Parkway Health Center
| 145 West University Parkway Orem, UT 84058 801-234-8530 Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm |
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The Parkway Health Center is located in Orem, Utah just off the University Parkway exit.
The Parkway Health Center offers a range of services including Optometry, contact lens services, vision correction alternatives and the latest styles in eyewear.
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- Optometrists/Optometry Services
- Ophthalmology Services
- Contact Lens Services
- Optical Shop
- Vision Correction Alternatives
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Optometrists/Optometry Services
Clair R. Palmer, O.D.
Clair R. Palmer, O.D. received his B.S. degree from Brigham Young University, and his Doctor of Optometry from the Southern California College of Optometry in Fullerton California. His professional interests include general optometry with a special
interest in contact lenses. He belongs to both the Utah and American Optometric associations. During his 20 years as the optometrist for the Utah Air National Guard, Dr. Palmer has practiced optometry in
England, Korea, Japan, Germany, Virginia, Delaware, South Dakota, and California. He has been on humanitarian missions
to Minsk, Belarus and Morocco. In his spare time Dr. Palmer enjoys traveling, woodworking, reading, good jazz, and
spending time with his ever expanding family.
Scott A. Larson, M.D.
Scott A. Larson provides medical and surgical care for a wide range of eye
diseases and visual impairments in children, evaluation and management
of strabismus in both children and adults. Dr. Larson provides specialized
care for patients from across the Intermountain West.
Our dedicated staff consists of Dr. Palmer (optometrist), Dr. Scott Larson (pediatric ophthalmologist) and Teri Idle (optician).
Ophthalmology Services
What sets the ophthalmology services at the Moran Eye Center at Parkway Health Center apart from other vision care options available in the Orem? We feel it is the outstanding training, experience and knowledge our ophthalmologists possess and the matchless referral options available to you. Dr. Palmer would be happy to discuss your options in regards to LASIK surgery or any other ophthalmology needs you may have.
Information about Moran ophthalmologists and ophthalmology services at the Moran Eye Center can be found on the Find a Doctor page.
Our pediatric ophthalmologist, Dr. Scott Larson is available for appointments every third Tuesday of the month.
Dr. Larson provides medical and surgical care for a wide range of eye diseases and visual impairments in children as well as evaluation and management of strabismus in both children and adults.
Contact Lens Services
At the Moran Eye Center at Parkway Health Center, we provide expert contact lens fittings and exams and offer the most current and comfortable contact lenses on the market. We have soft disposable lenses, soft disposable toric lenses (lenses that correct astigmatism), rigid gas permeable lenses, bifocal contacts and monovision lenses for our patients where both nearsightedness and farsightedness need correction.
If you are a new contact lens wearer, our staff of experienced doctors, technicians and opticians will teach you how to insert, remove and care for your contact lenses to make your transition to contacts easy and prevent any harm from occurring to your eyes.
We also offer prescription colored contact lenses and colored contacts for those who simply want to change their eye color. We are the regional experts in finding innovative solutions to our hard-to-fit patients. This includes patients who have very high prescriptions, dry eye, are continuous computer users, have chronic allergies, sensitive eyes and those who previously failed to adapt to contact lenses.
We offer a wide variety of contact lenses to fit every age group and lifestyle including, but not limited to: Acuvue Oasys-sphericals©, Acuvue colours©, Acuvue© advance toric, B&L© multifocal, Purevision© torics, Focus Nite and Day©, Dailies©, Freshlook© colors, and Boston© - rigid gas permeable lenses.
Optical Shop
At the Moran Eye Center at Parkway Health Center we carry the latest eyewear from the United States, France, Italy and Japan. We personalize your eyewear to complement your facial features as well as the shape of your face. We carry top of the line progressives, thin, lighter lens designs at affordable prices.
Eyeglasses: We cater to the forward thinking lifestyle of the residents in the Orem and throughout Utah County. Our frame inventory includes a wide range of innovative, fun, colorful frame lines including, but not limited to: Maui Jim©, Candies©, Coach©, Juicy Couture©, Kate Spade©, Marchon Flexon©, Bongo©, Barbie©, Giorgio Armani©, Ellen Tracy©, Guess©, IZOD©, Columbia©, Liz Claireborne©, and Fischer Price. Our special children's' line include Barbie©, Fisher Price, and Converse©. Our prices are affordable and range from $59.99 to $350.00.
Lenses: At the Moran Eye Center at Parkway Health Center we offer top of the line progressives, thin, light, reflection free and scratch resistant lens designs. Our Certified Opticians are experts in frames, lenses, lens repairs and fit. We are also the experts when it comes to lens construction with expertise in lens tinting for those with special sensitivities to light. We know from experience that eyewear is more than fashion. Your glasses must remain comfortable and stand up to daily wear, sometimes on the ski slope. We carry many frames that return to shape even after accidental bending.
Sunglasses: Our extensive line of sunglasses include: Oakley©, Kaenon©, Maui Jim©, Adidas©, and Smith©. These brands cater to active outdoor activities such as skiing, golfing, biking and running.
Accessories: And don't forget to pick up other eyewear accessories such as Oakley© repair kits, cleaning kits and cloths, safety eye wear, reading glasses, and Preser Vitamins© for macular degeneration.
Vision Correction Alternatives
As the intermountain West's regional referral facility for LASIK and other vision complications, our University center doctors conduct pre-operative and post-operative laser vision examinations. We are happy to talk with you about your vision correction options and suggest that you take advantage of the free educational forums in the evenings at Moran clinics several times each month. This will help you understand your options and helps determine if you are a candidate for LASIK surgery. Our forums last approximately one hour and are presented by one of our world-class ophthalmic surgeons.
John A. Moran Eye Center has three world class ophthalmologists specializing in corneal and refractive surgery. One such specialist is Geoffrey Tabin M.D., who is the director of the International Ophthalmology Division of the Moran Eye Center. (He is an avid rock climber and has reached the summit of Mt. Everest.) Dr. Tabin performs the latest in LASIK surgery in the state-of-the-art operating room at the 210,000 square foot John A. Moran Eye Center in Salt Lake City. The refractive ophthalmologists at the Moran Eye Center have some of the highest successful vision correction outcomes in the Western United States. The Moran Eye Center is a regional referral center for complications after LASIK, and for complex procedures where the patient has special needs. We are renowned for our caring approach to LASIK and other vision correction procedures and long-term follow up.
LASER: LASIK-including custom or wavefront technology with iris registration software Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK), Laser Epithelial Keratomileusis (LASEK) Epi-Lasik© and Intralase©
NON-LASER: Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments (INTACS©), Conductive Keratoplasty (CK), clear lens extraction (also called refractive lens exchange), implantable contact lenses, multifocal and accommodative lenses, custom LASIK technology, refractive lens exchange, corneal diseases and treatments; Surgeries: traditional corneal transplant, sutureless corneal transplant, partial thickness corneal transplants, artificial corneal, Intacs© for Keratoconus, corneal transplantation, high risk keratoplasty, keratoplasty in association with iris and lens abnormalities.