Eye Exams
Testing for More than 20/20
Our comprehensive examination includes a detailed case history looking not only at your past eye or vision problems and concerns, but also your visual needs and wants. A full eye health examination includes a dilated exam of the internal eye if needed, a glaucoma test, and a full refraction for distance and near. We use a state of the art, kid-friendly, auto refractor which takes the guesswork out of determining your prescription.
Our eye exam tests much more than 20/20 eyesight. The Snellen fractions (20/20, 20/100, etc.) are measures of sharpness or clarity of sight (visual acuity). 20/20 just means that at a distance of twenty feet a person can clearly see a certain size letter on the chart. There's more to healthy vision than 20/20!
Our comprehensive vision exam goes beyond 20/20 to evaluate many important visual skills, such as:
Our comprehensive examination includes a detailed case history looking not only at your past eye or vision problems and concerns, but also your visual needs and wants. A full eye health examination includes a dilated exam of the internal eye if needed, a glaucoma test, and a full refraction for distance and near. We use a state of the art, kid-friendly, auto refractor which takes the guesswork out of determining your prescription.
Our eye exam tests much more than 20/20 eyesight. The Snellen fractions (20/20, 20/100, etc.) are measures of sharpness or clarity of sight (visual acuity). 20/20 just means that at a distance of twenty feet a person can clearly see a certain size letter on the chart. There's more to healthy vision than 20/20!
Our comprehensive vision exam goes beyond 20/20 to evaluate many important visual skills, such as:
- Visual Acuity at Near - Is vision clear and single at close distances? Clear sight at short distances is critical to reading, writing, computer work, etc.
- Eye Teaming Skills - Do the two eyes aim, move and work as a coordinated team? Weaknesses in binocular (two-eyed) vision and eye teaming skills can cause numerous difficulties including convergence insufficiency and poor depth perception.
- Eye Focusing Skills - Do the eyes maintain clear vision at varying distances? Rapid, automatic eye focus adjustment is critical to learning, reading, writing, sports, etc. Deficiencies can cause visual fatigue, reduced reading comprehension and/or avoidance of close work or other activities.
- Eye Movement Skills - Do eye movements show adequate muscle control, http://www.children-special-needs.org/vision_therapy/esophoria_reading.html, fixation, etc.? In the classroom, normal eye movements allow rapid and accurate shifting of the eyes along a line of print or from book to desk to board, etc. In sports, efficient eye movements contribute to eye-hand coordination, visual reaction time, and accurate tracking.
- Reversal Frequency - Is confusion and reversal of letters or words (b, d p, q: saw, was, etc.) within the normal ranges for a given age? Past the age of seven, frequent visual and written reversals might indicate a visual perceptual dysfunction.
Above are just a few of the many visual skills evaluated during our comprehensive vision exam.
Vision Exams for Children
The American Optometric Association recommends that pre-school children receive a complete vision exam at the ages of six months, three years and five years. It is particularly important that a child have a complete evaluation in the summer prior to entry into Kindergarten. While in school, yearly evaluations are recommended.
Vision Exams for Adults
The American Optometric Association recommends a yearly eye exam for adults -- not only to detect and to diagnose vision changes or problems -- but also to maintain eye health. For example, glaucoma, a disease caused by increased pressure in the eye, commonly goes unnoticed by adults. Regular vision examinations are also important for the prevention of vision problems created or aggravated by today's academic and professional demands.
Vision Exams for Children
The American Optometric Association recommends that pre-school children receive a complete vision exam at the ages of six months, three years and five years. It is particularly important that a child have a complete evaluation in the summer prior to entry into Kindergarten. While in school, yearly evaluations are recommended.
Vision Exams for Adults
The American Optometric Association recommends a yearly eye exam for adults -- not only to detect and to diagnose vision changes or problems -- but also to maintain eye health. For example, glaucoma, a disease caused by increased pressure in the eye, commonly goes unnoticed by adults. Regular vision examinations are also important for the prevention of vision problems created or aggravated by today's academic and professional demands.