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Special Note:

 

Our office now features OPTOS Retinal Scanning.   In most cases, better than a dilated examination of the retina without the need for dilation!

$200,000.00 Technology available for $30 / eye (when not covered by insurance)

     Click on the Contact Lenses link to re-order your contacts http://www.ReorderContacts.com

 
Our optometric practice was established by Dr. Herman Katims in October of 1938 and we haven’t moved from 76 Main Street since then; although we have expanded from one store front to three. That Dr. Herman Katims was still practicing was the subject of a featured article in the New York Times a few years ago.

Dr. Sanford Katims (Sandy) graduated from Illinois in 1982 .and can diagnose and treat eye disease.  He is one of the leading LASIK co-managing doctors on Long Island and is one of only 3 co managers with staff privileges at the Garden City Center.   Sandy was also one of only 6 lead investigators for Acuvue Contact Lenses in 1992 and was commissioned by Johnson & Johnson to lecture many times throughout the northeast on the topic of contact lenses.

The office is fully equipped and we offer services in the fields of general eye care, pediatric vision care, glaucoma management as well as eyeglasses, contact lenses and laser vision correction services.

Our optician Eli Moscovitz has been with us for about fifteen years. Eli has served on the State Board of Examiners for Opticianry, is NY State licensed in both eyeglasses and contact lens fitting and is nationally certified by the American Board of Opticianry.

Our office manager, Margaret Sanders (Peg), is now in her second year. Ann Corbin is still here on Mondays to help out and chat.

 

Directions to our office & Hours of operation

From the LI Expressway
To Exit 36 (Searingtown Road). Take Searingtown Road North, cross over Northern Blvd - Searingtown Road becomes Port Washington Blvd. Take Port Washington Blvd 2.5 miles into town of Port Washington. Make a Left turn on Main Street, go down about 4 traffic lights. We are at #76 Main Street - right next to Starbucks.

From TLC Laser Center and points South
Take Meadowbrook Parkway North to the exit for the Long Island Expressway. LIE to exit 36 and follow directions above.

Hours of Operation
  Office Open Dr. Katims
Monday 9-5 Off
Tuesday 9-6 9-6
Wednesday 9-6 9-6
Thursday 9-7 9-7
Friday 9-6 9-6
Saturday 9-4 9-4
Sunday Closed
     

 

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THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

THIS NOTICE IS EFFECTIVE 4/15/2003 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Right to Notice
 As a patient, you have the right to adequate notice of the uses and disclosures of your protected health information. Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA), Dr. S. Katims can use your protected health information for treatment, payment and health care operations.
a) Treatment - We may use or disclose your health information to a physician or other healthcare provider providing treatment to you.
b) Payment - We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services we provide you.
c) Health care operations - We may use and disclose your health information in connection with our healthcare operations. Healthcare operations include quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competency or qualifications of healthcare professionals, evaluating provider performance, conducting training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing or credentialing activities.

Your Authorization
Most uses and disclosures that do not fall under treatment, payment, health care operations will require your written authorization. Upon signing, you may revoke your authorization (in writing) through our practice at any time.

Emergency Situations
In the event of your incapacity or an emergency situation, we will disclose health information to a family member, or another person responsible for your care, using our professional judgment. We will only disclose health information that is directly relevant to the person's involvement in your healthcare.

Marketing
We will not use your health information for marketing communications without your written authorization.

Required by Law
We may also use or disclose your health information when we are required to do so by law.

Abuse or Neglect
We may disclose your health information to appropriate authorities if we reasonably believe that you are a possible victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence or the victim of other crimes. We may disclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert a serious threat to your or other people's health or safety.

National Security
We may disclose the health information of Armed Forces personnel to military authorities under certain circumstances. We may disclose health information to authorized federal officials required for lawful intelligence, counterintelligence and other national security activities. We may disclose health information of inmates or patients to the appropriate authorities under certain circumstances.

Appointment Reminders
We may use or disclose your health information to provide you with appointment reminders via phone, e-mail or letter.

Your Rights as a Patient
You have the right to restrict the disclosure of your protected health information (in writing). The request for restriction may be denied if the information is required for treatment, payment or health care operations.
-You have the right to receive confidential communications regarding your protected health information.
-You have the right to inspect and copy your protected health information.
-You have the right to amend your protected health information.
-You have the right to receive an account of disclosures of your protected health information.
-You have the right to a paper copy of this notice of privacy practices.

Legal Requirements
Dr. S. Katims is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information. We are required to abide by the terms of this notice as it is currently stated, and reserve the right to change this notice. The policies in any new notice will not be in effect until they are posted to this site, or are available within our office.

Complaints
If you have complaints regarding the way your protected health information was handled, you may submit a complaint in writing to our office. You will not be retaliated against in any manner for a complaint.

Contact Information
For further information about Dr. S. Katms’ privacy policies, please contact Dr. Katims at the following address or phone number:

76 Main Street Port Washington, NY 11050
516-767-2106

 

76 Main Street • Port Washington, NY 11050 • 516-767-2106 • info@katims.com
Copyright (c) 2002 • Dr. Sandy Katims, O.D. • All Rights Reserved
How Glasses Are Made



Lenses in your glasses bend light in a manner which brings the light to a focus inside the eye on the retina. Once the proper lens has been prescribed, glasses can be ordered. The lens is the important part here, and frames must be selected which will properly hold the prescribed lens.

For our purposes here we will show how the simplest of lenses are fabricated. The single vision lens has constant power throughout the lens – there are no variations as there are in bifocals or progressive lenses. The lens here is a stock lens; it already has power and is ordered from stock – it is not a custom made lens. Most bifocals and progressives are “surfaced lenses”; this means we order it custom made from an optical laboratory. When it comes to us, it may look just like the stock lens – it is then “cut” here in our laboratory.

The first step is to align the lens in the lensometer to properly account for prescribed astigmatism and to mark the optical center of the lens.

The lens is then placed in a centrator which allows us to align the lens perfectly and place a blocking pad over the optical center. The blocking pad will hold the lens when it is placed in the edger.

The frame to be used is placed in the “tracer”. The tracer has a stylus which travels around the inside of the frame tracing it’s contour. We then have a picture of the lens shape which is accurate to fractions of a millimeter. The picture on the screen of the edger allows us to place the optical center of each lens directly over the pupil of each eye. Inaccurate placement of optical centers can be a cause of visual discomfort (asthenopia).

The edger then cuts the lens to the desired shape. When the lens is removed from the edger, the edges of the lens are sharp; the lens is then hand beveled to smooth out the edges.

The lens can then be scratch-resistant coated, UV coated, tinted or edge polished before being inserted into the frame.

 

Lenses

There are many types of lenses, the most common of which are single vision lenses, bifocals and progressives. Bifocals and progressives are used when there are different prescriptions for distance and near viewing. The lens is then required to have one prescription on the upper portion of the lens and another prescription in the lower portion. The lower portion is almost always the area used for near vision.

If the change in power is abrupt, there is a definite line or circle created where the power changes. This is what exists with the round seg, or Flat-Top Bifocal.

If the change in power is gradual, as it is in progressives, there is no visible line. The other advantage of progressives is that by tilting the head to look through different parts of the lens, one can focus for any intermediate distance as well as close up.

Most lenses can be made of glass, plastic or polycarbonate. The most popular is plastic. Plastic lenses are available in with different indexes of refraction – so they can be made thinner then conventional plastic. Polycarbonate lenses are more protective than glass or plastic lenses. Polycarbs are used for children, sports glasses and for monocular patients. Contrary to their advertising, they are NOT “only available at LensCrafters.”

The most common add-ons for lenses are simple tints, reflection-free coating and polarization.

Reflection-free coating rids the lens of un-wanted reflections. Glasses are more cosmetically pleasing and vision is enhanced by less distractions caused by reflections. In most of Europe, reflection free coating is required by law if you drive at night. The down-side of this coating is that it must be kept very clean. Fingerprints, smudges and dirt are much more visible on these coated lenses.

Polarization eliminates reflected glare off of a horizontal flat surface. It is particularly effective on the water. For example, if you are looking West in the afternoon, the sun causes significant reflections on the water. Regular sunglasses will dull the reflections, but polarized glasses will virtually eliminate them. This add on is also valuable in bright sunlight on a wet road or on a sunny day on the snow.

 

Frames

We feature what may be one of the largest frame selections in a private setting on Long Island. Frames are priced from roughly $ 95.00 to $ 325.00. Our designer lines include, but are not limited to the following:
 

  • Giorgio Armani
  • Calvin Klein
  • DKNY
  • Jones New York
  • Dolce & Gabbana
  • Tommy Hilfiger
  • Polo Ralph Lauren
  • Silhouette
  • Brooks Brothers
  • Maui Jim
  • Esprit
  • Michael Kors
  
  • Nautica
  • Kenneth Cole
  • Elle
  • Gucci
  • Chaps
  • Lanvin
  • Red Rose
  • Flexon (frames that bend)
  • Fendi
  • Kate Spade
  • Moschino
  • Vera Wang
  • PRADA
 

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76 Main Street • Port Washington, NY 11050 • 516-767-2106 • info@katims.com
Copyright (c) 2002 • Dr. Sandy Katims, O.D. • All Rights Reserved