Welcome to Dodge Family Eye Care in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, our mission is to preserve, restore and enhance the vision of every member of your family. 717-910-4590 http://optical-harrisburg.com

1. Welcome to Dodge Family Eye Care
At our Harrisburg, Pennsylvania eye care practice, our mission is to preserve, restore and enhance the
vision of every member of your family. Here at Dodge Family Eye Care, we are committed to giving you
the most thorough eye care and personal attention using the most modern technology. Our staff of
experienced optometrists and opticians takes the time to listen to your specific eye care needs and
exceeds your expectations.

2. We proudly offer the following services:
Comprehensive eye examinations
Contact lens exam and fittings, including hard to fit contacts
A Large selection of designer eyewear
Treatment of eye diseases
Diabetic eye care
An Optical Boutique
As dedicated eye care professionals, we recognize the trust our patients place in us and it is our mission
to meet and exceed those expectations. We invite you to come to our practice and receive the quality
attention that you deserve. At Dodge Family Eye Care, we take the time to care for you and your eyes.

3. Dodge Family Eye Care
Imagine a professional office that knows the names of other family members as well as that of the
patient, an office that answers 80% of telephone calls by the third ring with a live person, that facilitates
communication with patients by providing the doctor's personal email address and a staff email address
to all our patients, an office that provides 24/7 emergency eye care coverage thereby eliminating in
most cases costly and time consuming visits to emergency rooms.
Our patients tell us they value the extra time we spend with them to explain not only their eye findings,
but also how systemic diseases can affect one's vision. For over 30 years we have included blood
pressure measurement as part of our annual eye health examinations. More recently, we have discussed
nutrition as a vital part of maintaining eye health and vision in life's later years. As a further commitment
to our patients and our community, we participate in a national program and provide no charge infant
exams up to the age of 2 years.
Our office philosophy is simple: Save lives, save vision, sell quality vision products- in that order.
Office Hours
Monday: 8:30am - 6:00pm
Tuesday: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Wednesday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thursday: 8:30am - 1:00pm
Friday: 8:30am - 2:00pm
Saturday: 8:00am - 12:30pm

4. About Dr. Peter Dodge
Peter Dodge is a graduate of Horace Mann High School in NYC and Swarthmore College in
Pennsylvania. He received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of
Optometry in Philadelphia (recently renamed Salus University) where he was a member of Beta
Sigma Kappa honoring academic excellence. He believes in lifetime learning and each year takes
40-50 hours of continuing education courses.
Dr. Dodge is a member of the American Optometric Association, the Pennsylvania Optometric
Association, and a former member of the United States Professional Tennis Association. He
financed a large part of his professional education as a professional tennis teacher.

5. Contact Lenses
Soft Contact Lenses:
Soft contact lenses are the most commonly prescribed due to the fact that they are extremely
comfortable. Soft contacts are now available for patients with astigmatism and dry eyes and can now
even change the color of your eyes. Soft contact lenses include:
Daily Wear: These can be worn up to 12 hours but must be removed and cleaned at night
Extended Wear: These can be worn on a more flexible schedule than daily wear
Disposable: These are meant to be worn for a short time and then discarded
Color-Changing: These can change the color of your eyes even if vision correction is not needed
Hard Contact Lenses:
Also called rigid or gas-permeable lenses, hard contact lenses offer sharper vision and can correct
nearsightedness or astigmatism. However, hard contact lenses take longer to adjust to than soft contact
lenses.
At Dodge Family Eye Care, we offer all types and brands of contact lenses specifically fitted for each
individual's needs. It is very important that your lenses are fitted correctly based on your prescription,
eye shape and specific needs.

6. What Is Astigmatism?
Astigmatism is a common eye condition that's easily corrected by eyeglasses, contact lenses, or surgery.
Astigmatism is characterized by an irregular curvature of the cornea. This is one type of refractive error.
Astigmatism occurs in nearly everybody to some degree. For significant curvature, treatment is required.
A person's eye is naturally spherical in shape. Under normal circumstances, when light enters the eye, it
refracts evenly, creating a clear view of the object. However, the eye of a person with astigmatism is
shaped more like a football or the back of a spoon. For this person, when light enters the eye it is
refracted more in one direction than the other, allowing only part of the object to be in focus at one
time. Objects at any distance can appear blurry and wavy.
Nearsightedness
Nearsightedness (myopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see objects near to you clearly,
but objects farther away are blurry.
Farsightedness
Farsightedness (hyperopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see distant objects clearly,
but objects nearby may be blurry.
Infant Eye Exams
Our InfantSEE program provides a one-time, no cost eye and vision assessment for babies up to
12 months of age. An eye and vision assessment is an important step in making sure your baby
is learning to see properly.