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Each Ochsner Vision Center location in Louisiana offers personalized vision care from certified opticians. Our vision specialists customize your optical needs to find fashionable eyeglasses and accessories to fit your prescription. The Ochsner Vision Center provides concierge service to patients of all ages with affordable eye care that’s close to home.
Because our Ochsner Vision Center locations share space with Ochsner Eye Centers, patients can get more than just a great selection of frames, contact lenses and prescription sunglasses. Our on-site team of dedicated, knowledgeable optometrists can handle many of your vision care needs. Even advanced vision conditions, such as corneal disease, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma, can be managed by Ochsner Eye Center’s ophthalmologists, who have the training necessary to provide a speedy diagnosis and effective treatment.
Our complete eye exam includes tests for:
Each patient’s customized experience at the Ochsner Vision Center sets our services apart. By combining function and fashion, our certified vision specialists handcraft each pair of glasses to meet your vision needs. All our designer frames have the option to be fitted with Essilor and Varilux lenses along with Crizal anti-glare. With great brand names, the hottest new looks and prices you’ll love, Ochsner Vision Center is a one-stop shop for eyeglasses, sunglasses and contacts.
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The Ochsner Vision Center is committed to finding the most affordable options for your vision needs. Patients who complete an eye exam and order contacts from Ochsner are eligible for a rebate. We also accept most major vision insurances, including:
Need an insurance quote for a contact lens prescription? Reach out to ContactLensOrders@ochsner.org.
The American Optometric Association recommends that children get eye exams at 6 to 12 months, and at least once between ages 3 and 5. Children should also receive eye exams before first grade and then annually. Adults with an average risk for vision issues should receive eye exams at least every two years from ages 18 to 64, and then annually after that. Adults at high risk should have eye exams at least annually.
During an eye exam, an optometrist or ophthalmologist will perform tests to find out how well you see and examine your eyes for signs of disease. In addition to determining if you need glasses or contacts — or if you need your prescription updated — the optometrist or ophthalmologist may perform screenings for conditions like glaucoma and cataracts. A full, comprehensive eye exam may take about an hour.
Your prescription for glasses or contacts could change every year or two, which is why regular eye exams are so important. If your prescription needs change, your optometrist will recommend a new prescription and you will need to get new lenses. You should replace your contact lenses monthly, weekly or daily based on the type you use and the manufacturer’s recommendations.
Kids mature at different ages, and parents and caregivers need to determine when their child is ready for the responsibility. Eye care providers usually recommend contacts for children 13 and older, but studies have shown that children as young as 8 can safely use soft contacts.
An optician is a technician who fits glasses and contact lenses. An optometrist can perform an eye exam and also diagnose and treat some conditions of the eyes. An ophthalmologist is a medical doctor who can diagnose eye conditions and provide medical or surgical treatment for those conditions.
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