An eye exam for getting contact lenses for the first time will start off with a normal eye exam, plus a few extra tests to determine if your eyes are healthy enough for contacts and then for a perfect fit. If this visit is a regularly scheduled exam, simply expect to speak with your eye doctors about any changes in your medical history or about any vision problems you may have experienced. Also, bring a list of medications and any questions you may have about your vision or wearing contacts. Here is what you can expect during a normal eye exam.
The Routine Eye Exam
A routine eye exam is essential for checking the eyes for vision problems, health problems, and general eye health issues. Routine eye exams are usually scheduled for every 1 to 3 years, and this is determined by age and other healthy conditions. These exams are to identify any changes, anomalies, or other eye health problems before they affect vision. So that steps can be taken to correct them before they affection vision or eye health.
You should expect a variety of tests and procedures such as reading an eye chart, a retinoscopy test, a refraction test, a pressure test, and a slit-lamp examination. During the eye chart and refraction tests the doctor is determining your near versus far vision and will usually flip lenses as you look through them, to get an accurate reading of you vision. The radioscopy takes place in a darkened room and the doctor will have you look through colored lenses while looking at your eyes with a light, this will help determine the exact shape your lenses should be. Finally, there is the slit-lamp examination, where the doctor uses a machine to magnify your eyes and look inside to see if there are any damages or diseases. Based on these tests the doctor may do a variety of other tests to determine eye health and eliminate possible problems in the future.
The Contact Lens Exam
If you have not had contacts before or it has been a few years since you?d have them, you may wonder what to expect. After the general eye exam to determine if your eyes are healthy enough for contacts and your prescription strength, the doctor will then perform other tests specifically with contact lenses in mind.
The doctor will need to perform a series of tests to determine if you make a good candidate for contacts. Then they will likely evaluate the surface of the eye and take measurements to make the contacts fit perfectly. Then they will ask you a series of questions about your lifestyle to determine the right contacts for your situation. Finally, they will impress upon the importance of hygiene, disinfection, and cleanliness where contact lenses are concerned. One of the major issues with contacts are the mistakes people make when disinfecting them or improperly using them, which can lead to eye damage and permanent loss of vision.
After your appointment, the doctor will write you a prescription, just like they do for glasses, and you will have the option of ordering through them, or ordering them from online of other eye care provider. You may receive a temporary pair of contacts from the doctor, but more than likely you will have to await 2 to 6 weeks for your lenses to come in the mail.
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