Life is busy, it is easy to put off scheduling an eye exam for you and your family. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Since your eyes don’t typically hurt like other parts of your body, they are easy to forget about, but many eye conditions such as glaucoma develop slowly. By the time you notice symptoms, the disease has progressed enough where vision loss is permanent.
Your Vision is Too Important to Take for Granted
It is important to schedule regular eye exams, the earlier you catch any issues the better. Unfortunately, those vision screenings you get either at school or possible your primary physician just don’t cut it. These screenings tend to focus only on visual acuity, which means they don’t detect everything.
On the other hand, a comprehensive eye exam with an optometrist will be able to catch other vision related issues. Which could be the root cause of learning problems for children, headaches, and eye strain.
While our digital world of computers and smart phones has made many advancements, it has taken a toll on our eyes. Which can lead to dry eyes, blurred vision, eye strain, and headaches.
It is also important to keep those eyeglasses and contact lenses prescriptions up to date. Why spend weeks or even months of needlessly squinting when you don’t have to!
Eyes are known as the window to our overall health. Often times your Optometrist is the first to see signs for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and even some cancers.
“Periodic eye and vision examinations are an important part of preventive health care. Many eye and vision problems have no obvious signs or symptoms. As a result, individuals are often unaware that problems exist. Early diagnosis and treatment of eye and vision problems are important for maintaining good vision and eye health, and when possible, preventing vision loss.” American Optometric Association.
We use our eyes from the time we wake up in the morning until we go to bed at night, constantly processing information, it’s hard to imagine life without them. That’s why it’s so important to take care of them.
Contact Dr. Ward and the professional team at Lake Nona Eye Care for an appointment today.