# Eye care for Families

> "I would rather not drive to three different places for three different people."

The practice sees infants from six months through to adults in their nineties, so a whole family can be managed in one place with one set of records and one relationship.

Family eye care sounds like a convenience argument and is actually a clinical one. Several eye conditions run in families, and knowing that a grandparent has glaucoma changes how a grandchild is screened.

Keratoconus has a genetic component, which means first degree relatives of a diagnosed patient should be screened during their teens and twenties. Glaucoma risk is substantially raised by family history. High myopia in both parents strongly predicts myopia in children.

Seeing a whole family in one practice means those connections get made rather than sitting in three separate sets of notes.

## What matters most

**Family history matters clinically**

Glaucoma, keratoconus and high myopia all carry familial risk that changes how relatives are screened.

**Different ages, different needs**

Infants, school children, working adults and older patients all need different examinations, and all are provided here.

**One place, one relationship**

Records in one place, and a practice that knows the family rather than the appointment.

## Where to start

- [Pediatric care](https://eyedoctorphoenixaz.com/pediatric-vision-care): From six months of age
- [Adult exams](https://eyedoctorphoenixaz.com/comprehensive-eye-exams/adult-eye-exams): Annual comprehensive examination
- [Senior exams](https://eyedoctorphoenixaz.com/comprehensive-eye-exams/senior-eye-exams): Cataract, glaucoma and macular assessment


## Questions and answers
**Can we book family appointments together?**

Yes. Mention it when booking and the office will arrange consecutive appointments.

**Should my child be screened if I have keratoconus?**

Yes. There is a genetic component and first degree relatives are worth mapping during the teenage and young adult years.

---## About this practice
Arizona's Vision Eye Care Center, 15215 S 48th St Ste 180, Phoenix, AZ 85044.
Phone (480) 706-3937. Monday to Thursday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Independent optometry practice, founded 1994. One location. Does not perform refractive or cataract surgery.
This site publishes no star rating and no review count, because the figures across the practice's own properties contradict one another and cannot be verified.
This page is general information, not medical advice.