Buxton Eye Center | Eyecare Services

Eyecare Services

Eye Exams

Periodic eye exams are an important part of preventive health care. Many eye and vision problems have no obvious signs or symptoms, so you might not know a problem exists. Each exam usually includes a workup, refraction and an eye health evaluation.

The workup includes taking a history of any medical issues, medications, work-related or environmental issues that could affect your vision. The refraction will include taking your visual acuities to assess your current vision. It will also include finding a glasses prescription if needed that will give you the best vision possible.

The eye health evaluation can include; depth perception, color vision, eye muscle movement, peripheral vision, and pressure testing. Additional testing may be used to extensively evaluate certain conditions based on the patients' risk and initial findings.

Urgent Care

Your eyes are important to us. For this reason, Dr. Gullbrand does set aside emergency appointment slots daily! Simply call 207.929.3007.

Examples of urgent eye vision care situations include;

•A red, painful eye, especially one that is light sensitive or accompanied by nausea.

•A painful eye injury.

•Foreign objects in the eye.

•Sudden loss of vision or peripheral vision.

•Sudden onset of flashing lights, veil across your vision.

•Chemical exposure.

•Blunt trauma to the eye.

•Object Stuck or Embedded in the Eye:

◦Do NOT try to remove the object.

◦ Do NOT touch or apply any pressure to it.

◦If the object is large and protruding, place a paper cup over the injured eye and tape it in place to protect it from being bumped. Instruct the patient to keep both eyes still and not to look around. Moving the uninjured eye will cause corresponding movement of the injured eye and may worsen injury.

◦Call our office or the doctor on call immediately.

◦DO NOT press or rub an injured eye.

◦DO NOT attempt to remove a foreign object that appears embedded in any part of the eye.

◦DO NOT use cotton swabs, tweezers, or anything else on the eye itself. .

◦DO NOT attempt to remove an embedded object.

Eye Glasses

We stock our optical with a variety of branded and non-branded frames to meet all your style needs. Some of our brands include; Vera Bradley, XOXO, BCBG, Kenneth Cole, Cover Girl, Adrienne Vittadini, Danny Gokey, Ducks Unlimited, and Harley Davidson.

We carry all different solutions to meet your needs from single vision to lined bifocals to no lined progressives, to occupational and sunglasses

Gallery of Frames

Discover a wide variety of frames to suit every personality and lifestyle.

Explore our wide selection of stylish, high-quality frames - ranging from classic to modern designs - carefully chosen to help you see clearly and look your best.

Contact Lenses

Contact lenses can be a great option for people who find their glasses interfere with their lifestyle. There are many options available for people wishing to wear contacts and the doctor will do a contact lens fitting with you to help find the contact that fits your eyes the best and helps you get the best vision possible. If you are new to contacts we will also have a technician do a fitting with you to help you learn how to insert and remove your contact lenses safely and to properly care for your contact lenses. The most important thing to know about contacts is that they are medical devices on your eye that need to be properly fit and properly cared for.

There are different contact lenses to help fit your needs and lifestyle.

Daily Wear- Lenses made to be replaced every day. While they are more expensive per year, they are less expensive to replace just one and they are safer and eliminate the need for nightly cleaning.
2 week or monthlies- less expensive but do require the need to clean them nightly.
toric contacts- made for people with moderate astigmatism
bifocal contacts- for people who need some help with reading as well as distance. They help you see both but don't work for everyone.
RGP also known as hard lenses, known for better vision but not as comfortable.

While contact lenses can be a very convenient alternative to glasses, they are not for everyone. Anyone with frequent eye infections, severe dry eyes or an inability to handle or care for the lenses properly would not be a good candidate for contacts. This is why it is very important to be evaluated by a doctor before attempting contact lens wear.