact Lenses
While some people enjoy making a fashion statement with eyeglasses, others prefer their appearance without them. Contact lenses can provide an entire field of unobstructed vision (which is great for sports) without refractive surgery. Middle TN Eye offers a wide range of the industry's leading contact lens brands to correct your nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
Cosmetic
Blepharoplasty
Blepharoplasty, also known as an eyelid lift, can help improve your vision if you have excess upper eyelid skin or have lost your natural upper eyelid crease. An eyelid lift can also eliminate puffy pouches of fat in the upper or lower lids – producing a more youthful and rested appearance. This procedure may also widen your field of vision if excessive upper lid skin is present.
Botox Cosmetic®
Botox Cosmetic is a non-surgical, physician-administered treatment that temporarily reduces moderate to severe lines and wrinkles for people 18 to 65. During treatment, very low doses of Botox Cosmetic are administered via a few tiny injections directly into the muscles that cause those stubborn lines. The treatment is usually done in about 10 minutes, and no recovery time is needed. Within days, you may see an improvement lasting up to 4 months.
Juvéderm®
Juvéderm is a hyaluronic acid dermal filler that provides a smooth, long-lasting correction of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds. It is the first smooth gel formula and the only hyaluronic acid dermal filler approved by the FDA for up to one year from initial treatment. Juvéderm is developed using an advanced manufacturing process, resulting in a malleable, smooth gel that flows easily and consistently into the skin to provide predictable results.
