We are proud to provide you professional eye care services in a comfortable and friendly environment. Welcome to our optometry office in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles! We pride ourselves in providing quality eye care services with a personal touch. We offer complete eye care services including routine eye exams, contact lens fitting, and eyeglass dispensing.
We also treat numerous eye diseases including conjunctivitis (pink eye), ocular allergies, dry eyes, and glaucoma. Drs. Balfour and Shapiro have been practicing in Downtown for 40 years providing excellent service and expertise.
We also treat numerous eye diseases including conjunctivitis (pink eye), ocular allergies, dry eyes, and glaucoma. Drs. Balfour and Shapiro have been practicing in Downtown for 40 years providing excellent service and expertise.
Services
We promise to thoroughly explain your eye health and vision needs while emphasizing preventive care to enhance your quality of life. Our friendly staff is dedicated to providing this care in an atmosphere of compassion and respect. Our goal is to remain on the forefront of eye care through continuing education and state-of-the-art technology while meeting your visual needs with the latest contact lenses and eyewear products.
Computer assisted eye exams, contact lens fittings of all types, co-management for laser and cataract surgeries and frame styling to compliment your lifestyle. Our Doctors are experienced in treating infections (pink eye, conjunctivitis), allergies, and glaucoma. We also can remove small foreign bodies that can become lodged in the eye.
A comprehensive eye examination can take up to one hour and will include an external and internal eye health evaluation (tests for glaucoma, cataract, visual field defects, etc.), refraction (careful measurement of your prescription), binocular vision assessment and consultation. More in-depth testing will be performed when required.
Eyes come in many sizes and shapes, so you need to have an accurate evaluation to make sure your lenses fit properly. To do this, Drs. Balfour & Shapiro will take measurements of your eye and its surface, checking for curvature and other factors that will affect how the lenses fit.
You may be asked if your eyes tend to be dry (this is very important in determining which type of contact lenses is best for you - there are special lenses for people who experience eye dryness).Finally, the front of your eyes will be carefully examined to make sure there aren't any problems that could make it hard for you to wear contact lenses.
You may be asked if your eyes tend to be dry (this is very important in determining which type of contact lenses is best for you - there are special lenses for people who experience eye dryness).Finally, the front of your eyes will be carefully examined to make sure there aren't any problems that could make it hard for you to wear contact lenses.
We are proud to have an HRT II scanning laser ophthalmoscope. This instrument allows us to take extremely detailed and accurate measurements of the optic nerve. This is very valuable in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma. Besides measuring the size of the nerve, we can also get a three dimensional picture of the nerve's shape.
