Optical

We perform complete and thorough routine and medical eye examinations for people of all ages using a variety of advanced instruments and techniques which make it possible to diagnose conditions both inside and outside the eye.

Ms. Rachel Thomas ("The Goddess of Glasses") is a highly experienced optician who left Cockeysville Opticians to now manage The Optical Shoppe at Crossroads within our office at Crossroads Eye Physicians Optical at McDonoghs Crossroads, 23 Crossroads Drive, Suite 310.
Rachel is patient-oriented with years of experience in the optical profession. She invites all of you to stop in at her new location and "see" her. She always loves seeing people she has worked with at her previous locations too!

Rachel's hours there are 8:30AM until 4:30PM, five days a week.

Please call Rachel for directions to her new location.

Her telephone number is 410-581-1500.

We are sure that many people will be disappointed that Rachel is no longer in Cockeysville, but "do not fear, Rachel is here!" at our office, managing The Optical Shoppe at Crissroads. At her new location, she has a terrific selection of frames and lens styles for you to choose from and at very reasonable prices! Also, she can offer discounts to you!

Our optical area, The Optical Shoppe at Crossroads, offers our patients an opportunity to select quality eyewear while at our office. We carry a display of over 700 frame styles with a wide range of styles and prices. We have the latest in high index materials to make your lenses thin. Ultraviolet and anti-reflective coating, transition and photo-gray lenses, non-prescription quality sunglasses and a wide variety of lens tints are also available.

Transition Lenses

TRANSITION lenses lighten and darken based on UV conditions (sunlight) and temperature. In sunlight - they darken. Inside - they lighten. Unlike glass photochromic lenses, they are not sensitive to temperature changes and will not darken in colder temperatures or lighten in extremely hot conditions. Transition Lenses are the clearest, darkest, and fastest photochromics available, offering convenient and automatic protection from UVA and UVB radiation. These lenses enhance your quality of vision by providing the combined benefits of optimal visual acuity, visual comfort, and protection from the damaging effects of UV radiation and glare.

Improved Anti-Reflection Coatings

Anti-reflection coatings have been around for years and provide you with clearer vision, as well as make your glasses look better. In the past, these lens coatings have been delicate and have required extreme care to avoid scratches. The latest generations of anti-reflective coatings are extremely durable and far superior in performance compared with their predecessors.

Computer Vision Syndrome

Tired and sore eyes, headaches, blurred vision, and general fatigue - these are just a few symptoms of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). Currently, CVS is the number one health complaint of office workers nationwide, affecting millions of people, including those with 20/20 vision. A pair of computer lenses, either as single vision, lined-bifocal or progressive addition lenses, can provide relief from computer eyestrain, making you more comfortable and more productive at your computer. Glare from the screen can also be reduced by special coatings and tints applied to your eyeglass lenses. By eliminating glare and the need to constantly refocus, your eyes remain comfortably at rest - even after hours at the computer.

Titamium - A Lightweight, Disaster-Resistant Eyeglass Frame With Style

Eyeglass manufacturers for years have sought to develop frames that are both extremely durable and very comfortable. Finally, after years of experimenting with the preparation, welding, plating, and coloring of titanium, they have achieved what many in the industry now consider the perfect eyeglass frame. The new titanium frames are very flexible, lightweight (about 40% lighter than steel), corrosion-resistant, and hypoallergenic. Their high tensile strength allows manufacturers to make very thin, delicate and stylish rimless and semi-rimless designs. Dr. Cassel is now wearing them, and both say that the frames are so light that they can hardly feel them. The opticians in our office have a wide variety of these new titanium frames at very reasonable prices.

Progressive No Line Bifocal Eyeglass Lenses

Varilux Panamic is a popular progressive lens design from Varilux, the company that invented the progressive lens. It is a progressive addition lens, that is, a "no-line" multifocal that provides clear vision at all distances for patients who need bifocal prescriptions. In the past, most progressive designs have left some areas of distortion in the lens that limited the wearer's peripheral vision and yielded a narrow reading area, requiring a lot of head movement to scan across a page.

The Varilux Panamic is a custom-made lens that is designed to minimize distortions. Each lens is manufactured for your specific prescription to yield enhanced peripheral vision and a much wider reading area. These lenses provide vision that seems so natural, you might not be aware that you're wearing a bifocal.

Stronger, More Durable Eyeglass Frames

Many manufacturers have started making titanium-based alloy frames. All titanium frames are hypoallergenic, corrosion-resistant, and come in a wide-selection of attractive styles. In addition, since titanium is so durable, frames can be made thinner, which makes them even lighter on your face.

Lens Tracing Unit

One of our most significant additions to optical dispensing over the past year has been a computerized, state-of-the-art Lens Tracing Unit. In the past, when you needed to replace the lenses in your frame, we had to send your frame to the lab and you were without it for a week. The Lens Tracing Unit is a device that traces an exact pattern of your lens and then digitizes the image so that it can be sent by computer directly to the lab to make your new prescription. This allows you to use your old prescription while the new lenses are manufactured.