1. Do I need a referral?  You do not need a referral to see us, but we do recommend getting a referral from your treating doctor or your primary care physician since some insurances require a referral to be seen.
    
2. Will insurance cover my visit? If you are using your health insurance, it will not cover everything. Because we provide unique services that are not covered by healthcare, there will be some out of pocket expenses.
   
   
3. Can I use my vision insurance? We do not participate with any Vision Plans. We do not provide routine eye care.
   
   
4. I just saw my eye doctor and my eyes are fine. Why do I need to see Dr. Burgess? Dr. Burgess provides unique testing and services that explore the connection between your eyes and brain. If you were referred here, it is because your doctor wants this special assessment that isn’t available elsewhere. The majority of our patients have 20/20 eyesight and good eye health.
    
5. What can I expect at my first visit? Dr. Burgess will perform an eye health assessment and evaluate any need for corrective lenses like your own eyecare provider. Testing you may be unfamiliar with includes assessing your eye teaming skills, analyze your precise eye movements and evaluate your gait and balance as you move through space.
   
   
6. I am going to PT for my weakness/injury/balance problems or I’ve had a stroke and have a weak side. Do I still need to have a gait assessment? Yes. Dr. Burgess is assessing the contributions of visual processing to balance and movement independent of muscle weakness or injury.
   
   
7. I’m bringing my child in for testing because they are struggling with reading or school. What can I expect? Your initial visit will be a thorough evaluation of eye teaming, focusing and tracking in addition to eyesight and eye health. This is what Dr. Burgess considers the mechanics of vision or the “input” system. Based on this visit, she may recommend further testing at our sister clinic, The Vision And Sensory Center. Further testing will consist of 2 hours of standardized testing for visual performance; tracking for reading, visuo-motor integration, visual perceptual processing, visual development, and primitive reflexes. Based on the outcome of these two visits she can recommend treatment.