| A comprehensive eye examination is needed in our | | | | Retinoscopy – This is the most common test. |
| life.Routine eye exams are important for your overall | | | | Usually the optician or eye care assistant performs this |
| health and well being. If you've never had an eye | | | | test. You have probably seen those eye charts eye |
| exam, you deserve to know what to expect when | | | | doctors use in school or in a clinic. You know, the ones |
| you visit the optician. A comprehensive eye | | | | with the big letter "E" on top. This is often the first test |
| examination is much like any other physical. Your eye | | | | patients undergo during an eye exam. The practitioner |
| doctor will use various tests, tools and procedures to | | | | will usually dim the lights and ask you to read through |
| examine your vision and recommend corrective lenses | | | | varying lines of letters. During this exam the eye doctor |
| if your vision isn't 100%. In some cases you may need | | | | will also ask you to stare at the letter "E" while shining |
| a mild prescription to help improve your vision, while in | | | | a light in your eye and measuring the way light reflects |
| others your doctor may recommend more extreme | | | | from your eye. This provides a simple way for |
| action. | | | | estimating what your vision prescription may be if you |
| Your eye doctor will also review the health of your | | | | have trouble seeing. |
| pupil and retina and check for common eye diseases | | | | Refraction - This test uses an instrument referred to |
| during an eye exam. The typical eye exam can take | | | | as a phoropter. It looks kind of like a space age eye |
| between 45 minutes and one hour depending on the | | | | examination machine with varying lenses. Your eye |
| health of your eyes and whether you need corrective | | | | doctor will use this instrument to test various lenses |
| lenses. | | | | against your eyes, enabling the eye doctor to |
| Common Tests Used During Eye Exams | | | | determine the best power prescription for your |
| There are many common tests your eye doctor uses | | | | eyeglasses or contacts. This machine more exactly |
| during an eye examination. Some of these are listed | | | | measures the level of astigmatism, myopia or |
| below: | | | | hyperopia you may have. |