Close your eyes
Close your eyes for a few minutes and try to go about your day without sight. Difficult isn’t it? Now think you value your sight and when you valule something, you protect it. The best way to protect your sight is to have regular eye exams. There are some standard procedures you can expect at a standard eye exam.
· A review of your personal and family health history and any history of eye issues.
· Using an eye chart your eyes will be evaluated for both near and far vision
· Near vision test determine if you have presbyopia and need bifocals or progressive lenses.
· You will be evaluated for nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia.
· An eye pressure test and examination of the optic nerve to check for glaucoma.
· An interior examination of the eyes to rule out other eye problems like cataracts, or macular degeneration.
How often you should have you eyes checked is another consideration. Eye care experts recommend that adults have a complete eye examination once every one to three years. Things to take into consideration about time between exams are: age and risk factors for eye issues, and if you currently wear corrective lenses. Seek eye care more often if you already wear corrective eye wear.
It is important for children to have routine eye exams as well. A few guide lines for children and eye care health are:
· Have their first eye exam by six month of age if there are no issues, a second eye exam by age three. Children need a second eye exam at age three.
· Have an eye exam before starting school. This is critical as 80 percent of information children receive in the classroom is through visual means.
· For risk-free children who do not wear corrective lenses, should have an eye exam every two years until they are 18.
There are some children who have higher risk factors for vision problems and may need corrective lenses even earlier than six month, or may need more frequent eye exam throughout their childhood.
· Children with a history of premature birth and or low birth weight.
· Developmental delays
· Eyes that are turned or crossed
· Family history of eye disease
· History of Mother with infection while expecting the child.
· Any child with corrective lens needs a yearly eye exam
Nothing is as precious as the gift of vision. Protect your eye and keep them healthy with regular eye examinations.
