Coastal Pediatric Associates is pleased to now offer non-invasive, state-of-the-art vision screening utilizing the Diopsys Enfant system. 

The Enfant uses a technology called Visual Evoked Potential (VEP), which evaluates the child's response to an external stimulus along the entire visual pathway from the lens of the eye to the visual cortex of the brain.  By using VEP, the Enfant is able to identify optical or neural abnormalities related to vision that your pediatrician would not otherwise be able to detect.

The Enfant can detect problems even in the absence of obvious symptoms, such as optic nerve changes or strabismus (ocular misalignment) that may indicate amblyopia (reduced vision in an eye that has not received adequate use during early childhood).  It is also able to quantify abnormalities, which is extremely important in determining a course of treatment.

Vision screening with the Enfant will be offered annually at all Well Child Encounters (check-ups) starting at 6 months of age.  If you would like to schedule your child's vision screening sooner, please call our office, or click the "Request Appointment" link at the top of this page.

For more information regarding the Enfant vision screening, please visit the (Diopsys) website.

Coastal Pediatric Associates is excited to offer you two new ways to schedule appointments for your children.

Online Appointment Request Page -- Parents may now utilize our website to request appointments for their children.  By clicking the "Request Appointment" link on the green bar at the top of the webpage, parents will be directed to an online form.  Upon receipt of your request, our Medical Office Assistants will schedule an appointment with the time, date, location and physician of your choosing.  You will then receive an emailed reminder card confirming your appointment.

For those parents who prefer to interact with a telephone representative, we also offer the following:

After-Hours Appointment Scheduling Service -- Parents have been very pleased with our after-hours nurse triage service.  Our nurses now have the capacity to schedule an appointment for your child even after the office is closed.  After discussing your child's medical problem, our nurses will ask you if you would like to schedule an appointment.  You will be offered an appointment with the time, date, location and physician of your choosing. 

It is our hope that these new services will allow you to acquire appointments in a more efficient manner.  Give these new services a try!  We are looking forward to seeing your child and hearing your feedback.