Brief About Eye Tests and Exams that Everyone Should Know

1. Brief About Eye Tests and Exams that Everyone Should Know

2. Introduction • PrakashNetralayais one of the most trusted Eye Hospital in Baner • Where you can go and have your eye checkup. Everyone needs to have their eye checkup for healthy vision and to avoid eye problems. • So, every individual should have enough information about eye tests and exams , hence Dr. AshwiniMisal (Eye Specialist in Baner) has written this article to provide basic information about different eye tests and eye exams.

3. During the checkup, children generally have vision screening in classroom or at their eye specialist’s clinic. • Adults also may have vision screenings during checkup. But, most of adults need more than screening. They sometime need comprehensive dilated eye test. • Having comprehensive dilated eye test is important because few eye diseases may not give warning signs. The eye exams are only way to predict these disorders in their initial stages, when they are easy to treat.

4. The exam includes several tests: • A visual field test : it is used to measure your peripheral or side vision. A loss of peripheral vision may be a sign of glaucoma. • A visual acuity test, where you read an eye chart about 20 feet away, to check on how well you see at various distances • Tonometry, which measures your eye's interior pressure. It helps to detect glaucoma. • Dilation, which involves getting eye drops that dilate (widen) your pupils. This allows more light to enter the eye. Special magnifying lens are used by your eye care provider to examine your eyes. • This provides a clear view of important tissues at the back of your eye, including the retina, macula, and optic nerve.

6. If you have a refractive error and are going to need glasses or contacts, then you will also have a refraction test. • When you have this test, you look through a device that has lenses of different strengths to help your eye care professional figure out which lenses will give you the clearest vision.

7. At what age you should start getting these exams and how often you need them depends on many factors. • They include your age, race, and overall health. • For example, if you are African American, you are at higher risk of glaucoma and you need to start getting the exams earlier. If you have diabetes, you should get an exam every year. You can check with your health care specialist about it and when you need these exams.

8. About PrakashNetralaya : • PrakashNetralaya is well established Eye clinic and a state of the art Ophthalmology practice, centrally located in Pashan. • The aim of the practice is to provide inclusive surgical and medical ophthalmic care in a modern, paperless practice with cutting edge technology and communication techniques . • We know that your time is valuable, that’s why we offer a complete wide range of eye care services from basic eye care consultations to specialized care for those people suffering from complex problems there for providing our patients with the best ophthalmic eye care possible. For more details, please visit : http://prakashnetralaya.in