Are annual eye exams really necessary? The thing is, unlike vision screenings, comprehensive eye exams do more than check for blurry vision. Eyes are more than windows to the world, they are also a window into your body.
Eye Exams Are Important For These Five Reasons
#1 Eye Exams helps ensure success
Good vision is required for children to learn and for adults to have a successful career. With the increased screen/computer time kids and adults are exposed to plays a significant role in vision.
Symptoms of spending a significant amount of time on devices include, headaches, eye strain, neck and shoulder pain, irritated and dry eyes.
To ensure the entire family is seeing clearly, a comprehensive eye exam is necessary.
#2 Myopia is growing faster than ever
Myopia or nearsightedness, has become almost an epidemic among kids. When children experience vision issues, such as nearsightedness, early in life, they are at a greater risk of serious eye conditions, even sight threatening conditions, later in their life. Such as retinal detachment and glaucoma.
Routine eye exams can detect any vision issues and even reduce their severity later.
#3 First Defense against health problems
The retina, or the back of the eye, is the only place in your body that gives doctors a close-up view of your blood vessels and nerves without the need to be cut open. This makes a routine eye exam very useful for detecting important medical issues as well as eye issues at their earliest stages, high blood pressure, Glaucoma, Cataracts, Macular Degeneration, Tumors, and Diabetes that can lead to Diabetic Retinopathy and other diabetes related eye issues.
#4 Detect Glaucoma
Glaucoma is known as the ‘sneaky thief of sight’, because there are no symptoms in the early stages. Early detection is paramount in treatment and that is done through a comprehensive eye exam.
#5 vision screenings don’t compare to an eye exam
Just because your child got a vision screening at school, or you got one at the DMV or doctors office, they are not a substitute for a routine comprehensive eye exam
Catching issues early is an important key to everyone’s long-term vision health. The Vision Team at Lake Nona Eye Care provides a comprehensive eye examination in a positive, relaxed environment for children and adults, ages 5 and up.