Adult & Senior Eye Exams

Annual eye exams are recommended for adults and seniors. A comprehensive eye exam not only tests your eyeglass prescription but also tests for a variety of common ocular health conditions and disease. Conditions such as cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and macular degeneration are just a few that can be detected only through a comprehensive eye examination. A friendly staff member will start the exam with computerized automated refraction and eye pressure testing. You will then see the doctor, who begins with a thorough history of your previous eye exams, medications, and family medical history, then checks your eyeglass prescription for distance and near/computer vision. A detailed ocular health assessment follows, where cataracts, glaucoma, retinal disease and a host of other conditions are evaluated. Pupillary dilation may be required, and advanced testing such as Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), retinal photos and visual field testing may be recommended. The doctor will then summarize the results and provide a written prescription.