Comprehensive Eye Exam
Dr. Artee Nanji and the expert team at Primary Eye Care of Arlington and South Main in Memphis, TN, and Arlington, TN provide quality eye health and vision care. Our expert doctor will fully assess your vision and develop a plan of treatment well-suited to your unique vision and eye health needs.
While tests vary based on your eyes and your medical history, most comprehensive eye exams will include the following:
- Assessment of visual acuity (the sharpness of your vision) and determining your correct eyeglass prescription.
- Visual fields test to determine if you have blind spots or peripheral vision issues.
- Cover test, which identifies crossed eyes or binocular vision problems.
- Slit lamp exam to detect diseases and conditions affecting the front of the eye.
- Tonometry, otherwise known as eye pressure measurement, to help screen for glaucoma.
- Dilated eye exam to monitor the health of the retina and optic nerve.
What are the Benefits of a Comprehensive Eye Exam?
Your doctor at Primary Eye Care of Arlington and South Main will provide you with immediate feedback about your eye health. They will test for farsightedness, nearsightedness, focusing problems, other vision issues, and eye diseases. Based on their findings, they will provide you with a prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses if needed and helpful information you should know about your eye health and vision.
One of the greatest benefits of getting regular comprehensive eye exams is the prevention of degenerative eye diseases. Healthy eyes and vision require care and regular maintenance. If you neglect to get your eyes checked by a qualified optometrist, this may lead to the development of eye health issues that can progress over time and have significant long-term effects, including blindness.
Certain diseases like macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic eye disease have no symptoms in the early stages and develop slowly, without pain. If these diseases are not diagnosed, they have irreversible consequences. Seeing an eye doctor on a regular basis can protect your vision through early diagnosis and treatment.
How Often Should I get an Eye Exam?
While it can depend on your individual eye health and vision needs, we usually recommend seeing us at least once each year for an eye exam. Children should have their first pediatric eye exam at six months of age, then at three years old, and one more before they start kindergarten.
Schedule an Appointment at Primary Eye Care
Our expert doctor and team are here to help you achieve clear vision and live your highest quality life. Our goal is to create long-term relationships with patients. Your vision and eye health are our highest priority. Schedule an appointment for a comprehensive eye exam at our South Main or Arlington location today.
Can I do an eye exam online?
Vision is not just about seeing clearly. It’s about how the eyes work together and putting those images together to deliver the clarity comfortably. There are very few instances that online exams are a good solution for eyeglasses. Online exams are never a good solution to assess the health of your eyes.
What is included in an eye exam?
Our eye exams include a comprehensive look at your eye history, assessing vision clarity and how your eyes work together. We also include looking at the health of your eyes and discuss what to do to protect the future of your vision.
What diseases can be detected in an eye exam?
The eye is the only place in the body that we can observe blood vessels and nerve tissue without doing anything really invasive. Some examples of diseases that we are looking for routinely are glaucoma and macular degeneration. However we can also see signs of hypertension, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, sickle cell anemia, and in some cases cancers/tumors.
How often do I need an eye exam?
We recommend annual exams for everyone.
Is it necessary for the doctor to dilate my pupils during the exam?
Not always. The dilated eye does give great information about pathology that we see during the undilated and especially with new technologies available in our office.