Eye exams are an important part of one’s general health maintenance. It is vital to have your eyes checked regularly to ensure that vision is at its best. Regular eye health exams will also check for signs of eye disease or conditions that can affect not only your vision but your overall health, especially as you become older. We have an independent doctor of optometry available for eye exams but outside prescriptions are always welcome.

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Vision Screening vs. a Comprehensive Eye Exam

Recommending regular eye exams are extremely different than a vision
screening. A vision screening is a basic test that indicates if you
have difficulty seeing and that may require further assessment or
corrective measures. It can be performed by anyone, whether it is a
school nurse, a pediatrician or even a volunteer at a vision clinic. A
vision screening usually only checks vision, it does not check eye
health. Also, most vision screenings for kids only check for
nearsightedness (the inability to see things that are farther away).

A comprehensive eye exam can only be performed by an eye doctor as it
requires special knowledge and equipment to look around and into your
eye to check your eye and vision health. A comprehensive eye
examination will also provide an accurate prescription for eyeglasses
or contact lenses. Our optometrist can assess whether there are
underlying causes for vision problems and whether there are any signs
of disease which can threaten your site and the health of your eye.

Eye Exams for Eye Health

Eye exams are critical because many vision threatening eye diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts, or diabetic retinopathy. These issues usually have no or minimal symptoms until the disease has progressed. Early detection and treatment is essential
to halting or slowing down the progression of the disease and saving your eyesight. During a comprehensive eye examination, your eye doctor will be looking for initial signs of these diseases. If a problem with your eyes arises such as red eyes, eye allergies, dry eyes, eye swelling,eye pain, call our eye doctor as soon as possible since they are specifically trained to treat eye diseases.