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A thorough eye examination consists of a variety of tests designed to measure visual acuity and other vision faculties, as well as observe the health of the eye and check for common eye diseases. There is no discomfort associated with an exam, and they typically take less than an hour. Your pupils are dilated or made larger with eyedrops so that the doctor can see inside the eye to view the retina and optic nerve.
Eye exams are recommended regularly throughout all phases of one’s life. Below is the standard recommendation unless you are already diagnosed as near or farsighted. Then you should have exams every 1-2 years as needed to update glasses prescription.
1-3 Years of Age |
Infants should be checked during pediatric visits. |
3-6 Years | Eye exams are recommended every one to two years. |
7-18 Years | Eye exams should be scheduled as necessary. |
20-30 Years | One exam |
30-40 Years | Two exams |
40-50 Years | Every one to two years |
50 and Up | Every year |
People with diabetes should have at least one exam per year. Exams are also more frequent for monitoring patients already diagnosed with an eye condition, or with a hereditary predisposition to an eye disease.
Annual eye exams are vital to maintaining your vision and overall health. Castleman Eye Center offers the optomap® as an important part of our eye exams. The optomap® produces an image that is unique and provides your doctor with a high-resolution 200° image in order to ascertain the health of your retina. This is much wider than a traditional 45° image.
Many eye problems can develop without you knowing, in fact, you may not even notice any change in your sight – fortunately, diseases or damage such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinal tears or detachments, and other health problems such as diabetes and high blood pressure can be seen with a thorough exam of the retina.
The inclusion of optomap® as part of a comprehensive eye exam provides:
The optomap® is fast, easy, and comfortable for anyone. The entire image process consists of you looking into the device one eye at a time. The optomap® images are shown immediately on a computer screen so we can review it with you. Schedule your optomap® today!
The Castleman Eye Center is now offering a new, advanced test to evaluate the health of your eye and help detect glaucoma and retinal disease. The Cirrus HD-OCT performs a simple, yet powerful test which helps us identify early signs of eye problems which can lead to irreversible blindness. This test is quick, completely painless and does not touch the eye. The information the Cirrus HD-OCT gives the doctor can affect decisions about the need for further tests or treatment.
Contact us today to schedule an eye examination.
Your eyesight is invaluable.
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