Your best source of benefits and eligibility information is the human resource department of your employer. Many insurance companies require that your visit to the office be "pre-authorized" and in some cases require a referral from your primary care doctor’s office. We will certainly be happy to walk you through the process to the best of our ability as we do understand the complexities of medical and vision insurance claims and benefits. However, the patient is ultimately responsible for understanding his/her insurance policy.
Family Practice
Dr. King is a native New Englander, having been born in Boston and raised in Maine. He received his undergraduate degrees from the University of Maine in Presque Isle and from Bates College. Dr. King received his Doctor of Optometry degree in 1984 from the New England College of Optometry, where he was valedictorian. Dr King then completed a family practice residency at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, where he met is wife, Chris. He is an active member of the Central Maryland Optometric Society, the Maryland Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association. He currently serves with his wife on the Legal-Legislative Committee of the Maryland Optometric Association. Dr. King received the Mel Waxman award from the Maryland Optometric Association in 2016 for his many years of distinguished service to the profession and to the citizens of Maryland. For over 25 years, Dr. King has co-chaired the 4-H vision screening program at the Montgomery County Fair. He also serves as Lion Friend to the Rockville Lions Club, assisting Dr. Christine King at pre-school vision screenings. Dr. King served as Treasurer for many years on the Board of the Manor Village Home Owners Association in Rockville. In his free time, Dr. King enjoys many sports, especially golf and baseball, coin-collecting, rooting for his Red Sox and playing with his cats.
A complete eye exam begins with taking a thorough health history.  Conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, multiple sclerosis and even certain types of tumors may affect your eyes and vision. Using the latest computerized instrumentation, the doctors can detect not only changes in your eyeglass and contact lens prescription but also internal and external medical problems such as cataracts, glaucoma and retinal disease.
Laser Eye Surgery
LASIK is an acronym Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis, the most technologically advanced procedure used to correct nearsightedness, astigmatism, and farsightedness. An excimer laser is used to precisely sculpt the front surface of the eye to help eliminate or reduce a person's dependence on glasses or contact lenses. At this time, over one million laser vision correction procedures have been performed throughout the world!
Cataracts
There are more options now for refractive surgery than ever before: LASIK, PRK, ICL’s (implantable contact lenses) and toric and multifocal IOL’s (intra-ocular lenses) for patients ready for cataract surgery. We also work with a world renown surgeon, Dr. Roy Rubinfeld, for treatment of early keratoconus, a corneal condition that can cause severe astigmatism and distorted vision. There have also been great contact lens advancements, particularly with one-day and multifocal lenses. If you would like an alternative to eyeglasses, please call to schedule a consultation with one of our doctors to determine if any of these options are right for you. ​
Cataract Surgery
Eye Exam
The doctors recommend a yearly comprehensive eye examination. A comprehensive exam evaluates not only how you are seeing but also how healthy your eyes are. The first portion of the exam measures how you see (your "acuity") with or without your glasses/contacts, how your eyes team together (binocularity) and a refraction (determination of your eyeglass prescription). The second and most important part of the examination is an assessment of your ocular health. The doctors take into account your overall medical health when evaluating the external and internal structures of the eye. The doctors have found signs of such serious conditions as diabetes and brain tumors in patients who simply came in for "routine eye exams."