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Regardless of your age or physical health, it is important for everyone to have regular eye exams. Everyone over the age of 60 should be encouraged to have their eyes examined every 2 years; this is available under the NHS. If you are not able to leave home unaccompanied then the NHS will fund the sight test in your own home.
When an optician examines your eyes, he or she is doing more than checking to see if you need glasses. During a complete eye exam, your eye doctor will determine your prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses, but will also check your eyes for common eye diseases, assess how your eyes work together as a team and evaluate your eyes as an indicator of your overall health.
Here are some of the conditions that we will check for:
- Refractive Error: This refers to your prescription, including nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.
- Strabismus: Strabismus is defined as crossed or turned eyes. We check your eyes' alignment to be sure that they are working together. Strabismus causes problems with depth perception and can lead to amblyopia.
- Amblyopia: This occurs when the eyes are turned or when one eye has a much different prescription than the other. The brain will "shut off" the image from the turned or blurry eye. When left untreated, amblyopia can stunt the visual development of the affected eye, resulting in permanent vision impairment.
- Eye Diseases: Many eye diseases, such as glaucoma and diabetic eye disease, have no symptoms in their early stages. We will check the health of your eyes for signs of early problems. In most cases, early detection and treatment of eye diseases can help reduce the risk of permanent vision loss.
- Other Diseases: We can detect early signs of some other conditions and diseases by looking at your eye's blood vessels and retina. For example, we may be able to tell you if you are developing high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol.
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