Humana

Humana

By Brandon Mayo | March 28, 2009

Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Ky., is one of the nation’s largest publicly traded health benefits companies, with approximately 11 million medical members. Humana offers a diversified portfolio of health insurance products and related services – through traditional and consumer-choice plans – to employer groups, government-sponsored plans, and individuals. Today, the company is a leader…

PHCS

PHCS

By Brandon Mayo | March 28, 2009

Private Healthcare Systems, or PHCS, was acquired by MultiPlan in October 2006. Founded in 1980, MultiPlan is the nation’s oldest and largest supplier of independent, network-based cost management solutions. With more than half a million healthcare providers under contract, an estimated 40 million consumers, and some 65 million claims processed through their networks each year,…

Texas True Choice

Texas True Choice

By Brandon Mayo | March 28, 2009

Texas True Choice (TTC) is one of the state’s largest preferred provider organization (PPO) networks serving insurance companies, third-party administrators, producers and employers. Founded in 1996, TTC is headquartered in Plano, Texas, with a regional office in San Antonio, Texas. They serve over 2,300 employers representing 1,080,000 members statewide. With a history of superior service…

UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare

By Brandon Mayo | March 28, 2009

UnitedHealthcare is an operating division of UnitedHealth Group, the largest single health carrier in the United States. Their family of companies delivers innovative products and services to approximately 70 million Americans. UnitedHealthcare’s nationwide network includes 560,000 physicians (and other care professionals), 80,000 dentists and 4,800 hospitals. Their pharmaceutical management programs provide more affordable access to…

VSP

VSP

By Brandon Mayo | March 28, 2009

VSP is dedicated to offering affordable, high-quality eyecare plans that promote visual wellness and improve their members’ quality of life. As the nation’s largest provider of eyecare coverage, thousands of companies rely on VSP to provide a range of vision plans. VSP’s plans meet overall eye health and wellness needs and cover advanced vision correction…

Contact Us

By Brandon Mayo | July 29, 2008

Eye Diseases and Conditions

By Brandon Mayo | July 2, 2008

This menu contains vital information on many of the major eye diseases and conditions that patients often suffer from.

Patient Forms

By Brandon Mayo | July 2, 2008

We can design and implement almost any type of data collection form you may need. Take a look at the sample forms found in this same menu.

Opticians

By Brandon Mayo | June 26, 2008

There are two types of opticians, dispensing opticians and manufacturing opticians. Both have different job skills but dispensing opticians may sometimes perform some of the same work as manufacturing opticians. Manufacturing opticians are involved in the actual process of making eyeglasses, contacts, and lenses for other purposes. They produce the lenses from scratch to finish…

Ophthalmologists

By Brandon Mayo | June 26, 2008

When you refer to an “eye doctor” you might be thinking about an Optometrist but could be referring to an Ophthalmologist. An Ophthalmologist is a Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.). Ophthalmologists are licensed to practice medicine, perform surgery, and perform all tasks Optometrists do including diagnosing and treating eye diseases, giving eye…

Optometrists

By Brandon Mayo | June 26, 2008

Optometrists, or Doctors of Optometry (O.D.’s), are the main primary vision care professionals that most people will go to. Optometrists do everything from diagnosing vision problems and eye diseases, prescribing eyeglasses and contacts, prescribing drugs for the treatment of certain eye diseases, providing treatment before and after surgery, and helping patients maintain healthy eyes. Optometrists…

Patient Financing

By Brandon Mayo | June 26, 2008

Many financing options are available. For your convenience our office accepts MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and Discover, personal checks, cash and any-combination of these choices. We have also made arrangements for individual financing through Vision Fee Plan. For example, an unsecured loan of $4,000 at a fixed rate of 9.99% offers an affordable monthly payment…

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Staff

By Brandon Mayo | June 26, 2008

Susan Weeks, ABOC – Optician Susan  is no stranger to the optical industry.  Her career started in 1980 with George S. Croffead, M.D.  After he retired she continued on with his son Thomas G. Croffead, O.D. until 2009.  Her passion for the industry continues to grow and she constantly updates her training to stay current…

Office Hours

By Brandon Mayo | June 26, 2008

Monday: 9:00am-5:30pm   Tuesday: 9:00am-5:30pm   Wednesday: 11:00am-7:00pm   Thursday: 9:00am-5:30pm   Friday: 8:00am-1:00pm   Saturday: Closed   Sunday: Closed

Office Location

By Brandon Mayo | June 26, 2008

Computer Vision Syndrome

By Brandon Mayo | June 26, 2008

Computer Vision Syndrome describes a group of eye and vision-related problems that result from prolonged computer use. Many individuals experience eye discomfort and vision problems when viewing a computer screen for extended periods. The level of discomfort appears to increase with the amount of computer use. The most common symptoms associated with Computer Vision Syndrome…

Vision Shaping Treatment

By Brandon Mayo | June 26, 2008

What is VST? Vision Shaping Treatment uses specially designed vision retainers to gently and gradually reshape the front surface of the eye (the cornea) to eliminate or reduce nearsightedness (myopia) or astigmatism. The principle is similar to the use of a dental retainer used by an orthodontist to realign crooked teeth. The vision retainers are…

InfantSEE

By Brandon Mayo | June 26, 2008

The InfantSEE program is designed to provide the first eye exam in a child’s life at no cost as long as the examination occurs within the child’s first year or life. We prefer that these examinations occur at or around 6 months of age, but any age is better than not at all. To schedule…

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Eye Injuries (mobile)

By waltmayo | June 26, 2008

Many people think that eye emergencies require an immediate trip to the emergency room. The expense and hassle of such a trip to the hospital is rarely needed. Dr. Bodkin has managed hundreds of eye injuries ranging from: corneal abrasions minor lid lacerations blunt trauma chemical burns and many other ocular emergencies. In some situations…

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Eye Injuries

By Brandon Mayo | June 26, 2008

Many people think that eye emergencies require an immediate trip to the emergency room. The expense and hassle of such a trip to the hospital is rarely needed. Dr. Bodkin has managed hundreds of eye injuries ranging from: corneal abrasions minor lid lacerations blunt trauma chemical burns and many other ocular emergencies. In some situations…