Category: Continuum of Care

“It’s never too late to plan for the future.” This phrase applies to all aspects of life, financially, physically, and medically. In many cases, it’s better to act now before it’s too late. Rather than being preoccupied with day-to-day events, take a step back, and look at the bigger picture. In this case study, you’ll see how Elizabeth planned for not only her future eye health but her parents as well.

Elizabeth is a forty-five-year-old Naples native, with two older parents. Her mother, Teresa is seventy, and her father, Victorio is seventy-three. Elizabeth is a hard-working manager at a financial institution, in downtown Naples, and is always planning for the future.

She has been a patient of Dr. Brad Snead for ten years now. Her parents recently moved back down from Philadelphia to finish out their retirement, and they needed new doctors. During Elizabeth’s last annual checkup, she mentioned to Dr. Snead that her parents were moving back to Southwest Florida, and she was looking into medical programs to keep them on a routine schedule for their health. Dr. Snead recommended Elizabeth look into the Continuum of Care Program.

Elizabeth began to research the “Continuum of Care” and discovered that this program caters to preserving your eyesight for many years to come. The entire program consists of scheduling an initial visit to find a patient’s eye health baseline. Then, they begin to perform exams in hopes of detecting early chronic eye diseases. Based on the results, they can create treatment plans and work with patients to create vision goals for the future. 

Elizabeth immediately enrolled not just her parents but herself, into this amazing program. This entire process was right up her alley because she understands that it’s never too late to plan for the future. Not only are her parents currently working with Dr. Brad Snead on their future vision goals, but Teresa finally has enough confidence in her eye doctor to allow them to fix a few vision impairments she’s been experiencing the past year. They are all extremely excited and confident that Snead Eye Group can provide and maintain the best vision possible for them all.

If you’re ready to preserve your eyesight, start today! Simply call (239) 230-0318, and schedule your eye exam with any of the amazing doctors at Snead Eye Group.

If you want to know what to do when it becomes harder to see.

Then read this case study closely:

The Problem:

This case study follows Sandra’s story. She had just entered her 40’s and throughout her whole life Sandra always had good vision. She never even had to wear glasses. Yet, now she was watching her vision fade.

It became harder for Sandra to read the newspaper in the morning. And while driving, she would have to squint really hard to read the signs.

What do you do when your vision is going bad?

See your eye doctor of course! Sandra came to visit us at Snead Eye Group. After her eye exam, we found that she had presbyopia.

Presbyopia is a natural loosening of the lens of your eye. This makes it harder for your eye to focus- making it difficult to read, drive, and do things on your own without glasses. In fact, doctors estimate that presbyopia affects 1.8 BILLION people.

The Solution:

Sandra wanted a way to preserve her vision. So, we put her on a Continuum of Care Plan. 

Continuum of Care is a detailed eye care system. There are 3 steps. We started by creating an “eye health goal” for Sandra. Then after deciding that she wanted great eye health and 20-20 vision- we created a plan to help her get there. 

This plan involved an initial eye screening followed by annual eye exams, prescription sunglasses, and an “eyecare routine” to keep her vision healthy. After that, the third step was to execute the plan, collect data, and improve the plan.

The Result:

Over the past few years, a few things have happened. Sandra’s eye care routine helped her to manage the effects of presbyopia. We even caught developing cataracts in her eyes earlier this year, which is incredibly beneficial to be able to diagnose early on so they may be treated when symptoms affect her daily living.

So Sandra’s cataracts were removed, and Dr Snead even used the latest technology, the Panoptix Trifocal Lenses, the Gold Standard in the industry, for those patients that are candidates.

Now, Sandra sees better than ever because of her new Trifocal Lenses! She has no problem reading the newspaper in the morning, or driving to the store anymore. Sandra is able to live life more confidently with her improved vision that we were able to help to restore. 

It’s helpful to have someone you trust taking care of your eyes. Imagine the peace of mind you’ll feel knowing you have an eye doctor caring for you and your family. 

If that’s something you want, then call this number to schedule an appointment:

(239) 936-8686