Eye Exams in Edmonton
A Better Look at Your Vision and Eye Health.
A modern eye exam should do more than update your glasses prescription. At Helio, your comprehensive eye exam combines your vision assessment with advanced eye health imaging, including Optomap retinal imaging and OCT screening.
Eye Exam Cost: $134
Optomap Included | OCT Screening Included | Direct Billing Available | Updated Eyeglass Prescription
See Clearly. Understand More.
Your eye exam isn't just about whether you can read the bottom line of an eye chart.
We evaluate how clearly and comfortably you see while also looking closely at the health of your eyes. Advanced imaging like optomap ultra widefield helps us detect and monitor changes that may not affect your vision yet, while your optometrist explains what we're seeing and what it means for you.
The goal is simple: leave seeing clearly and understanding your eye health.
A Modern Eye Exam.
Technology Helps Us See More.
Your eyes can look and feel completely normal while changes are developing beneath the surface.
That's why we've invested in advanced diagnostic technology. Optomap gives us an ultra-widefield view of the retina, while OCT allows us to examine detailed layers of the retina and optic nerve.
And we'll show you the images.
Yes, You Can Pay with Insurance!
We accept and can directly bill most major insurance providers, making it easy for you to use your benefits for frames, contacts, and eye exams. Just provide your info, and we’ll handle the rest
More Than Just a Prescription.
A comprehensive eye exam should tell you more than whether your glasses prescription has changed. At Helio, we assess how well you see, how comfortably your eyes are working, and the health of your eyes, using advanced imaging and diagnostic technology as part of your routine exam.
What’s Included In Your Eye Exam?
Optomap Imaging
OCT Imaging
Eye Pressure
Eye Health Exam
Detailed Explanation
Treatment Plan
You Can Have Great Vision?
Clear, Comfortable Vision Starts With the Right Prescription
Your vision can change gradually over time, sometimes without you realizing it. An up-to-date eyeglass or contact lens prescription helps you see clearly and comfortably, while reducing unnecessary eye strain, blurred vision and headaches that can be associated with an outdated prescription.
At Helio, we carefully assess your vision during your eye exam to determine the prescription that gives you the clearest, most comfortable vision for how you use your eyes every day.
Eye Care From Doctors Who Take the Time to Explain.
Our optometrists take the time to understand your concerns, explain your results and help you make informed decisions about your vision and eye health.
Your Prescription Made Right.
Getting the Prescription Right Is Only the First Step.
We take a lot of care during your eye exam to determine the prescription that gives you your clearest, most comfortable vision. Your glasses should be made with that same level of care.
Our Licensed Opticians help you choose the right frame and lenses for your prescription, then take precise measurements to ensure your lenses are properly positioned in front of your eyes. From lens design and material to coatings, thickness and frame fit, every detail can influence how your finished glasses look, feel and perform.
And because we edge and finish many of our lenses right here in our onsite optical lab, we have greater control over accuracy and quality from your prescription to your finished pair.
A carefully determined prescription deserves to be made accurately.
How to Prepare
for Your Eye Exam.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Visit
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Knowing your old prescription in your eyeglasses or sunglasses helps us to determine how much change your eyes are experiencing. This is important when managing some eye conditions.
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If you love or hate your contact lenses, bring your current boxes. This way we can ensure that we can keep you in what you like, or find something that will work better.
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Bring your insurance cards, government issued photo-Id like a drivers license, as well as your Alberta Health Care card. In order to provide services or bill your insurance, we need to be able to verify your identity.
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Many health conditions can affect your vision. Knowing your medications can help us to better monitor your eye health. Medications for conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, arthritis, asthma, autoimmune, anti-depressants, and allergies are only some of the conditions we monitor and treat.
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Most eye exams take about 20-30 minutes to complete, but can last up to 1-hour if we need to dilate your eyes and run additional tests. If new eyeglasses are prescribed we suggest you allow for another 30-minutes to find something that you love, as well as have our optical team take all the appropriate measurements to accurately fill your new prescription.
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Eye exams are important to your overall health. It’s generally recommended that you have an eye test annually. Your optometrist may recommend a longer interval, depending on your age and risk factors.
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Maybe. We don’t routinely dilate everyone, because we use optomap retinal photography which provides us with a 200-degree image of the inside of the eye. Certain medical like diabetes, cataracts, and glaucoma or vision conditions still require us to dilate your eyes. Your optometrist will notify you before instilling any eye drops.
We Deliver Eye Exams
Tailored to You.
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Our optometrists take the time to get to know you and understand your unique visual concerns. Whether it's for work, life or play, we can develop a customized solution to maximize visual comfort and performance.
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Your personal medical history can have a profound effect on your eye health. Diabetes, thyroid problems, high blood pressure, autoimmune conditions like arthritis, Crohn's, irritable bowel, Sjogren's and certain medications can affect eye health.
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Knowing your family history can help us tailor your eye exam and screen for conditions earlier and more regularly. Our optometrists can also recommend ways to reduce your overall eye health risks.
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Your visual demands at work and play are equally important to us. Finding visual solutions for everything you do can make your day more comfortable and enjoyable.
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We want to walk you through your visual options to ensure that you get the best outcome, eyeglasses, contact lenses, cataract surgery, laser eye surgery or dry eye treatments. Our optometrists believe in the doctor-patient partnership and tailor treatments to your goals and desires.
Schedule Your Eye Exam Helio Optometry In Edmonton.
We love seeing people for annual comprehensive eye exams. Where we can get them the vision correction they need and ensure they’re taken care of for years to come. Book an appointment online today. See you soon!
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