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Eye Care in Livingston County
Optometry and eyewear for Livingston County and the wider Ann Arbor area — same-week appointments, most vision plans accepted.
Clients across Livingston County rely on Dr. Steven Lutz & Associates for dependable, professional service.
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Every service, for Livingston County patients
The full practice is available to Livingston County patients — the same doctor from your first visit to your next recall.
Livingston County patients who want a thorough vision exam rather than a rushed refraction book with Dr. Steven Lutz & Associates in Ann Arbor. Brighton, Howell, Hartland, Pinckney, Hamburg Township, and Fowlerville families come here for family eye care that includes retinal imaging when it is recommended, a contact lens exam when the eyes need it, and enough time to hear what the findings mean in plain language. You will need an appointment. Parking on the lot is free, and the entrance, parking, and restroom are wheelchair accessible.
University-affiliated and hospital eye clinics in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County loom large for anyone driving south from Livingston County, and some people prefer that setting. Others specifically ask for a smaller independent office that feels less sterile and less hurried. That is this practice. Dr. Steven Lutz and Dr. Stephanie Krieg lead the clinical work. Patients mention helpful staff, insurance help, retinal photos, and a personable doctor who answers questions with detailed information about the exam. Clinical findings stay separate from product recommendations, so you can decline glasses or contacts without a hard sell.
Specialty contact work is treated as craft because Dr. Lutz has keratoconus and wears scleral lenses himself. Hard-to-fit contacts, myopia management, dry eye, and long-term ocular disease monitoring sit alongside everyday glasses work. If a child's nearsightedness keeps getting stronger every year, or conventional lenses never sat right on an irregular cornea, those are the conversations the office is built to have. People also travel in from Oakland County, Novi, Jackson, and Monroe County when they want medical eye care instead of a chain-style conversion visit. Request a time at (734) 769-2909.
How we work in Livingston County
Comprehensive Vision Exams
A comprehensive vision exam for a Livingston County patient is a medical visit, not a glasses transaction. Dr. Lutz and Dr. Krieg look past the refraction for problems that stay quiet until they are not. Retinal imaging may be offered by age or risk; the reason and any extra fee are named first, and non-urgent options can be declined.
Scleral & Hard-to-Fit Contact Lenses
Scleral lenses and other hard-to-fit contacts are a particular strength of this Ann Arbor practice, which matters if you live in Brighton or Howell and have already been told soft lenses will not work. Dr. Lutz lectures on this fitting work and wears sclerals himself, so keratoconus and irregular corneas are discussed as lived craft. Insurance limits on specialty lenses are named honestly; coverage is never invented.
Dry Eye Assessment and Treatment
When eyes feel sandy on the drive between Fowlerville and Ann Arbor, pharmacy-aisle drops often stall out. Dry eye assessment and treatment here looks at the ocular surface and at meibomian gland dysfunction rather than handing you another bottle. If a medical finding shifts billing from a vision plan to medical insurance, that change is explained before checkout becomes a surprise.
Pediatric Eye Exams
Pediatric eye exams for Livingston County kids are family eye care, not a miniature adult refraction. The doctors watch for myopia that is still climbing and for issues a child will not volunteer. Parents from Hartland and Pinckney can ask what a kids visit actually includes before anyone talks specialty treatments.
Diabetic Eye Exams
Diabetic eye exams are medical visits. Livingston County patients who already see a primary doctor in Howell or Brighton still need someone looking at the retina for early changes. This office does that monitoring, and it is not a stand-in for an ophthalmologist when surgery belongs on the table; the team will say so.
Myopia Management & Ortho-K
Myopia management and ortho-k, including CRT lenses, are for kids whose prescriptions keep marching stronger. Livingston County parents often want to know what overnight wear really asks of a household. The answer starts with a real exam, a plain discussion of tradeoffs, and no push to start a program the family cannot keep up.
Ocular Disease Management
Ocular disease management means ongoing monitoring, not a one-time scare. Glaucoma risk, macular changes, and other medical findings get a follow-up plan in short sentences. If a prior rushed visit skipped eyelid and ocular-surface health, say that at the start so this exam can cover what was missed.
LASIK Co-Management
LASIK co-management is pre-op and post-op care with referral coordination, not surgery inside this office. Livingston County patients who want a local optometrist in the loop before and after a procedure can use this practice for that coordination. Recommendations stay tied to findings, not to a surgical quota.
Contact Lens Exams
A contact lens exam here covers daily disposables, monthlies, and astigmatism, and it is a health visit rather than a reorder kiosk. Modality is compared by comfort, hygiene, and ocular surface, not by which box is easier to sell. You can fill a valid prescription where you choose, including online, within applicable rules.
Eye Glass Lens Options
Eye glass lens options include new frames, new lenses in frames you already like, and a pupillary distance when you ask for your measurements. Livingston County patients who only need lenses can say that up front. Color fringing when you look down at a phone is treated as a real troubleshooting problem, not something you must silently get used to.
Sunglasses
Prescription sunglasses and UV-protective pairs are part of the curated eyewear, kept separate from the medical exam. Shop the optical because you want a pair that fits and matches the Rx, not because the exam was a funnel into retail. Frame allowances on vision plans are explained at the desk; they often cover less than people expect.
Livingston County questions, answered
Do you see patients who drive in from Brighton, Howell, or Pinckney?
Yes. Livingston County is in the service territory, including Brighton, Howell, Hartland, Pinckney, Hamburg Township, and Fowlerville. Book ahead at (734) 769-2909; the office works by appointment.
If my child's nearsightedness keeps getting stronger, can we talk about myopia management without living in Ann Arbor?
Yes. Myopia management and ortho-k are offered to families who travel in, including from Livingston County. The first step is a pediatric exam so the recommendation matches the child's eyes, not a brochure.
Will retinal imaging or dilation show up as a surprise add-on?
Imaging and dilation are explained before they are done — what they screen for, why they are offered, and that you can decline non-urgent extras. Vision plans often treat those tests differently from the exam itself, so ask at the desk about the out-of-pocket piece.
Will you release my prescription and pupillary distance if I buy glasses somewhere else?
You can fill glasses and contact prescriptions where you choose within applicable rules. Ask for the records and measurements you need, including PD. The clinical visit is not held hostage to an in-office optical purchase.
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