Physical, school, health fair, or drivers vision screenings cannot substitute for routine exams with your eye doctor. Your eye doctor will perform a comprehensive examination of your vision and eye health to include testing of:
- Far and Near Visual Acuity
- Eye Muscle Coordination
- Side or Peripheral Vision – to screen for problems affecting the visual pathway from the eyes to the back of the brain including glaucoma, strokes, and tumors
- Pupil Response to Light
- Refraction – to detect nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia
- Intraocular Pressure – to measure the pressure inside the eye, which is part of glaucoma testing
- Anterior Segment of the Eye – to check for conditions affecting the front of the eye including the eyelid area, conjunctiva, cornea, and iris
- Posterior Segment of the Eye – to check for conditions toward the back of the eye such as cataracts, floaters, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy
