We strongly encourage residents of Edmonton to get a comprehensive eye exam once a year. Even if you do not have vision problems, a vision "check-up" can be critical in spotting and treating issues before they affect your vision. This is especially important for children who may not even realize that the problems they may be having in school are actually vision related. Our comprehensive eye exam in Edmonton is designed to provide a complete evaluation of your vision health.
During your Edmonton eye exam, our optometrist is not only determining the proper prescription for your eyeglasses, but also checking your eyes for common eye diseases. With some simple tests we can detect the early onset of a serious eye illness such as glaucoma. With early detection, your chances of successful treatment are much higher. Our eye doctor will also help treat minor eye conditions, such as pink eye, and assess how your eyes work together. Your eyes can be an indicator of your overall health, and our eye doctor in Edmonton will evaluate if there are any non-vision health issues that you should be aware of.
A comprehensive eye examination performed by our optometrist in our Edmonton clinic involves careful testing of every aspect of your vision. The exam will give the eye doctor enough information to recommend a personal treatment plan. These exams are much more thorough than the simple vision check conducted by family physicians and pediatricians as part of a medical check-up.
Which Procedures Are Part of your Comprehensive Eye Examination in Edmonton?
An autorefractor evaluates the way an image is focused on the retina, where vision processing takes place, without the need for you to give feedback. This makes autorefractors especially useful when examining people who may have difficulty with a regular ("subjective") refraction.
Tonometry is the name for a variety of tests that can be performed to determine the pressure inside the eye. The most common method used is the "air puff" test – in which an automated instrument discharges a small burst of air onto the surface of your eye. Based on your eye's resistance to the puff of air, the machine calculates the pressure inside your eye – called your intraocular pressure. Though the test itself can be startling, there's no risk of eye injury from the air puff test as only air touches your eye during this measurement.