Comprehensive Eye Exam Richmond Hill, ON

Eye care experts recommend everyone have regular complete eye exam regardless of their age or health. During a comprehensive eye exam, our eye care professional not only check your prescription to ensure you are seeing your best; we also perform various tests to evaluate the overall health of your eyes.

Patient History

In order for us to focus our examination to address your visual concerns, each patient will undergo a brief interview. We also take note of any family medical and/or eye condition history. Since many of these conditions are hereditary, this will allow us to make early diagnosis and preventive care.

Visual Acuity

This is an initial assessment of your vision, it gives us a good indication of how well you are seeing and if there are underlying eye condition we need to investigate.

Binocular and Peripheral Vision

Binocular vision test determines how well your eyes work and see together. Your side vision or peripheral vision will be tested next. Any problems detected will warrant a more in depth analyses with a computer visual field test.

Prescription

Prescription check allows us to determine the most accurate spectacle correction needed to give you the best vision possible.

Ocular Health

Checking the health of your eyes is the most important part of the exam. The inner pressure of the eye is measured to monitor for any increases which may cause irreversible damages. We examine the structures inside your eyes through a dilated pupil, looking for conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, retinal detachment and macular degeneration.

Imaging Technology

A digital image of the back of your eye will be taken using our imaging equipment. This image is used to assess for conditions such as glaucoma and allow us to monitor any changes to the retinal structure over time.

Our Optometry Services

Comprehensive eye exam
Pediatric eye exam
Myopic Control Treatment
Contact Lens therapy
Imaging Technology
$Refractive Surgery Consultation$

Refractive surgery consultation
Ocular Disease Management
Spectacle dispensing

Common Mistakes Patients Make Regarding Their Eye Health

Vision is the most important of the five senses, as eighty percent of what we perceive comes through our sense of sight. Unfortunately, good eyesight is something most of us take for granted. here’s a list of three common mistakes people make regarding their eye health, that you should avoid.

NOT GETTING AN ANNUAL EYE EXAM
Patients tend not to get their eyes checked regularly because they feel their vision seems normal.
OCT EYE DROP ABUSE
When their eyes are uncomfortable, red, or irritated, patients tend to reach for OCT eye drops.
NOT KNOWING THE URGENCY OF THE EYE PROBLEM
When their vision is affected, patients often think that their condition is temporary and wait in the hope that it will improve over time.

Our Optometric Clinic is based in Richmond Hill, ON. We have patients visiting us from Markham, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Vaughan and surrounding communities.