Dr. Michelle T. Valella
Dr. Valella’s Practice in Battle Creek, Michigan focuses on integrating traditional medical optometry with modern holistic health practices. Dr. Valella and her staff treat patients by restoring their overall health using methods that support the mind, body, and spirit, which can help to resolve ocular and systemic disease. Dr. Valella encourages her patients to work toward a lifestyle with healthy food, restful sleep, enjoyable exercise, quiet spiritual time, and loving relationships.
About Us
Dr. Michelle T. Valella and her staff provide exceptional eye health care and personalized service to help every patient see the world clearly. Using modern optometry equipment and techniques combined with holistic health and wellness practices, Dr. Valella’s Practice in Battle Creek, MI keeps patients of all ages healthy from the inside out with proper food and nutrition. This approach helps patients maintain good eye health and return to it sooner when problems arise.
Get to know
Dr. Michelle Valella
Dr. Michelle T. Valella earned her Doctorate degree in optometry from Ferris State University - Michigan College of Optometry. She became interested in optometry when she started wearing glasses in the first grade and did her science fair project on refractive eye disorders. Dr. Valella has been practicing optometry for over 35 years and she decided to add a holistic approach to primary care for glasses and contacts lenses after she earned her certification in Integrative Holistic Health and Wellness from Western Michigan University, College of Health and Human Services. This helps her to find and treat the underlying cause of medical eye conditions such as cataracts, diabetes, glaucoma, dry eye, macular disease, eye infection and eye injury, corneal disorders, LASIK, and systemic diseases.
Our Staff
Donna
General Manager
Megan
Retail
Sandra
Retail
Angela
Lab Manager
Sean
Lab Tech
Tia
Doctor Tech
Lauren
Doctor Tech
Services
Comprehensive
Eye Exams
All adults should get a comprehensive eye exam every two years if they don’t need vision correction and every year if they do wear glasses or contacts. For those with clear vision, eye exams check for early signs of eye disease, including cataracts, glaucoma, cornea disease, macular disease, and more. This is especially important for patients with a family history of eye disease. For patients who need vision correction, you should schedule an eye exam every year at Dr. Valella’s Practice. In addition to checking for eye disease, she will check your vision and update your prescription for glasses and/or contacts
Contact Lens Exams
Many people who need vision correction prefer to use contact lenses instead of glasses. And some people use both! Dr. Valella’s Practice offers contact lens examinations for patients who are already comfortable wearing contact lenses and those who want to try them for the first time. Dr. Valella will carefully exam your eyes and vision to determine the best fit and prescription. She can also recommend the best type, modality, and brand to give you clear vision with a comfortable fit. Dr. Valella and her staff also teach new contact lens users how to put their lenses in, take them out, and properly care for their new contacts.
Diabetic Eye Exam
At Dr. Valella’s Practice, patients receive holistic care, which means looking at your overall health. Diabetes and pre-diabetes can affect your eye health and put you at higher risk for eye diseases, like diabetic retinopathy. In addition to working with your regular doctor to control your diabetes, you should schedule annual eye exams to check the blood vessels and internal structure of your eyes.
Holistic Approach to Ocular Conditions
After earning her certification in Integrative Holistic Health and Wellness from Western Michigan University, College of Health and Human Services, Dr. Valella began to incorporate a holistic approach to her optometry practice and the treatment of eye disease. Dr. Valella encourages her patients to support the health of the eye as well as their overall body. This helps Dr. Valella avoid drugs at the first choice for treatment, but instead she recommends positive, realistic changes. This may include looking at nutrition, sleep, exercise habits, stress reduction, social interactions, and more to help patients become healthy from the inside out.
Primary Care
Every member of your family should be visiting the optometrist regularly. In addition to vision checks, Dr. Valella looks for early signs of problems so they can be diagnosed and treated. It is also helpful to have an optometrist your family knows and trusts in the event of an eye emergency.
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Contact Us
Our Address
5424 Beckley Rd Ste E
Battle Creek, MI 49015
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