Retinoscopy
Which is better, one or two? When we work to obtain a prescription for eyeglasses, contacts or for Lasik, we will ask this important question. Before we do this, we obtain your prescription by looking into your eyes with light.
Retinoscopy is a time honoured method of obtaining a prescription without any input from the patient. It is invaluable when seeing a toddler, or a cognitively challenged patient. The results from this test come very close to the final prescription.
At Burlington Eyecare we have a machine that automatically does this for us. With most of our patients, we still fine tune it with that most profound question!