Should I get my eyes checked out?
Floaters and flashes are usually harmless. And you've been having them all along, at least the floaters. Still, you should get your eyes checked once in a while, and I suppose this is as good as any. Once the Ophthalmologist reassures you that your eyes are fine and don't give any health warnings [if he does] you can relax. One of the reasons to see an Ophthalmologist is so that they can sometimes warn you of health conditions you don't know you have.
Where should I get my eyes checked?
I understand what you are saying. I work for a optometrist with his own private practice. He has at his disposal a number of diagnostic tools like a retinal scanner, a visual fields machine and what is called an optomap which takes a picture of your retina to be studied on a computer screen. His exam price is definitely higher than those in someplace like Wal Mart. He also does what is called a comprehensive exam and takes about 1/2 hour or more with each patient. At places like Wal Mart exams are every 15 minutes. The optometrists there do take a cursory look at the health of the eye and do well with their refractions (Rx for glasses and contacts). Just depends what you want. You get what you pay for. And, one other thing - you don't know if there is anything medically wrong with your eyes. Only an optometrist can tell you that. Many eye diseases have no symptoms like high Interocular Pressure that could lead to glaucoma - no symptoms until you start to lose peripheral vision (and then you've lost it).
I have floaters in my eyes. I got it checked, but am still worried. What should I do?
Stop panicking/being a hypochondriac, that’s what you should do. Your eyes had been properly examined, all was OK, they even told you what to look out for, why worry? Are you stressed out? Because most likely those floaters didn’t just appear out of nothing, they had been there for a long time, but you’ve just recently noticed them. Why now?If you indeed are stressed out, instead of looking for all kind of excuses, look for professional help to help you better cope with your stress.
What do they do at an eye check-up place?
Before your eye exam, the eye doctor or an office staff member will take your medical and vision history.Your eye exam may take from half an hour to an hour. It will evaluate both your vision and the health of your eyes.You'll likely have all or most of the following eye tests (you may also have more specialized eye tests):Eye muscle movement test: To assure that the eyes are normally aligned, the doctor will ask you to visually track a target in different directions and observe your eye movements.Cover test: This is a check for how well your eyes work together. As you stare at a small target some distance away, the doctor will cover and uncover each eye to observe how much your eyes move, watching for an eye that turns away from the target (strabismus). The test may be repeated with a target close to you.
How often should you get your eyes checked?
Alan, here are some official guidelines from O-H-I-O, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Also, some for adults, from Research to Prevent Blindness.Family history of hereditary eye diseases may dictate need for more frequent eye/vision exams.https://www.cleveland.com/health...https://www.aao.org/eye-health/t...https://www.preventblindness.org...The general rule I was taught and followed for 39 years of practice are these:• Age 6 months• Age 3–1/2 to 4 years. Kids are usually then old enough to read letters on an eye chart and cooperate for an eye exam.• Before age 6 to 7, to pick up lazy-eye or amblyopia, as the brain learns to see, and shuts off learning somewhere around age 7 or 8 years, after which visual improvement generally will not occur• Then, if all is well, and school vision exams do not detect reduced vision requiring spectacles/eye glasses, about every 5–10 years until around age 35–40 years. Unless, of course, there is hereditary eye disease in the family, such as glaucoma, or other visually debilitating conditions. A predominant reason at this age, is to pick up glaucoma.• At around 43–45 years, most of us will begin to need reading glasses, as the crystalline lens loses its ability to flex/zoom focus at near. For some farsighted folks, that may be as early as 37, or for nearsighted/myopic people, as late as the early 60s.• Then, once around 60–65, about every 1–2 years. If diabetic or glaucoma issues arise, more frequently. Cataracts can occur at any age, but usually are not a significant issue until the 60s.• If, however, eyeglasses or contact lenses are needed, depending upon how rapidly one's refractive error/prescription changes, every 1–2 years. In younger myopes, it might change more rapidly, just as it may if certain types of cataract develop. Contact lens wearers may need more frequent exams, even if they are seemingly doing well, as corneal issues may develop without giving symptoms.In summary, these are usual recommendations for people without history of eye diseases or a family history of such. Some ophthalmologists or optometrists will have slightly different years, but these are general guidelines.Go Bucks!
How Often Should You Get Your Eyes Checked?
Your eyes need a check up, just as you (hopefully) have a GP that you go to every year for a physical. If you're not having any problems, once a year is good. If you are having "issues," as you said, you need to have them checked out. Would you rather go to the optometrist and get a clean bill of health on your eyes, or find out that you should have gone in earlier because there is a problem that should have been treated sooner? We take our eyesight for granted. I learned the hard way when I got an infection and found out I could have lost my vision in one eye. I went in to the ER immediately, but it left some permanent scarring on my cornea so my vision in that eye will never be quite the same again. I always seem to write long answers LOL but what I'm saying is there is NOTHING to be embarrassed about by going to your eye doc and finding out nothing is wrong. :)
Do i need glasses?? should i get my eyes checked?
well as long as i can remember i could see everything very clearly and good up until my freshman year (i graduated last year)i had a rash wen i was a freshman and the doctor prescribed me claritin and ever since i stopped taking it (about 3 months later) my eyes started to get blurry ....now i cant see the board or projector in the classroom unless i sit all the way in the front and i used to always sit either in the middle or back of the classrooms now i have to always sit in the first row recently me and my cousin took a class together and since she is far sided and she wears her contacts i barrowed her glasses every night in order to be able to see the projector other wise it was blurry and very hard to see without them is it bad if u use someone elses glasses? do i need glasses? what do u think ? best answer gets 10 points
How often should I get my eyes checked if I don't wear glasses?
Computers can put your eyes under strain. If you are squinting your eyes are having a difficult time focusing. My son was squinting and getting headaches so I took him to the eye doctor and he had astigmatism in both eyes and needed glasses. I would get a eye exam to see if you need glasses or not. I honestly do not no how frequently you should have a eye exam I take my son once a year. Hope I helped a little.