Exams
A comprehensive eye exam measures your vision and evaluates the health of the entire eye, inside and out. It is the single best way to catch problems while they are still easy to treat.
Every adult and child, whether or not you currently wear glasses. Most patients are seen once a year; we'll tell you if you need to come more often.
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A screening at school, work, or the DMV only asks whether you can read a line of letters. A comprehensive exam looks at the front and back of the eye, measures pressure inside it, checks how the two eyes work together, and compares this year's images to last year's. Plenty of serious problems — glaucoma, early diabetic changes, a thinning retina — cause no blur at all in the beginning. Passing a screening does not rule any of them out.
The eye is the only place a doctor can look directly at blood vessels and nerve tissue without a single incision. Because of that, an eye exam sometimes turns up the first evidence of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or a neurological problem. When we see something that belongs in your doctor's hands, we send the findings along and explain what we saw and why it matters.
Most adults and children do well with a yearly exam. Come more often if you have diabetes, are being watched for glaucoma, wear contact lenses, take a medication that affects the eyes, or have a family history of retinal disease. If your last exam was more than a year ago, that is reason enough to book now — we will tell you honestly when you need to return.
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