Overview of an Eye Examination

An eye test involves a series of checks to assess your vision and check the overall health of your eyes. More than checking your vision, it’s an overall eye health check, inside and out. Eyes can be affected by several conditions which may be picked up early through an eye test, giving it less chance of affecting your vision. Your eyes can even indicate signs of general health problems like hypertension and diabetes.

Diseases found by an eye test can, very rarely, be life-threatening, so eye examinations are an important part of your regular health checks. There is atleast 7 or more tests conducted in an eye examintation.

Before the Tests are conducted the Optimetrists will first take a look into the Patients previous medical history and checks patients history.

At this stage the seven test shall be conducted, and based on the results from tests. A prescription is then given by the Optometrists.

Once Prescription is given the patient will be advised further as to how long the prescription will take to made in the lab, which will usually take 3 workdays on average.