Vision Therapy & Myopia Care
How clear and comfortable is your vision? EyeCare Associates is a leading provider of optometry services and vision care products in Fairfield County, with four offices in the community. We want to help you achieve and maintain clear and comfortable vision for years to come.
Caring Eye Doctors In Stamford, Southport, Norwalk & Trumbull
EyeCare Associates has been serving Fairfield County for more than 50 years. Our four locations provide exceptional vision care including contact lenses, ocular disease, and behavioral and integrative care for patients of all ages.
Our goal is to ensure that patients gain a thorough understanding of how to maintain healthy eyes and vision while being treated with the utmost care. In addition to routine eye exams, eye glasses, and contact lens fittings, our providers offer advanced testing to diagnose and treat functional vision disorders. We encourage regular vision examinations, and look forward to providing our patients with long-term care!
VISION THERAPY: EFFECTIVE VISION FOR ADULTS & KIDS
Vision Therapy helps patients improve their foundation for reading, learning and playing sports. It’s a series of custom and individualized activities and exercises which function as a form of neuro-optometric rehabilitation. The goal is to enhance eye tracking, focusing and eye teaming abilities as well as eye-hand coordination and visual processing speed.
The program is not only for children. Vision Therapy is effective for adults, especially if they are motivated to improve their visual abilities.
A learning-related visual problem directly affects how we learn, read, or sustain close work. Because difficulties with reading and learning affect the child's ability to focus, vision related learning problems are often misdiagnosed as ADHD or other behavioural issues.
It is common for children who have Learning Disabilities to have vision problems that contribute to these learning problems. Vision Therapy does not correct learning disabilities, but correcting the underlying vision problems through Vision Therapy often solves many of the obstacles that make learning more difficult than it need be.
A brain injury such as a concussion will often disrupt the visual process that interfere with how information is taken in and processed. Vision can be also be compromised as a result of a neurological disorder such as a stroke, a brain tumor or Multiple Sclerosis. These are termed Acquired Brain Injuries. Vision Therapy can help.
Whether you wear daily, weekly or monthly disposables, or conventional lenses, check out our selection of lenses that fit your needs.
We carry the latest European and American designer eyewear collections for both kids and adults in a variety of styles, colors and materials.
Learn about eye exams, what’s involved in a comprehensive exam, and special considerations for kids and contacts.
Q&A | What is Dry Eye Syndrome?
Dry eye can cause quite a few symptoms, anything from the eyes actually feeling dry to the eyes watering often, or having a burning, itchy, or irritated feeling. One of the most common symptoms is the eyes feeling gritty or like something is in your eye. Most people will often experience blurred vision since the tears, which comprise the outermost surface of the eye, are unstable.
There are numerous symptoms of dry eye disease, but the most common ones include excess tearing, lack of tearing, burning, redness, foreign body sensation, intermittently blurred vision, and an inability to tolerate contact lenses. If you have any of the above symptoms, and want a professional diagnosis, please make an appointment here.
Treatment for dry eye varies due to the severity and stage of the disease. Artificial tears can be helpful in the early stages. If artificial tears are not sufficient, we progress to a prescription medication such as Restasis or Xiidra. Also, lid hygiene as well as omega-3 fish oil supplementation can improve symptoms. Anti-inflammatory medications as well as punctal plugs are also available if needed for treatment.
If you experience loss of vision, double vision, swelling, infection or any eye emergency, contact us immediately for guidance. We’ll help you with the best treatment to prevent complications and promote long-lasting clear eyesight.
Please call our office in Trumbull 203-374-2020, Southport 203-255-4005, Norwalk 203-840-1991 or Stamford 203-357-0204 for further instructions. Use your best judgment on urgency, if you feel the need to find the nearest emergency room.
Trumbull
- Monday: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
- Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
- Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Saturday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Sunday: Closed
Southport
- Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Thursday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- Saturday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Sunday: Closed
Norwalk
- Monday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday: Closed
- Saturday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Sunday: Closed
Stamford
- Monday: 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday: 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Friday: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed