Comprehensive Eye Evaluations
The comprehensive examination at Chester County Eye Care is a thorough evaluation of the eye and visual system. Aside from determining the need for optical correction, your ocular health will be assessed and you will be evaluated for conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. An eye examination may also reveal complications of systemic diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension, as well as complications from medications.
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What to Expect at the Examination:
- Review of your personal and family health histories so that specific issues may be addressed.
- Visual acuity measurement that determines how well you are seeing.
- Refraction, which is the procedure that determines your optical prescription for glasses, contact lenses, and refractive surgery.
- Ocular motility to determine if your eyes are moving properly.
- Confrontation fields to check your side/peripheral vision.
- Pupil assessment to check for proper pupil response to light.
- Slit lamp exam, which is a microscopic evaluation of the ocular tissues, such as the lids, conjunctiva, cornea, iris, and crystalline lens.
- Tonometry, which measures the pressure of the eye.
- Dilated exam, which allows for evaluation of the structures inside the eye, such as the retina, optic nerve, and blood vessels.
- Discussion of the examination results and treatment options.
- Allow at least one hour for your visit.
- Other tests may be performed as needed that may include: color vision, stereopsis, corneal topography, pachymetry, automated visual fields, retinal tomography, angiography, and photography.
Frequency of Examination
Children should receive their first eye exam by age 3, unless earlier evaluation is warranted (premature birth, signs or symptoms of an eye problem).
- Most healthy children and young adults should be seen every two years.
- Contact lens wearers, older adults (those over 65), and individuals with certain conditions, such as diabetes, should be seen at least once a year.