Our optical dispensary has the latest in eyeglass styles, colors, fashions, and designer names in the highest quality materials. Many of our frames have a clip-on included to transform the glasses into sunglasses. Our experienced staff is able to adjust and fit your glasses to you for extended comfort and vision. We offer lenses in the newest materials including thin and light, high impact resistance, Transitions changeable tint for indoor and outdoor comfort, Crizal antireflective lens coating, and the latest in "no-line bifocals" Varilux and Sola , the world's leading progressive addition lens manufacturers.

We fit and prescribe daily wear disposable, extended wear disposable, and planned replacement soft contact lenses, as well as gas permeable hard contact lenses. After a thorough eye health evaluation, we can discuss contact lens options such as Monovision, bifocal soft, bifocal gas permeable, one-day disposable, or toric (astigmatism) contacts and optimize a fit that is practical for your lifestyle. Our staff is able to answer many of your questions and are available for ongoing contact lens instruction and training.

Most people with vision correction issues are wanting to know more about LASIK and whether it is right for them. Here is a brief description of the procedure;

A flap is surgically cut in the cornea and gently folded back. An Excimer Laser is used to reshape the cornea into a flatter shape (this is much like a contact lens corrects vision by forming a new shape on the cornea). The flap is then put back in place, acting like a natural bandage. The healing process is quick and the discomfort level is quite low.

People will often say that they did not feel anything, and could see well the very first day. Most people have improved vision in 24-48 hours. but it must be noted that each person will heal at a different rate. Vision, although greatly improved immediately after surgery, often continues to improve for some weeks, even months.

LASIK is not for everyone. People's eyes are different so even though you may have had a friend who has had LASIK, it may not be the best course of treatment for you. If you are interested in laser vision correction, we will be happy to guide you in picking the right surgeon, procedure and laser appropriate for you.

After the procedure, we take great care to monitor your eyes and adjust your medication for the best possible results.

Our office provides many of the surgical services such as Cataract surgery, Laser surgery, Refractive surgery and Strabismic surgery. We offer this in conjunction with the hospital and local eye surgeons.

Additionally, we have working arrangements established with other specialized eye care doctors to manage such things are retinal detachments, retinal tears and hemmorhages.

Our office provides emergency services for eye infections and eye injuries. Please call our office at 918-224-2610 during office hours or our emergency pager number; 918-495-0335 after hours or on weekends. Our staff will work with you to schedule an appointment as soon as possible. State of the art microscopes allow us to examine the front surface of the eye and facial areas around the eye for infection or injury. After assessing the extent of the injury or infection a treatment plan will be formulated and explained to you. Treatment may include medications and supportive care. Follow-up visits to monitor your recovery will be scheduled as needed.

Dry Eyes: Symptoms include scratchy eyes, burning, mild redness and gritty feeling eyes. Oral medications, reading, computer tasks and dry environments may aggravate marginally dry eyes. Dry eyes can be diagnosed by using dyes to observe tear patterns, evaluation of the amount of tears on the front of the eye and from review of your symptoms. Treatment may include artificial tears; eye drops for treating allergies; and/or punctal plugs inserted in the tear drainage canals.

A new laser technology for glaucoma is now available at the office of Drs Higgs and Morris. Recent research has found that one of the earliest signs of glaucoma is the decrease in the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer. This can occur even if your eye pressure is not elevated, your optic nerve appears healthy or your peripheral vision appears normal. Many glaucoma experts consider the GDx to be the most sensitive indicator for glaucoma and also use it to assess how well glaucoma therapy is working.

The Optomap Retinal Exam is used by optometrists and ophthalmologists around the world to get a comprehensive view of the retina (back of the eye) in order to detect possible abnormalities or signs of disease, and provide early diagnosis and treatment.

The Optomap is unique in that it gives eye care professionals a much larger view (200 internal degrees) of your retina than conventional eye examination instruments.

The Optomap image is captured in less than a second and is immediately available for the doctor and patient to review. The digital image is recorded for future review and can be sent to other health care professionals.