Illustrated consultation with prescription, eye health, measurements, visual needs, lens design, and frame fit
Escondido Eyecare / A bigger picture of your vision

Better Vision Takes More Than a Prescription.

Your vision is affected by more than the numbers on a prescription. How you use your eyes, the lenses you wear, your measurements, your eyewear, and the health of your eyes can all matter. At Escondido Eyecare, we look at the bigger picture to find vision solutions designed around you.

02 / A few discoveries

What If There’s More to Better Vision Than You’ve Been Told?

Six discoveries that can change how you think about your vision.

Phone, reading, and computer activities have different viewing demands

Different working distances

Your phone, monitor, and reading material may sit at different distances. Those distances matter.

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Two lenses with different curves and profiles

Same prescription.
Different experience.

Lens design, material, measurements, and frame fit can change how glasses feel.

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Progressive lens with upper distance area, intermediate corridor, and lower near area

Progressives have viewing areas

Distance, intermediate, and near vision use different areas of a progressive lens.

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Two pairs of glasses compared for design, material, fit, and measurements

Old glasses may feel better

Comparing the old pair with the new pair can help explain what changed.

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Contact lens illustration showing selective light filtering

Contacts can filter light, too

Some contact lenses offer blue-violet-light filtering. Ask about options for your needs.

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Eye examination and retinal imaging illustrated together

Blur may involve your eyes

The cause of blurry vision may involve eye-health factors as well as your eyewear.

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03 / Your daily life

Your Vision Should Fit the Way You Actually Live.

Your phone, computer, reading, driving, and other activities place different demands on your eyes. When relevant, we measure your actual eye-to-phone, eye-to-monitor, and reading distances to help guide the prescription and lens design.

Phone, reading, and computer use; working distances are measured individually
01Understand real-world use
02Measure your working distances
03Consider prescription
+ lens design
04Design a solution around you
04 / Glasses, thoughtfully considered

The Prescription Is Only One Part of Your Glasses.

The same prescription can produce different visual experiences. Lens material, design, measurements, frame, fit, and lens curve can all matter.

Two lenses with different curves and profiles

The same numbers can work differently in different lenses.

Progressive lens with upper distance area, intermediate corridor, and lower near area

Progressive viewing areas: distance → intermediate → near.

Prescription

The starting point for correcting your vision.

Lens design

How viewing areas and optics are arranged.

Lens material

The material and optical properties of the lens.

Measurements

Where the lens lines up with your eyes.

Frame + fit

How the glasses sit and stay in position.

Lens curve

The curvature of the lenses
can affect the adaptation of new glasses

05 / Contact lenses, reconsidered

You May Have More Contact-Lens Options Than You Realize.

Contact-lens technology continues to evolve. Depending on your prescription and visual needs, there may be options designed for astigmatism, near vision, daily replacement, different wearing needs, and other features you may not have considered.

Six contact lens options: daily disposable, astigmatism, multifocal, multifocal with astigmatism, newer materials and designs, and blue-violet filtering
Daily disposable

A fresh lens each day.

Astigmatism

Toric lens designs.

Multifocal

Distance and near vision.

Multifocal + astigmatism

Options for both visual needs.

Newer materials + designs

Different approaches to fit and wearing needs.

Blue-violet-light filtering

A feature offered by some contact lenses.

Your Sunglasses Aren’t the Only Lenses That Can Filter Light.

Did you know some contact lenses can filter blue-violet light?

Illustration of selective light filtering by a contact lens

Still wearing the same type of contacts you started with years ago?
It may be worth seeing what options are available today.

06 / Guided eyewear selection

Fewer Choices. Better Choices.

A thoughtful selection starts with your prescription, fit, features, and personal style.
We help narrow the choices, compare what matters, and refine the fit.

Illustrated eyewear wall and a refined selection of frames
07 / Vision troubleshooting

New Glasses Don’t Feel Right?

We don’t assume the glasses are the problem.
We investigate the pieces that may be affecting your vision
and compare what changed.

Two pairs of glasses compared for design, material, fit, and measurements

Your vision and experience

  • Your eyes
  • Your prescription
  • Working distances
  • Previous glasses

Your lenses and fit

  • Lens powers, design + material
  • Optical measurements
  • Frame position

Find the likely cause → Understand your options.

08 / How the pieces connect

Your Vision Is the Result of the Whole Picture.

Clear, comfortable vision can depend on more than any one measurement.
We consider the pieces that matter and how they work together.

Your vision connects daily visual needs, prescription, lens design and material, measurements and fit, and eye health
Dr. Eric Verret, optometrist at Escondido Eyecare
09 / Meet your optometrist

Good Vision Care Starts With Asking the Right Questions.

Dr. Eric Verret’s approach begins with understanding what you’re actually experiencing, how you use your vision, and what you’re trying to accomplish. Measurements matter—but so does understanding the person behind them.

The goal isn’t simply to find a prescription.
It’s to understand what will help you see better in your life.

10 / Eye health

Looking Beyond the Prescription Also Means Looking at the Health of Your Eyes.

Changes in vision aren’t always caused by a change in prescription.
Evaluating the health of your eyes helps us understand
whether something else may be affecting how you see.

Illustrated slit-lamp examination of the front of the eye

Surface

The front of the eye and ocular surface.

Educational retinal illustration

Inside the eye

The retina and other structures involved in vision.

From the eye’s surface to the retina.

11 / Patient perspectives

What Patients Notice.

Patient perspectives on care, explanations, and their experience at Escondido Eyecare.

Clear explanations

“The doctor was very knowledgeable and nice.
He explained everything very well
and his manner was pleasant.”
Elizabeth B. · July 22, 2019 · Yelp
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Kind, attentive care

“The Dr. that helped us out was very kind and answered all our questions. He did an amazing job.”
Maria A. · January 18, 2022 · Yelp
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12 / Your next step

What Could Better Vision Look Like for You?