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Eye Exams:
What to Expect

Before your eye exam, the eye doctor will take your medical and vision history.

Your eye exam may take from half an hour to an hour. It will evaluate both your vision and the health of your eyes.

You'll likely have all or most of the following eye tests:

Retinal Examination

Using an ophthalmoscope and pupil dilation, the eye doctor examines the back of your eyes: retina, retinal blood vessels, vitreous, and optic nerve head.

Glaucoma Testing

This tests whether the fluid pressure inside your eyes is within a normal range. Painless and taking just a few seconds, the test can be done several ways.

Applanation Tonometer Test

This is the most accurate. With drops numbing your eyes, you stare directly ahead. The eye doctor barely touches the front surface of each eye with a glowing, bright-blue tool to measure the pressure.

The "puff of air" or non-contact tonometer test. While you focus on a target, you get a small "puff" of air in each eye. Resistance to the air puff indicates the pressure.

Pachymetry

This test uses ultrasound to measure corneal thickness. Thin corneas can lead to falsely low pressure readings and thick corneas can lead to falsely high pressure readings. This test is done just once to create a baseline for future testing. Pachymetry may be needed if you are being considered for corneal surgery.

Pupil Dilation

With your pupils fully enlarged, the eye doctor will examine the inside of your eyes with different instruments and lights. The pupil-enlarging drops for this part of your eye exam start to work after about 20-30 minutes, making your eyes more sensitive to light and blurring your vision. These effects may last for several hours or longer so it's important to bring a pair of sunglasses to your exam for the ride home.

Visual Field Test

Your visual field is the area you can see in front of you without moving your eyes. Using one of three tests, the eye doctor "maps" what you see at the edges (periphery) of your visual field, using this map in diagnosing your eye condition.

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