Early Detection for Healthy Vision
It is recommended to have an eye exam at least once a year to detect any vision conditions, eye diseases or other problems early on. At your exam, you will be asked to provide a medical history regarding vision and other pertinent health information. If you have prescription glasses or contact lenses, please bring them with you to your consultation.
A routine eye exam should last between 20 minutes and 1 hour during which a sequence of tests will be performed. The types of test and the duration will be largely dependent on what the optometrist finds. Besides for your prescription, we will check for eye disorders and corneal irregularities such as keratoconus (when the cornea becomes thinner and bulges forward, causing potentially significant vision loss).
What To Expect During Your Eye Exam
Right when you check-in, our technician will run the auto keratometer to measure the curvature of your eyes. This will give us more information than just your prescription. We will also check the pressure of the eyes. The Swept Source Topcon OCT, one of the newest pieces of technology in the field, will be used to screen your retina and check your neuro-fiber layer. Depending on the patient, we may also use digital retina imaging and/or a glaucoma screening.
We will then review your medical history as well as visual acuity (by using the eye chart), and check your intraocular muscle function, confrontation visual fields, and the visual skills of both eyes. Our optometrist will determine your prescription and perform a health and wellness check of the eyes, including the front and back of both.
