What is a comprehensive eye exam?

A comprehensive eye exam is a complete evaluation of your eyes and vision. During a comprehensive eye exam, your doctor of optometry will test your eyes for common problems and conditions, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and cataracts. He or she will also check the health of your eyes and measure how well you see.

AN EYE EXAM TAKES 30 MINUTES

During your first appointment, you’ll be asked a series of questions. You may be given a full ophthalmoscopy (a test of your eyes) as well as a visual acuity test. Your eye doctor will examine your eyes, check your vision, and make sure your eyes are healthy.

HOW IT IS DONE

Your eye doctor will give you a complete eye exam. He or she will check your vision and eye health. Your doctor will check your vision by having you read a group of letters and line them up on the chart. He or she will also test your eyesight with a series of eye exercises. 

Testing your eyesight

You will be asked to use a series of eye charts to test your eyesight. You may be asked to read a line of letters or numbers. Your eye doctor will position a chart at different distances from you and have you read the letters. The chart is attached to a machine that measures the distance at which you can see the letters or numbers.

You will also be asked to perform a number of eye exercises, such as looking at the eye chart at a distance. The doctor will move the eye chart closer or farther away from you and have you focus on the chart. The doctor will also ask you to focus on a light or a dark dot. If you have trouble focusing, your doctor may prescribe eyeglasses or contact lenses.

What is the most thorough eye exam?

Eye exams are a critical part of our overall health and well-being, yet many of us put them off for one reason or another. Maybe we think that an eye exam is just a routine check-up, or maybe we’re afraid of what the doctor might find. No matter what your reason for avoiding eye exams, it’s time to put that fear aside and make an appointment. A comprehensive eye exam can detect early signs of disease and other health problems.

This instrument magnifies the structures of the eye and allows the doctor to see them in great detail. With this information, the doctor can detect problems such as glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy.” Doctor D is proud to offer the most thorough eye exams in town. At Doctor D’s, we take time to make sure that you understand what’s going on with your eyes and are confident that your eyes are healthy.

Why should you have eye exams?

Some people think that they can tell if something is wrong with their eyes by looking in the mirror. However, this is not always the case.  Another important reason to have an eye exam is that about half of all Americans will eventually develop cataracts, a disease of the eye that causes cloudiness in the lens. If you have cataracts, it is important to remove the cataracts before they get worse.

Eye exams can detect early signs of other diseases

Behind every vision problem is a disease. For example, people with diabetes may develop diabetic retinopathy, a condition that can result in blindness. Another disease, called macular degeneration, causes change in the macula, the part of the eye that is responsible for central vision. Fortunately, a comprehensive eye exam can detect the early signs of eye disease and other health conditions.

What is eye drugs?

Eye drugs are medications that can be used to treat eye problems. They can be prescribed if your eye doctor determines that you need them.

Eye drugs can be used to treat things such as:

– Glaucoma. This is a disease that causes the optic nerve to become thin. It can lead to damage of the optic nerve and vision loss. 

– Macular Degeneration. This is a disease that causes changes in the macula, the part of the eye that is responsible for central vision. It causes a loss of central vision and can lead to blindness. – Cataracts. This is a disease that causes cloudiness in the lens of the eye. It can eventually lead to complete blindness. What is eye testing?

Eye testing is a test that uses a special instrument to view and measure your eyes. To perform an eye test, your doctor will hold a light at a specific distance from you, and ask you to look at a chart that has lines or letters on it. Your doctor will then move the light closer or farther from you, and ask you to focus on the letters or numbers. Your doctor may also have you focus on one or more bright or dark dots. Testing your vision Your doctor will first ask you to read a line of letters or numbers.  The doctor will ask you to focus on a light, a dark dot, or both.

The doctor is looking for things like:

– Nearsightedness. Nearsightedness is a condition that causes your eyes to focus on objects that are close.

– Farsightedness. Farsightedness is a condition that causes your eyes to focus on objects that are far away.

– Astigmatism. Astigmatism is a condition that has two lines in your eyes.

– Hyperopia. Hyperopia is a condition that causes you to have nearsightedness.

– Hypotonia. Hypotonia is a condition that causes you to have farsightedness.

– Myopia. Myopia is a condition that has your eyes focused on near objects.

– Presbyopia. Presbyopia is a condition that causes your eyes to be blurry and tired.