Comprehensive Eye Exam | NYC

The practice of Dr. Belgorod a leading comprehensive eye exam nyc provider. Regardless of your age or gender it is extremely important to regular eye exams. Eye examinations are extremely important to maintain your vision and discover any possible issues. Eye exam can uncover different scenarios which is why our practice covers medical care and provides treatment for:

• Refractive errors
• Glaucoma
• Allergic and infectious diseases of the eye
• Corneal diseases
• Intraocular inflammation

A routine eye examination is medically advisable for patients in all age ranges. Unfortunately, many serious eye diseases are silent and produce few symptoms in their early treatable phases.

During a complete eye exam, your eye doctor will not only determine your prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses, but will also check your eyes for common eye diseases, assess how your eyes work together as a team and evaluate your eyes as an indicator of your overall health.

A comprehensive eye exam includes a number of tests and procedures to examine and evaluate the health of your eyes and the quality of your vision. These tests range from simple ones, like having you read an eye chart, to complex tests, such as using a high-powered lens to examine the health of the tissues inside of your eyes.

Eyecare experts recommend you have a complete eye exam every one to three years, depending on your age, risk factors, and physical condition.

When should you have your eyes examined?

Age Examination Frequency

Age:             Frequency:

3-4              Initial Vision Exam
5-10            Standard Exam by Pediatric Provider
10-20          Every 2-3 years
20-40          Every 3 years
40-50          Every 2 years
50 Plus       Every 1-2 years or as instructed by the doctor

Children’s Eye Health

Some experts estimate that approximately 5% to 10% of pre-schoolers and 25% of school-aged children have vision problems. According to the American Optometric Association (AOA), all children should have their eyes examined at 6 months of age, at age 3 and again at the start of school. Children without vision problems or risk factors for eye or vision problems should then continue to have their eyes examined at least every two years throughout school.

Preschool children under the age of 4 should be seen immediately if you notice: Patients with diabetes, hypertension, cataracts, glaucoma, arthritis, or with a family history of eye problems should be seen according to a schedule outlined by Dr. Belgorod. Contact lens wearers and patients who wear glasses for myopia should be seen yearly, unless otherwise instructed.

Childhood Eye symptoms that need immediate attention:

• Poor tracking
• Crossing of eyes
• Unusually small or large eyes
• Color differences between eyes
• White colored pupils

Risk factors for children with or at risk for vision problems:

• premature birth
• developmental delays
• turned or crossed eyes
• family history of eye disease
• history of eye injury
• other physical illness or disease

The AOA recommends that children who wear eyeglasses or contact lenses should have their eyes examined at least every 12 months or according to their eye doctor’s instructions.

Adult Eye Care

The AOA also recommends an annual eye exam for any adult who wears eyeglasses or contacts. If you don’t normally need vision correction, you still need an eye exam every two to three years up to the age of 40, depending on your rate of visual change and overall health. Doctors often recommend more frequent examinations for adults with diabetes, high blood pressure and other disorders, because many diseases can have an impact on vision and eye health.

For more information about adult eye care watch the video below developed by American Academy of Ophthalmology.

If you are over 40, it’s a good idea to have your eyes examined every one to two years to check for common age-related eye problems such as presbyopia, cataracts and macular degeneration.

Because the risk of eye disease continues to increase with advancing age, everyone over the age of 60 should be examined annually.