Meet Our Staff
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Locally Owned and Operated
Meet Your Doctors
Being locally owned has its advantages. We go above and beyond to ensure each patient is treated based on their individual needs, and not "just another number in the system." We remember who you are when you walk through the door. We're your neighbors, and we're so proud to serve this community.
Doctor of Optometry
Dr. Keith Roberts, O.D.
Dr. Keith Roberts is a Louisville-area native, born and raised in Clarksville, Indiana. Upon graduation from Clarksville High School, Dr. Roberts attended Indiana University Southeast earning a B.S. in biology. After completing undergraduate studies in 2004, Dr. Roberts attended the Indiana University School of Optometry, receiving a Doctor of Optometry degree in 2008.
During his tenure at the Indiana University School of Optometry, Dr. Roberts spent time training at Eye Surgeons of Indiana, a tertiary care referral center in Indianapolis, focusing on treatment and management of ocular disease, as well as pre and post-operative care for cataract and Lasik patients.
In addition, Dr. Roberts received training in primary eye care at the Indianapolis Eye Care Center in Indianapolis and the Ireland Army Hospital in Fort Knox, KY. Clinically, Dr. Roberts has a special interest in the treatment and management of glaucoma and other eye diseases.
Doctor of Optometry
Nicholas Wolf, O.D., F.S.L.S.
Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society
Nicholas Wolf, O.D, F.S.L.S. is a native Hoosier who completed his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from Indiana University Bloomington and then went on to attend the Indiana University School of Optometry, where he graduated with a Doctorate of Optometry in 2008. He began practicing in Indianapolis before moving to Floyd County in 2012.
Dr. Wolf received extensive training in eye disease diagnosis and management at Eye Surgeons of Indiana based in Indianapolis as well as at the Dayton, Ohio VA eye clinic. Because of this experience, Dr. Wolf practices full scope optometric care with a special interest in ocular disease evaluation and treatment, including glaucoma, macular degeneration, corneal disease, as well as cataract and laser refractive surgery co-management.
Dr. Wolf is an expert in specialty contact lens fitting for ocular diseases including Keratoconus, Pellucid Marginal Degeneration (PMD), and after corneal surgeries such as corneal transplants (PKP) and refractive surgeries like Radial Keratotomy and LASIK.
Dr. Wolf is one of the very few contact lens fitters in the greater Louisville area trained, proficient, and experienced in Scleral Contact Lenses, Hybrid Lenses, and other specialty hard contact lenses. He has continually upgraded his knowledge in these arenas as new lenses, techniques, and studies have become available to provide his specialty contact lens patients the most advanced possible care.
Dr. Wolf is also a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society. Fellowship involves demonstrating advanced skill and knowledge in the fitting and utility of Scleral Contact Lenses. This is an honor held by only around 125 specialty fitters from around the world. He also sits on the Scleral Lens Education Society’s fellowship review board.
Administration
Meet Your Staff
Office Administrator
Chris Sowder
Chris Sowder, our office administrator, brings to our practice nearly 20 years of experience. Chris graduated from Eastern High School in Pekin, IN, and earned her Associate of Science degree from Indiana School of Optometry’s Optician/Technician Program.
Following school, she was an assistant retail manager at a large optical chain, providing her with customer service and optician/dispensing experience. Chris then made a career move to the medical side of optometry as a lead ophthalmic technician for Bennett and Bloom Eye Centers. This experience taught her the importance of early treatment for ocular disease. Most recently, Chris has worked for a busy private practice where she was cross-trained in every department. It has always been Chris’s goal to maximize her college degree and work as an office manager of a locally owned, state-of-the-art Optometry practice. The road she has taken to get here gives her every advantage helping her patients get the most out of their eye care needs.
Helpful Info About Your Visit
New Patient Forms
You can download and print your Patient forms by clicking the link below. If desired, these forms can be filled out ahead of time and brought to your appointment.
It is imperative that all patients fill out the patient health history forms fully. Many common conditions such as, diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, arthritis, or even getting hit in the eye as a child, can have a serious impact on your eye health. In addition, ALL MEDICINES including over the counter medicines, supplements, and vitamins need to be listed. Many of these medications can affect the health of the eye or glasses prescriptions or may require additional testing or monitoring.
Finally, DIABETIC EYE DISEASE is the leading cause of blindness between the ages 25-65, all diabetic patients need to bring (or be familiar) with their most recent blood work (including their typical fasting blood sugar (FBS) and their last HbA1c value (commonly referred to as “A1C”). It is also helpful to supply the name and phone/fax for the treating primary care doctor or endocrinologist. These pieces of information are very important and allow us to use the findings of our exam to better understand your current control level and to communicate these findings via a personalized letter to your managing doctor in a timely manner.
Insurance Information
All patients need to bring both their medical insurance card and vision insurance card (if supplied) along with a photo ID to every visit. The insurance world is always changing and can be confusing. Therefore, we highly recommend that all patients review our explanation of Vision Insurance vs Medical Insurance in the next tab below to better understand how insurances benefits function in eye care.
What's the difference in coverage?
These entities are quite different. Please read this entire section below on vision insurance vs medical insurance for a review of how your insurances will be used at our office.
Vision Insurances
Vision insurances cover a routine Complete Ocular Health Exam ONLY for refractive or glasses related problems. Vision insurances are typically an add-on supplemental insurance that is provided as an option by either an employer, when purchased through the health care exchanges, or directly through an insurance carrier.
There are many, many different possible vision insurances and the next tab shows which vision insurances we accept. If we do not accept your vision insurance, we are still able to take care of you as patients for medical eye conditions through your medical insurance carrier.
All vision insurances will cover a Complete Ocular Health Exam with a copay or a percentage discount off the exam. From that point, the vision insurance may also cover or give a discount on materials (contact lenses or glasses) or pay a certain amount toward those materials with you, the patient, being responsible for any charges over that amount and/or required material copays as laid out by your vision insurance. Some vision insurance will also cover additional lens options like No-Line Bifocals or Antireflective Coatings, while others do not.
It is also extremely important to reiterate that vision insurance DOES NOT cover any ocular health issues or specialty testing associated with eye diseases (dry eye evaluations or treatment, glaucoma testing or treatment, eye infections, contact lens complication, etc.). Exams are only billable to vision insurances if they involve a refractive or glasses related diagnosis (nearsighted, farsighted, astigmatism, or presbyopia), otherwise they are billed to your medical insurance. Common complaints such as itchy eyes, dry eyes, and even headaches depending on the findings of the exam often result in the your medical carrier being billed for those visits. Which visits are covered by which insurance is determined by your reason for visit and by the findings of the exam and are not rules we have created but simply what is dictated to us by the Vision and Medical insurance companies. If an exam is billed to your medical insurance carrier, you are still able to use your glasses or contact lens vision insurance benefit toward the purchase of materials.
Medical Insurances
As discussed prior, vision insurances only cover office visits where the main diagnosis is a refraction related issue. If the doctors find an ocular condition or disease that requires treatment or further in office testing, that visit and all specialty testing and procedures are billable toward your medical insurance and is subject to any medical copays or deductibles associated with the medical insurance.
In addition, certain medical conditions require a higher degree of medical decision making which require an exam visit to be filed with your medical insurance. These additional situations include, but are not limited to ALL DIABETIC EYE EXAMS, certain high risk medications, certain neurological conditions, among other things. Our staff will do their best to make you aware whether you visit will be covered under your vision or medical insurance, but such things can change based on the exam findings and the reason for your visit.
Vision Insurances Accepted
Please be aware that vision insurance plans DO NOT COVER any ocular health issues or specialty testing associated with eye diseases (dry eye evaluations or treatment, glaucoma testing or treatment, eye infections, or any specialty testing). Vision insurance only except refractive diagnoses (nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism), these are not the rules of Precision Family Eye Care but are dictated to us by the insurance companies. If your exam uncovers underlying ocular disease with or without treatment the visit may be processed through your medical insurance. Even if the office visit goes through your medical insurance, you are still able to use any vision insurance benefits for materials like glasses or contacts.
Please be aware of this fact and for more information of the difference between vision and medical insurance in eye care read more on the tab above "Vision Insurance versus Medical Insurance" for a complete discussion.
Below is a list of all vision insurances we are currently providers for. If you insurance is not listed, please call our office to confirm we are a provider.
Medical Insurances Accepted
Please be aware that vision insurance plans DO NOT COVER any ocular health issues or specialty testing associated with eye diseases (dry eye evaluations or treatment, glaucoma testing or treatment, eye infections, or any specialty testing). If your exam uncovers underlying ocular disease with or without treatment the visit will be processed through your medical insurance.
For more information of the difference between vision and medical insurance in eye care, please read the tab above "Vision Insurance versus Medical Insurance" for a complete discussion.
Below is a list of all medical insurances we are currently providers for. If you insurance is not listed, please call our office to confirm we are a provider.
EYE DILATION and ALTERNATIVES
The dilation of the eye is a vitally important and often misunderstood part of the eye exam. There are some situations where dilating the eyes is necessary for prescribing proper glasses or contact lenses. Most of the time, dilation is used for health purposes to rule out cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, along with many, many other conditions. When looking through an un-dilated pupil it is only possible to view about 10-15% of the retina, however, with dilation we are able to view and analyze 100% of the inside of the eye.
Side Effects
Side effects from dilation usually last 3-4 hours and include light sensitivity which will require sunglasses (temporary sunglasses are provided) and blurriness with reading is common if you are under 50 years of age. Dilation will not substantially affect distance vision or the ability to drive a vehicle.
If dilation is not desired or inconvenient we also offer an alternative to dilation using ultra-wide field imaging of retina. While not an absolute alternative to dilation, this is an acceptable way to evaluate the internal health of the eye for routine examination.
It is very helpful for the doctor to be aware of what prescription glasses and contacts you are currently using. Please bring any old pairs of glasses or empty boxes of contact lenses to your first visit. This may sound unimportant but bringing this information with you will allow the doctor to tell if there is a change in your prescription and will help to ensure that you are prescribed a precision pair of glasses or contact lenses.
At Precision Family Eye Care we carry and recommended only the highest quality frames and spectacle lens options. However, we understand that picking out that perfect new pair of eyeglasses can sometimes be an overwhelming and confusing process. With the number of lens types, material, coatings, bifocals and options ever increasing we want our patients to fully understand what is available and why we recommended certain options for certain individuals.
We strongly recommend that all new patients to our office or anyone interested in better understanding glasses options and how they work, to visit our Demystifying Lens Options tab below. Here we go through all the commonly encountered lens materials, coatings, and bifocals types, making you, our patients, more educated consumers.
Demystifying Lens Options
Let’s be honest, if you wear glasses we know this scenario has happened to you before…
You came in to get your eyes examined with the mindset of getting a great pair of brand new glasses. After trying on a dozen different pairs of frames you finally find that perfect one and with a sigh of relief you relax as the hard part is now over… or is it?
Then, as you begin working with a staff member to complete the purchase, you are suddenly being overwhelmed with jargon, lens options, and foreign sounding words. Terms like anti-reflective coating, high index, digital lenses, Transitions®, progressive addition lenses, trifocals, and segment heights flood your mind and before you know it, what should be an exciting and empowering experience has turned into confusion, uncertainty, and second guessing. In the industry we have seen this happen all too often, but at Precision Family Eye Care we want to return this process to the rewarding and exciting experience it should be by addressing and explaining all the options available to patients upfront.
This section will outline all of the eyeglass lens options currently available along with additional links and our recommendations. It is our hope, that as a more informed and savvy consumer, the next time you go to get that perfect pair of new glasses, you will have a more perfect experience as well.
Lens Options for Materials
For many, many years glass lenses where very common and popular due to a natural resistance to scratches as well as a lack of any good alternatives. Thankfully that has changed. The main downside to glass lenses is that they are, well…glass. Having glass break or shatter so near the eye from a flying rock or an unexpected tumble can lead to a truly dangerous and vision threatening situation and with better alternatives available, glass lenses are very rarely used in today’s glasses market.
Bifocal Lens Options
At Precision Family Eye Care, we know that the “Infamous B-word” is not something patients like to hear or talk about. But as our eyes naturally age and the lenses of our eyes start to falter (Presbyopia), the bifocal can be a tremendous improvement in comfort and ease over multiple pairs of glasses or always searching for those elusive reading glasses. In this section we will seek to demystify the Bifocal, how it works, what it’s like to wear one, the newest technology, and which type of bifocal will work best for you.
Lens Coatings and Tints
Whatever your daily uses are for your lenses, there are ways to protect and enhance your wearing experience. From Antireflective and Scratch-Resistance to UV Coating, Photochromic, Solid or Polarized - we can discuss your needs explain what they do, how they work, how they’re made, and the benefits and drawbacks to each.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
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- Visa, Mastercard or Discover
Care Credit
About Care Credit | Subject to credit approval, this healthcare credit card may be used as a payment options at Dentist, Veterinary, and many other medical offices. With convenient monthly payments, many patients prefer this option for larger health care purchases like dental work or prescription eye glasses. We are happy to offer this option to our patients. For more information or to sign up for Care Credit.
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