How often should I have an eye exam?

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How often should I have an eye exam?
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Content

• Introduction
• Comprehensive Dilated Eye Test
• Adults
• Children
• About Prakash Netralaya

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Introduction

• The common question How often should I have an
  eye exam? comes in everyones mind, but no one
  gets proper solution.
• So Dr.Ashwini Misal, eye specialist in Baner has
  written this article to give you your solution.
• Most eye care specialist recommends you to have a
  comprehensive eye test every one to two years,
  based on your age, risk factors and whether you
  currently wear eyeglasses or contact lenses.

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Comprehensive Dilated Eye Test

• In, dilated eye exam, doctor usually widens the
  eye pupil by pouring eye drops into eyes to allow
  closer insider look of eyes.
• This exam may not held to for getting new pair of
  contact lenses or eye glasses.
• To avoid blindness, everyone should have
  comprehensive eye test through dilated pupils
  regularly as prescribed by your eye specialist.

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Adults
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• For getting lifetime healthy vision, adults whose
  age is between 18 to 60 years should get complete
  comprehensive eye test at least every 2 years.
• Older adults whose age is 61 or more should have
  annual exams.

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"At risk" adults should have more frequent exams.
Risk factors for adults include

• Previous family history of eye disorder (macular
  degeneration, glaucoma, etc.)
• High blood pressure or Diabetes
• A visually demanding occupation or one that may
  pose hazards to the eyes
• Taking prescription or non-prescription drugs
  that may have visual or eye-related side effects
• Previous eye injuries or eye surgery

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Children
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• Regular eye checkup is necessary for children who
  are ready to learn in school and many experts
  said more than 80 percent of information that
  children receives in classroom is presented
  visually.
• Hence Pediatric eye checkup is crucial factor in
  todays life.
• Children mostly have their first eye test at
  their age of 6 months, another eye test at the
  age of three years and again at the beginning of
  school.
• Afterwards risk-free children can then have
  their eyes tests in every two years until age 18.
  
• Children with eye sight risk factors may need to
  gave their first eye test earlier than 6 months
  of their age and may need to have more frequent
  eye test throughout their childhood.

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Examples of risk factors include

• History of low birth weight or premature birth
• Developmental delays
• Mothers infection during pregnancy (examples
  rubella, venereal disease, herpes, AIDS)
• Any family history of eye disease
• Turned eyes (strabismus)
• High refractive errors
• Physical illness

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About Prakash Netralaya

• Prakash Netralaya is well established Eye clinic
  and a state of the art Ophthalmology practice,
  centrally located in Pashan.
• The aim of the practice is to provide inclusive
  surgical and medical ophthalmic care in a modern,
  paperless practice with cutting edge technology
  and communication techniques .
• We know that your time is valuable, thats why we
  offer a complete wide range of eye care services
  from basic eye care consultations to specialized
  care for those people suffering from complex
  problems there for providing our patients with
  the best ophthalmic eye care possible.
• For more details, please visit
  http//prakashnetralaya.in

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