Comprehensive Eye Exams in Fridley

Comprehensive Eye Exams in Fridley

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Your Vision. Your Future.

Is your child having a hard time seeing the board in class?

Do you struggle to read fine-print in books and menus?

Regular comprehensive eye exams involve a series of tests that enable your Fridley eye doctor to check your eye health and vision. This type of eye exam can only be performed by an eye doctor, and shouldn’t be confused with the vision screenings given in schools or other non-professional settings.

Having regular comprehensive eye exams is crucial when it comes to protecting your eyes from sight-threatening diseases, and ensuring that your optical prescription is up-to-date.

A comprehensive eye exam can also reveal signs of a general health condition like diabetes, hypertension or high cholesterol.

Contact our eye care clinic today to schedule your comprehensive eye exam today!

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Why Is It Important to Get Your Eyes Tested Regularly?

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Comprehensive eye exams are an important part of maintaining great vision and eye health for the entire family.

During your eye exam, your eye doctor will check for any refractive errors or visual skill deficiencies that may hinder development or learning, and diagnose, manage, and treat eye diseases and conditions, including glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration that can cause severe vision loss in adults.

Many of these sight-robbing conditions show little to no symptoms until they’ve already caused learning difficulties, significant damage to the eye, and/or irreversible vision loss. Routine eye exams ensure early diagnosis and treatment of these and other conditions.


What to Expect From Your Eye Exam

  • Glasses/contact lens prescription updates

    We'll provide you with an updated prescription so that you can see clearly. Some people require a new prescription every year, whereas others only need a new prescription every 2-3 years.

  • Evaluating your child’s vision for learning

    Conditions such as strabismus and amblyopia, and visual skill deficiencies such as convergence insufficiency can negatively impact your child’s learning.

  • Diagnosis & treatment of eye diseases

    Eye diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy may show no symptoms until it’s too late. The earlier the treatment, the more effective the outcome.

  • Rule out signs of systemic diseases

    Common systemic diseases such as diabetes and stroke can first be detected in the eyes as part of a comprehensive eye exam.


Comprehensive Eye Exams in Fridley

Our optometry practice in Fridley

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Hours
  • Monday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Tuesday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Wednesday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Thursday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Friday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed
Insurance Plans
  • VSP
  • United Healthcare
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Spectera
  • Superior Vision
  • Davis Vision
  • Blue Cross
Patient Reviews
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- Apr. 19, 2024
We’ve been getting our eye exams by Dr Petronack at Fridley Optical for years. He gives a very com... prehensive exam and is always so kind. Fridley Optical has a large selection of glasses in all price ranges. The turn around for glasses is pretty quick and usually less than the timeframe they quote me. I’m a very satisfied customer!
- Apr. 17, 2024
Very nice place to get some glasses and the staff is so friendly and helpful
- Apr. 13, 2024
Great Dr and staff!
- Apr. 13, 2024
Love Dr. P, staff are great & my kids absolutely love going to Fridley Optical. Employee’s are ver... y knowledgeable about the products they carry. Helped me find the best glasses & sunglasses for myself & children. Reasonably priced, very helpful in explain everything from the start of the appointment until the end. Would highly recommend to anyone & everyone!
- Apr. 05, 2024
I have been other places but have never had better results than Fridley Optical. Seeing is believing... !!
- Mar. 31, 2024
Great service Highly recommended
- Mar. 23, 2024
Nice customer service 👌.
- Mar. 18, 2024
Great eye care in a warm friendly environment.
- Mar. 14, 2024
Friday Optical was the best. I would highly recommend to my family and friends.
- Mar. 08, 2024
I really like Fridley Optical and Dr. Patronack, who is friendly, thorough, and informative. Great ... service!
- Jan. 31, 2024
Best Optical shop around.
- Jan. 30, 2024
Great service and received very pleasant employees during my visit. Also receiving my glasses sooner... than promised. Excellent service.
- Jan. 12, 2024
Positive experience
- Jan. 09, 2024
Friendly and knowledgeable staff, great choices for frames. Can’t go wrong.
- Dec. 23, 2023
Friendly place to go I would recommend
- Dec. 10, 2023
Wonderful place and wonderful staff.
- Dec. 09, 2023
Professional, thorough, and great communication from all staff. And so friendly. And they remember W... HO you are!
- Dec. 06, 2023
I’ve been going to eye docs for 40+ years, and Fridley Optical has been truly great. Here are my t... hree key things about Fridley Optical: 1) Dr. Petronack is very thorough, thoughtful, and informative. He’s as good as they come, and I really appreciate his friendly and professional style. 2) The staff and opticians are so dang helpful and responsive, consistently giving me and my family outstanding service. They recently went WAY above my expectations to take care of me when I broke my frames. How refreshing to have a company working together to solve a problem as quickly and effectively as possible! 3) I had switched to Fridley Optical years ago because they take our insurance when other nearby shops don’t (so important!), and now I can’t imagine going anywhere else.
- Nov. 17, 2023
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- Nov. 04, 2023
I have been going to Fridley Optical for 5 years. They always do a great job with my very strong pr... escription. They have lots of frames to pick from and know how to help people find what looks good on them.

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Comprehensive Eye Exams FAQs

Is a comprehensive eye exam the same as a vision screening?

No. Vision screenings like the one performed for children in school or at optical-only stores only check for 20/20 vision. They do not check for the presence of sight-threatening eye diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration or cataracts. They also do not check for visual skill deficiencies such as problems with visual tracking or processing. Comprehensive eye exams are more thorough and use advanced equipment to evaluate your vision and eye health.

How often should I get an eye exam?

Eye doctors usually recommend that you come in for a comprehensive eye exam at least once a year. This ensures that your glasses or contact lens prescription stays up to date and that signs and symptoms of developing eye conditions are caught early before they cause lasting damage.

When should I bring my child in for their first comprehensive eye exam?

A child’s first eye exam should take place at age 6 months. It’s important not to delay eye exams for young infants and children as some early eye problems can affect vision for life. Detecting vision problems early can keep a minor issue from becoming something serious (and more challenging to treat).

Want to get your children off to a good start in life? Visit Fridley Optical for an eye exam today!


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