Importance of Annual Eye Exams

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What is a Routine Eye Exam?
A routine eye exam, as the name says, is the
procedure of getting your eyes checked by
professionals on a regular basis to make sure
that your eyes are healthy. Your eyes will be
examined for common eye disorders, your eye
coordination will be evaluated, and your overall
health will be assessed based on any symptoms
that arise from problems within or close to your
eyes. During the course of your eye exam, your
optometrist will perform a variety of tests to
look for any potential illnesses rather than just
calculating the prescription for your eyeglasses
or contact lenses.
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It helps detect other medical health concerns
such as diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.
It helps in early detection of eye diseases
such as glaucoma, AMD, etc.
Importance of Eye Exams
It helps maintain a healthy eyesight that is
important in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
It helps detect refractive disorders such as
myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.
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TYPES OF EYE TESTS
Visual Acuity
Eye Focusing
It is a test that examines how well your eyes
move, focus, and collaborate.
It is done to measure how well each eye see.
Preliminary Tests
Optical Prescription
Eye pressure
It is critical for eye disorders such as
glaucoma and corneal damage
It includes examining your peripheral vision.
It is done to see if there are any updates that
can provide clearer vision
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TYPES OF EYE TESTS
Ophthalmoscopy It can identify cataracts,
retinal detachment, glaucoma, and macular
degeneration.
Refraction This test is done to determine
whether you have nearsightedness,
farsightedness, or astigmatism
Keratometry
It measures how a circle of light focused on
your eye's cornea bounces back.
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WHO SHOULD GET AN EYE EXAM?
Eye exams are for all, especially in todays time
when we spend most of our time on digital
screens such as mobile phones, laptops and
television. Even if your eyesight is fine most
of the time, you should still have an eye checkup
once a year at the very least. Eye exams for
people with eye problems will help them keep
their prescriptions up to date and enable their
eye doctor to spot any eye disorders or other
issues affecting their vision. Laser eye surgery
may be advised to patients having refractive eye
disorders. Getting your kids' eyesight checked
can guarantee that there are no issues, and if
there are, your doctor can recommend timely
treatment.
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CONCLUSION
The eyes are one of the most important body
organs. Hence, it is crucial to be very careful
about your eye health at all times. More often
than not, many eye and vision problems show no
indications or symptoms. This means that you
might not even realize there is a problem until
your eyesight starts to get worse. Therefore, it
is indispensable to get your eye exam conducted
at least once a year.
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