Comprehensive eye exams are a way to monitor your eye health. Regular eye tests are important because vision is key to how you function in the world. During an eye test, your health care provider will check how well you can see (acuity) and whether you have gaps or blind spots in your...
You'll look at an object (often the eye chart from the acuity test) through an instrument called a phoropter. Then the doctor will click through a series of lenses inside the phoropter and ask you which ones make the chart look the sharpest. This allows them to zero in on the lens pre...
Visual acuity or refraction test to determine the degree to which you may be nearsighted, farsighted, or have astigmatism. Muscle function test to check the movement of your eyes in each direction and at specified angles. This test will identify any muscle weakness or involuntary eye movement....
Low vision is usually described by your visual acuity, but the definition recently changed to include loss of yourvisual field. This is the portion of space you can see without moving your eyes. There are different types of low vision, and these can vary depending on the eye condition you ...
Ophthalmic diagnoses, insurance status, and visual acuity were obtained from the EHR. All questionnaires were administered to the patient by an interviewer at the clinic visit after the patient had seen an ophthalmologist. A review of the patient demographics included age, sex, race/ethnicity, ...
AI:Great! Loud listening levels can lead to hearing loss. At your age, you should be careful to preserve what little hearing acuity you still have left. I suggest that you set the volume to low. Ken:Please don’t lecture me. Set volume to high. ...
nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. It can also address other visual conditions, such as presbyopia, which is the age-related loss of close-up vision. This versatility makes Lasik a viable option for a wider range of individuals seeking to improve their overall visual acuity. ...
It has recently been made known to me that it’s just possible that people who want to be notified when I release a new episode of my podcast are not being notified. I assumed that if you subscribe, you get notified. However, I will do more research on that piece. If you are seeing...
Unfortunately, parents and educators often incorrectly assume that if a child passes a school vision screening, there is no vision problem. However, school vision screenings often only test for visual acuity. Our Optometrists have the skills, the background and the experience to talk with you and...
Lazy eye (also calledamblyopia,the medical term for lazy eye) is a vision development disorder in which an eye fails to achieve normalvisual acuity,even with prescription glasses orcontact lenses. Lazy eye occurs early in life and can prevent your child from developing normal visual acuity in ...