What can you prevent with regular Eye check-ups?

Our eyes as a sense organ are often termed as “the window to our soul”- helping us tell a lot about our overall health. 

The importance of  eye examination goes well beyond just making sure your vision isn’t blurry.

 

Poor vision from Myopia is on the rise & more common in today’s world 

Good vision correction improves your daily life cores. Specially if detected at a very young age. Children nowadays are exposed to more hours of screen time thus need a regular check up of eyes.This ensures their growth and learning back at school.

The growing number of children developing myopia ( Nearsightedness) is growing on a faster rate and yet they need attention as early as possible. If ignored and not treated during their childhood can lead to worsening of their eyesight.

Schedule a doctor’s appointment every six months to have a regular check on your child’s eyesight and reduce the risk of any problems related to eyes later in life. Find a doctor near you and schedule an eye examination now.

Proper Eye Examination is Mandatory

 

 

Just by passing a school visual screening exam in children or a driving exam as adults doesn’t mean that your eyes are perfectly fine.Neither of these assumptions are correct.  

Screenings can identify minor problems a person might have with specific visual tasks, such as seeing a chalkboard clearly in the classroom or recognizing road signs and other objects from behind the wheel.

Only a comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor (optometrist or ophthalmologist) can ensure your vision is as clear and comfortable as possible and don’t suffer from any potential serious eye disease that might not have any early symptoms including glaucoma and even eye cancer.

 

Early detection is important

 

 

Of all serious eye diseases, glaucoma is probably the sneakiest. That’s because there are no visible symptoms in most cases of early glaucoma or any alert that something’s going wrong.

People who don’t go for routine eye exams and have developed glaucoma become aware of it only after they experience permanent vision loss from the disease. And by that time, controlling glaucoma to prevent additional vision loss can be very difficult. Successful control with glaucoma treatment is needed and/or glaucoma surgery, otherwise the disease can lead to blindness.

Early detection of high eye pressure and other risk factors is possible only with routine eye exams. Vision screenings do nothing to identify or prevent glaucoma.

 

Did you know many serious health conditions are detected by Routine Eye Exam:

 

 

Some of the health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol are initially detected by a regular eye check up. During an extensive eye exam, your doctor can observe and evaluate the health and condition of the blood vessels in your retina, which are a good predictor of the good flow of blood vessels throughout your body. Conditions such as hypertension and hypercholesterolemia all are visible by changes in the appearance of the retinal blood supply and blood vessels.

Annual eye exams are especially important for anyone with diabetes or who might be at risk for the disease (due to obesity, family history or other reasons).

Also, research is advancing to develop an eye test to identify your risk for Alzheimer’s disease that may soon be performed during a comprehensive eye exam.

 

Schedule an eye exam today

If you have been noticing slight trouble with your vision or it has been too long since you had your last eye check up, we suggest you to visit your nearby eye doctor. 

Shroff eye center encompasses India’s leading eye doctors regarding all eye problems. 

Contact an eye doctor near you for an eye exam today.