Rose Optical s’ healthcare professionals recognize that vision is a quality of life issue.
Our staff is dedicated to providing a superior eye care experience to everyone who passes through our doors. Below you will find a list of our major eye care services – but not limited to.
If you have a question about anything related to eye care, please do not hesitate to contact us.
At Rose Optical, we provide comprehensive eye examinations for routine general eye care as well as for all types of eye problems, conditions and diseases. Our board-certified optometrist perform general eye care services to patients of all ages, from toddler and teens to aging adults and the elderly.
Optimum Ocular Health involves both treating existing conditions as well as preventing future vision-related issues. Any health issues are best dealt with early on, that includes your vision. Schedule an appointment with one of our experienced optometrists. The most important aspect of achieving and maintaining optimal ocular health is to establish a healthy general eye care regimen by monitoring your eyes regularly with routine exams and check-ups,
The frequency of your visits to Rose Optical will depend on your unique circumstances regarding:
• Your Age
• Your Health
• Your Family History
• Your Previous Diagnoses or Treatments
During your initial comprehensive evaluation, our optometrists will personally assess your overall condition to recommend a healthy schedule of routine care that is specifically tailored to meet your individual needs. With more than 24 years of experience serving patients in the Southwestern Illinois region, we know how to help you establish and maintain the highest level of eye care to satisfy your needs over the course of your lifetime.
Our General Eye Care Services
In addition to our routine eye exams, we offer comprehensive general eye cares services including the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Glaucoma
• Macular Degeneration
• Presbyopia
• Dry eye syndrome
• Diabetic retinopathy
The best way to determine what eye care services are right for you is to schedule an appointment.
Rose Optical features the latest knowledge and techniques available in Contact Lens Technology. Contact Lens Technology has changed drastically through the years and contacts have actually been around for more than a hundred years.
Today’s advancements have allowed just about everyone to wear contact lenses. If you were told in the past that you couldn’t wear contact lenses, odds are that’s not true today. There are more convenient and healthy contact lens options than ever.
About Contact Lenses
Today’s contact lenses fall into two categories: soft lenses that are made from water-containing plastics, and GP or “oxygen permeable” rigid contact lenses.
Contact lenses may also be classified by wearing schedule. Daily wear contacts must be removed, cleaned and stored each night, while extended wear contact lenses are made from materials which are safe for overnight wear. Sometimes “continuous wear” is used for a type of extended wear lens that can be worn for up to 30 days.
Contacts can also be described by replacement interval — that is, how often you discard the lenses and replace them with a fresh pair.
Daily disposable contact lenses are discarded nightly and therefore require no care, cleaning or lens case. Other common replacement intervals are weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or quarterly; any of those lenses can be called “disposable.” Traditional, non-disposable lenses are usually replaced once a year, but these lenses are generally limited to unusual or difficult-to-manufacture prescriptions.
Contact Lens Design
Various contact lens designs are available for different vision problems. Spherical contact lenses correct nearsightedness or farsightedness and are indicated by a minus or plus in your prescription, respectively. Bifocal contact lenses are similar to multifocal eyeglasses in that they use different optical zones to correct presbyopia (the age-related, decreased ability see at both near and far distances). Toric contact lenses correct astigmatism, which can accompany either nearsightedness or farsightedness.
Many lens designs come in colors that can enhance or change your natural eye color. Special-effect contact lenses are also available for novelty use and are used extensively in theatrical and filmed productions. Prosthetic lenses are colored contact lenses that can cosmetically mask eye disfigurement. Many contact lenses come with an embedded UV inhibitor as well.
Factors involved in prescribing the best contact lenses for your needs include,
• the size and shape of your eyes
• your refractive error
• whether you havepredbyopia or dry eye
• your desired wearing time and lens replacement schedule
• whether you want lenses that enhance or change eye color
• your willingness to clean and care for the lenses daily; and more.
Rose Optical will determine the contact technology that is right for you. Your contacts must fit comfortably, enable you to see clearly and match your lifestyle.
Rose Optical In-House Lab
Rose Optical features a complete, state-of-the-art, in-house lab. Rose lab technicians have a combined 40 years of experience. Rose Optical lab services include processing lenses, trouble shooting, adjusting frames as well as making minor repairs. You can count on absolute accuracy for your eyewear prescription. Often, Rose Optical will have your glasses back to you in an hour.
Why are we different?
Rose Optical is privately owned. We have a lab that offers same day service on select parameters of Single Vision lenses with and without Anti-Reflective Coating, Polycarbonate, and 1.67 Hi-Index with Anti-Reflective Coating. We carry a full range of over 500 prescriptions parameters in stock. If we don’t have it in stock we can get it within 1-2 business days for self-pay patients.
Rose Optical is able to fill your prescription from any ophthalmologist or optometrist. If a problem arises with the prescription we filled from your outside doctor, we will honor 1 remake of your lenses for a small lab fee.
We offer a lens warranty on in-house lab services for 1 year for a small lab fee.
The lens warranty with private insurance is defined by the insurance provider.
Controlling Quality and Cost
By featuring a complete in-house lab, Rose Optical can better control quality and costs. All of our Optometrists and Opticians communicate directly with our lab staff in order to ensure you the highest level of precision and accuracy possible. You will love the convenience and reduced cost when you do not have to run all over town getting your prescription filled.
Rose Optical Eyewear Collection
Count on Rose Optical for best available eyewear at competitive prices, but also the professional fitting and adjustments of our experienced staff. We pride ourselves on our ability to find the perfect glasses to compliment your look. You’re sure to find what you’re looking for in our selection of over 1000 frames. Rose Optical offers you:
• More choices – styles, shapes and colors – lifestyle, work and sport considerations
• Expert Help – friendly, professional opticians to give you ‘the right look’
• Precise Measurements – experienced opticians who will measure the fit of your frames to your face and position the lenses in the frame for clearer vision and maximum comfort
• Custom options – tinting, ultraviolet protection and scratch resistance options
• Sunglasses – many popular brands like, Oakley and Maui Jim and many more
Rose Optical will help you find the perfect eyewear – just part of the Rose Optical mission. We know all the choices can be confusing. In the end you need a place where you trust the people with your eyewear needs because you know they will understand your individual needs, take great care of you and deliver eyewear that you will love.
Glaucoma Care and Treatment
The following is basic information about Glaucoma. For more comprehensive Glaucoma information, click on Eye Conditions-Glaucoma.
Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damage the eye’s optic nerve and can result in vision loss and blindness. However, with early detection and treatment, you can often protect your eyes against serious vision loss.
Who is at risk for open-angle glaucoma?
Anyone can develop glaucoma. Some people, listed below, are at higher risk than others:
• African Americans over age 40
• Everyone over age 60, especially Mexican Americans
• People with a family history of glaucoma
A comprehensive dilated eye exam can reveal more risk factors, such as high eye pressure, thinness of the cornea, and abnormal optic nerve anatomy. In some people with certain combinations of these high-risk factors, medicines in the form of eye drops reduce the risk of developing glaucoma by about half.
Glaucoma Symptoms
At first, open-angle glaucoma has no symptoms. It causes no pain. Vision stays normal. Glaucoma can develop in one or both eyes.
Without treatment, people with glaucoma will slowly lose their peripheral (side) vision. As glaucoma remains untreated, people may miss objects to the side and out of the corner of their eye. They seem to be looking through a tunnel. Over time, straight-ahead (central) vision may decrease until no vision remains.
You may want to know the answers to some or all of these questions:
• What kinds of tests will I have?
• What can I expect to find out from these tests?
• When will I know the results?
• Do I have to do anything special to prepare for any of the tests?
• Do these tests have any side effects or risks?
• Will I need more tests later?
We will be happy to answer your questions – Just Call us or Email us.
Schedule an appointment today for a comprehensive eye exam at Rose Optical.
Ocular Allergies affect over 20% of the general population and are on the rise in many countries. The specific reason for the increasing prevalence of allergies has not been determined; some believe it is due to the effects of pollution in urban areas while others consider that modern lifestyles don’t allow for enough childhood exposure to allergens to become acclimated to them.
The first step toward relief from annoying eye allergy symptoms is a proper diagnosis. An eye exam may be necessary to accurately determine what is causing your symptoms and to identify the best treatment approach. Early detection and treatment can prevent more serious eye conditions down the road. Eye diseases do not always have symptoms.
Make an appointment with a Rose Optical eye care professional right away if you have a sudden change in vision, if everything looks dim, or if you see flashes of light. Other symptoms that need quick attention are pain, double vision, fluid coming from the eye, and inflammation.
Symptoms resulting from seasonal outdoor allergens tend to be worse than if your symptoms are due to indoor allergens such as dust mites or pet dander.
Symptoms may be reduced if you are taking allergy medications such as antihistamines, which suppress the allergic reaction.
Having a comprehensive dilated eye exam is one of the best things you can do to make sure that you’re seeing the best you can and that you’re keeping your eyes healthy.
Your best defense is to have regular checkups with a Rose Optical Eye Care Professional.
Age Related Macular Degeneration
Age related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease causing clear vision to fail in millions of older People. Below you will find general information about AMD. To read more comprehensive AMD information, click on Eye Conditions-Age Related Macular Degeneration.
AMD is a common eye condition and a leading cause of vision loss among people age 50 and older. It causes damage to the macula, a small spot near the center of the retina and the part of the eye needed for sharp, central vision, which lets us see objects that are straight ahead.
There are 2 types of AMD, dry and wet. Dry AMD is more common, causing about 90% of AMD. It can develop so gradually that in the beginning stages you might not notice changes in vision. Wet AMD is less common (about 10% of cases) but is more severe and may progress more rapidly.
Who is at risk? Age is a major risk factor for AMD. The disease is most likely to occur after age 60, but it can occur earlier. Other risk factors for AMD include: Smoking: Research shows that smoking doubles the risk of AMD.
Race: AMD is more common among Caucasians than among African-Americans or Hispanics/Latinos.
Family History: People with a family history of AMD are at higher risk.
How is AMD detected?
The early and intermediate stages of AMD usually start without symptoms. Only a comprehensive dilated eye exam can detect AMD.
The Rose Optical staff will be happy to answer your questions – Just Call us or Email us.
Schedule an appointment today for a comprehensive eye exam at Rose Optical.
Dry Eyes
What causes dry eyes?
The majority of people over the age of 65 experience some symptoms of dry eyes.
The development of dry eyes can have many causes. They include:
• Age – dry eye is a part of the natural aging process. The majority of people over age 65 experience some symptoms of dry eyes.
• Gender – women are more likely to develop dry eyes due to hormonal changes caused by pregnancy, the use of oral contraceptives, and menopause.
• Medications – certain medicines, including antihistamines, decongestants, blood pressure medications and antidepressants, can reduce the amount of tears produced in the eyes.
• Medical conditions – persons with rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and thyroid problems are more likely to have symptoms of dry eyes. Also, problems with inflammation of the eyelids and inflammation of the surfaces of the eye, or the inward or outward turning of eyelids can cause dry eyes to develop.
• Environmental conditions – exposure to smoke, wind and dry climates can increase tear evaporation resulting in dry eye symptoms. Failure to blink regularly, such as when staring at a computer screen for long periods of time, can also contribute to drying of the eyes.
• Other factors – long term use of contact lenses can be a factor in the development of dry eyes. Refractive eye surgeries, such as LASIK, can cause decreased tear production and dry eyes.
Having a comprehensive dilated eye exam with a Rose Optical Optometrist is one of the best things you can do to make sure that you’re seeing the best you can and that you’re keeping your eyes healthy. Developing eye conditions do not always show symptoms early on.
If you are experiencing any Dry Eye conditions described above, make an appointment at Rose Optical right away.
Pediatric Eye Care at Rose Optical
Rose Optical features Pediatric Eye Care for children kindergarten age and up. For children under kindergarten age we will gladly make a recommendation to you for referal treatment.
Just call us. 618-466-8787
The Rose Optical staff truly recognizes the importance of healthy eyesight for a child growing up in a big colorful world. Healthy eyesight is so important in school and outdoor activities. You need good eyesight to play computer games and catch a ball.
We have many patients that we have watched go from kindergarten all the way to early adulthood. We enjoy knowing that we have been a constant for them as they grow up and we treasure our long term relationships with hundreds of children from the Alton/ Riverend Region .
Early Treatment
The most commonly treated conditions include crossed eyes (strabismus) and lazy eye (amblyopia), glaucoma and inherited eye diseases. We also treat problems that result from eye injuries and medical conditions. All conditions benefit from early diagnosis and treatment. More in-depth information on pediatric related eye conditions can be found on our Eye Conditions page.
Having a comprehensive dilated eye exam with a Rose Optical Optometrist is one of the best things you can do to make sure that your child is seeing the best they can and that their eyes are healthy. Developing eye conditions do not always show symptoms early on.
Make an appointment with Rose Optical right away if you recognize any signs of poor sight development in your child.
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