Eye Exams

Besides helping you maintain the best vision possible, eye exams can help detect and treat a number of eye ailments before they turn into something much more serious. They can even alert you to general health conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. That's why we strongly encourage you to keep up with a regular schedule of eye exams, especially if your family has a history of eye or other health problems.

Warning Signs of Vision Problems

· Reading and doing close-up work, such as sewing, becomes increasingly difficult
· There are changes in the way you see color
· Experience impaired vision at night, especially while driving, caused by effects of bright light
· Double Vision
· Frequent changes in your eyeglass prescription
· Problems with glare from lamps or the sun
· Halos around lights
· White spot or cloudy spot in the lens of the eye
· Trouble seeing things to your side

Your Eye Exam

The Independent Doctors of Optometry recommend a comprehensive eye exam.
Your exam will likely include:

· Reviewing vision problems, general health, current medications, working environment, hobbies, etc.
· Examining eyes for signs of possible disorders, including cataracts and retinal problems
· Evaluating current prescription
· Testing eyes' ability to see clearly at all distances
· Measuring the fluid pressure in the eye, which is an important test in detecting glaucoma
· Testing eye coordination and muscle control
· Measuring eyes' ability to change focus