Your optometrist may:
- Ask you questions to get to know you, your eyes and your lifestyle better
- Check your overall vision, color vision, depth perception and general eye health
- Look for any indicators of potential vision problems
- Dilate (temporarily enlarge) your pupils to see as much of your eye as possible, if needed
Dilated eyes are more sensitive to sunlight. Bring sunglasses to your eye exam.
- Use an opthalmascope to illuminate and magnify the interior of your eye, a way to detect such conditions as cataracts, diabetes or hypertension
- Perform a visual acuity test (reading letters on the eye chart) – the smaller the letters you can read, the better your visual acuity
- Provide the option to use a digital retinal exam such as Optomap® to gain an incredible 200-degree view of your eye’s retina (the back of the eye). This improved scope aids your optometrist in diagnosis and prevention of various eye conditions and diseases, including macular degeneration, glaucoma and more.
