Dr. Bethany Heinz
At Dr. Heinz’s Practice in Oshkosh, Wisconsin you can expect the best care for your eyes. Dr. Bethany Heinz enjoys seeing patients of all ages to help them with eyeglasses, contact lenses, and eye emergencies. She also performs examinations to check for eye conditions such as cataracts, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.
About Us
Dr. Bethany Heinz offers optometry services for patients of all ages. With a convenient location in Oshkosh, WI on Koeller Street (next to Cricket Wireless and Jersey Mike’s), Dr. Heinz offers comprehensive eye exam for glasses and contact lenses with most prescriptions filled the same day. Dr. Heinz also offers eye health examinations to diagnosis common optical conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and dry eyes.
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Dr. Bethany Heinz
Dr. Bethany Heinz graduated from Grand Valley State University in Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences. Then she went on to earn her Doctor of Optometry from the Michigan College of Optometry. To better help her patients, she also earned an MBA with an emphasis on Healthcare Management from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Heinz has been practicing optometry for over 19 years and she enjoys seeing patients of all ages who want to improve their vision and optical health. Dr. Heinz is married with two kids. She loves to travel and has gone on six eyecare mission trips to developing countries.
Our Services
Comprehensive
Eye Exams
As part of your overall wellness plan, everyone should schedule regular eye examinations at least once every two years. During every eye exam, Dr. Heinz checks for common eye diseases, including cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. Most of these conditions have no early symptoms, but regular eye exams can detect and treat the problem before vision loss. Patients who wear glasses or contacts and those who have a family history of eye disease should schedule eye exams every year.
Contact Lens
Exams
Many patients prefer to correct their vision with contact lenses instead of glasses. For both long-time and first-time contact lenses wearers, Dr. Heinz performs a comprehensive eye examination that allows her to calculate your prescription and then make recommendations for the type, brand, and modality of lens that will give you clear vision and a comfortable fit. For first-time contact lens wearers, Dr. Heinz will help you understand how to put the contacts in and how to care for your new contact lenses.
Pediatric Eye Care
When your child is young, you focus on various developmental milestones. To ensure your child’s optical health is developing properly, schedule their first eye exam when they are six months old. Dr. Heinz can assess your child’s vision and ask about signs that may indicate a problem (for example, excessive blinking, rubbing their eyes a lot, and squinting). A follow-up exam should be scheduled before the child’s third birthday with regular exams once the child is in school to check their vision.
Geriatric Eye Care
Age brings wisdom, but also a higher risk of eye disease. Starting at age 65, adults should schedule annual eye exams to check for eye diseases like glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration. Many eye diseases don’t have early symptoms and many adults don’t seek treatment until they have vision loss, which may be permanent. Regular eye exams detect eye diseases in the early stages so they can be treated before problems start.
Primary Care
For total body wellness, you should have a primary care physician, a dentist, and an optometrist. Your eye health is a key part of your overall wellness, so make sure you have an optometrist who checks your family regularly for vision changes and early signs of eye disease. In case of an eye emergency (pink eye or a foreign object in the eye), it’s helpful to have an optometrist you feel comfortable with and who already knows your medical history.
Eye
Emergencies
Pink eye (also known as conjunctivitis) is an inflammation of the eyelids and eye. If you have symptoms of pink eye (redness, sensitivity to light, tearing, a crusty discharge, itchiness, or a gritty feeling) in one or both eyes, contacts Dr. Heinz’s Practice right away for an emergency appointment. Dr. Heinz can determine the cause of the problem and then create a treatment plan. If you suspect you have pink eye, do not wear contact lenses and avoid touching your eyes.
Cataracts
Adults over the age of 40 are at higher risk for eye diseases, like cataracts. Developing slowly over time, cataracts usually don’t have early symptoms, so without regular eye exams, you may not know you have a problem until your vision is blurry or diminished. It’s important to know your family’s medical history, which may put you at higher risk for developing cataracts. Schedule annual eye exams with Dr. Heinz so she can look for small changes over time and treat cataracts early before vision loss starts.
Glaucoma
Like cataracts, glaucoma is more common in patients over 40 years old. Glaucoma usually doesn’t have early symptoms before vision loss, which is why it is commonly called the “silent thief of sight.” During annual eye exams at Dr. Heinz’s Practice, patients are checked for early signs of glaucoma so they can be diagnosed and treated early.
Foreign Body Removal
A foreign body in the eye sometimes resolves itself, but if you have redness, vision changes, or swelling, you should contact Dr. Heinz’s Practice for an emergency appointment. Dr. Heinz can use anesthetic eye drops to alleviate discomfort and carefully remove the foreign object without damaging your eye.
