Why is Eye Examination Critical?

Eyes -the most sensitive of human parts. The area around the eyes is the most delicate. With time our eyes undergo a visible reduction and fine lines and wrinkles appear. To salvage the beauty of your eyes it is necessary to impart vitality.

 

The central point is that when reasons strike, there is a need to check up the eyes properly, with a once a year visit to your eye doctor.  If encountering frequent headaches, dryness of the eyes, irregular closing and opening of the eyes, excessive rubbing and above all difficulty in concentrating, a vision check becomes imperative.

Proper examining will oversee the corrective methods are bought into practice. In additions let’s see what eye exams are before undertaking what is the best way to combat the aforesaid signs. These are certain comprehensive eye exams that proceed before deciding the perfect eye wear.

·        Undergoing eye tests to ascertain the refractive error.

·        Using cover tests to find out how your two eyes coordinate and work together.

·        Undergoing the slit lamp test- it is also known as biomicroscopy. It allows the ophthalmologist (eye doctor) have a magnified view of the eye constituents. The retina, optic nerve, eye lids, the conjunctiva, the iris, the cornea etal can be seen enlarged.  Making possible for abnormalities to get detected.

·        Undergoing eye pressure tests for testing the presence of Glaucoma.

·        Undergoing Pupil dilate in order to see the back of the eye.

        

The Slit Lamp Test has high intensity light. After putting the chin and forehead over an instrument the eyes are studied under a low power microscope. The process is not complicated but is immensely valuable to detect aberrations.

What is Macula: macula is the central portion of the retina which holds –the central vision. Through which we are able to focus on what we read, drive, recognize faces, colors among others.

The Slit Lamp Test Detects

·        Macular degeneration –portion of central retina deteriorates.

·        Cataract- obscure working of the lens due to deposit or damage.

·        Glaucoma- when fluid pressure accumulates in the eyes.

·        Retinal abnormality such as eye’s blood vessels getting hindered. Under these conditions a yellow deposit is seen.

·        Injury to the cornea

Before buying contact lenses either online or at an optical centre, it is imperative and rather critical to undertake your eye exams. Do it!