All about a Proper Eye Examination?

Posted by Optix Family Eyecare on March 4th, 2016

The eye is the most important and definitely the most beautiful organ in the human body. It is essential to maintain proper eye health to keep this organ both beautiful and functioning to its maximum capability.  This can be achieved by consuming nutritious and vitamin rich food.  Healthy eye sight can help an individual live better.  It is important to routinely check eye health. This can be done by visiting our expert vision doctors long island and getting regular eye exams long island.  Our eye doctors will evaluate vision, eye health and assess overall health by just looking inside the eyes.

AN EYE EXAMINATION:

An eye examination will usually take around 30 minutes and is done by the optometrist or the Vision doctors long island. Regular eye exams are critical to the early discovery of eye problems such as glaucoma, age related macular degeneration, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy and more. The optometrist will do the following while carrying out eye exams long island. They are as follows:

•  EXAMINING THE EYES: The optometrist will examine the outside and inside of the patient’s eyes. He/she will perform various tests to lead to a diagnosis on the eye health.

•  INTERIOR CHECK: The eye specialist will examine the interior of the eye using an ophthalmoscope, looking for diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, to name a few.

•  HEALTH HISTORY: The optometrist will also ask and confirm the details of past health history and will learn about your general health. Its particularly important to understand the risk factors related to eye health and general health within the family history.

•  EYE MOVEMENTS AND CO-ORDINATION: The optometrist will check if the eyes are working together or independently. She/he will also ensure that the eye muscles are not strained and are exhibiting a good muscle balance.

•  VISION TESTS: The eye specialist will perform the vision test, or refraction.  The vision quality will be tested by using several lenses of different magnifications.  

•  EXTRA TESTS: In our office, we go above and beyond to assess the eye’s health. We perform additional tests like photography of eye’s interior and OCT (Ocular Coherence Tomography).  These tests allow for the earliest possible detection of certain eye diseases that can affect a person’s vision for life.  Early detection can lead to early intervention and perhaps a cure.

•  POST EYE EXAMINATION: The optometrists after performing all the necessary vision tests might finally suggest some eyeglasses long island if needed by the patient.

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