For adults, a regular eye exam is an important part of maintaining your overall health and making your vision last a lifetime. With an eye exam, critical health issues can be identified early.

What can a doctor of optometry do for me?

Your Doctor of Optometry can:

• diagnose, treat and help prevent diseases and disorders affecting the visual system, the eye and related structures.
• identify general health conditions that are often first detected through an eye exam,
• refer you to specialists and help manage post-eye-surgery health. 

From infants to grade-schoolers through to grandparents, doctors of optometry not only ensure quality of vision and eye health, but quality of life.

How often should I get an eye exam?

At age 65 and older, adults should have an eye exam at least once a year. 

What does an eye exam include?

As Doctors of Optometry, we evaluate many factors that can affect your vision and eye health. We:

• review your case history,
• conduct an external and internal exam of your eyes
• measure vision qualities, such as eye movements and coordination, sharpness of vision and peripheral vision
• evaluate your ability to adjust focus and to see colour and depth normally.

If we detect problems, we may recommend glasses, contact lenses, exercises, medication or surgery.

Why is it important to get a regular eye exam?

Regular exams conducted by your doctor of optometry give you peace of mind in knowing that your eyes are being treated by an eye health professional that can identify potential health issues early. Early identification and treatment of conditions that can often have no visible symptoms is key to protecting your sight.

Many serious eye conditions don’t have obvious symptoms. Some eye diseases only show symptoms when the condition is advanced and difficult, or even impossible to treat.

Let us help you find an optometrist and get an eye exam near you today.