Comprehensive Eye Exam

Comprehensive eye exams are an important part of caring for your eyes, vision, and overall health. Many eye and vision problems have no obvious signs or symptoms, so you might not know a problem exists. Early diagnosis and treatment of eye and vision problems can help prevent vision loss. Each patient's signs and symptoms, along with the optometrist’s professional judgment, will determine what tests are conducted.

A comprehensive adult eye and vision examination may include but is not limited to, the following tests:

• ​​​​Patient and family health history

• Visual acuity measurement.

• Preliminary tests of visual function and eye health, including depth perception, color

• vision, peripheral (side) vision and the response of the pupils to light.

• Assessment of refractive status to determine the presence of nearsightedness,

• farsightedness or astigmatism.

• Evaluation of eye focusing, eye teaming and eye movement abilities.

• External and internal eye health examination.

​​​​​​​The data gathered during a comprehensive eye exam can help the doctor detect and assess a patient’s risk for developing eye diseases such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. If disease is detected or suspected, further testing will be ordered.