I have difficulty doing the traditional eye exam w...

I have difficulty doing the traditional eye exam where you look through the thing-a-ma-jig, and lens are flipped around, while being asked repeatedly "which is better, one or two?". I'm just terrible at it. When looking for a new optometrist, as I am relatively new to the area, I called around to find an optometrist that uses an auto-refractor that provides a base prescription just by looking in a machine. Dr. Kennedy does, and then he confirms the prescription with the "which looks better?" traditional exam. Also, he uses all of the latest technology, such as a machine that images and records the blood vessels in your eyes, a laser machine that counts a sample area of cells on the back of the inside of your eye, another that checks for macular degeneration, and another that tests your field of vision to screen for glaucoma. He has the best equipped optometry office I've seen. And, all of this technology use generates real data that can be used as a baseline to note changes in your eyes from year to year so if something starts to go wrong, it will be noted right away. It is definitely an improvement over simply dialating your pupil and peering in with a little light. I am seeing better than I have in years!