Schedule an Eye Exam For These Five Reasons

Scheduling an appointment to see your eye doctor is one of those things you normally don’t think about too often, but you should start. Just off the top of my head, I can come up with several reasons why an eye exam is important. The first being that our eyes are our windows to the world. Without them we couldn’t see all those wonderful things the world has to offer. We also suffer in our development as individuals, personally and professionally.

Everyone isn’t necessarily required to have periodic eyeglass and eye exams done but it doesn’t hurt not to. Age should not be a factor either. Just because you have 20/20 vision today, doesn’t mean you will tomorrow. All those long hours of staring at a computer screen can take its toll on your eyes. It is important that you don’t wait until it’s too late to do anything.

Here just five reasons why you should schedule an eye doctor’s appointment today:

• 20/20 eyesight - You should visit your eye doctor on a regular basis to have your eyesight checked on. Not only do you want to see clearly but it can also alleviate other health issues you may not be aware of. Many people suffer from daily headaches or fatigue because of a slight over or under correction of their eye prescription. If you work on a computer and spend two or more hours each day staring at your screen, you are at risk for CVS, also known as computer vision syndrome. This causes headaches, focusing difficulties, burning eyes, tired eyes, eyestrain, aching eyes, dry eyes, double vision, blurred vision, light sensitivity, and neck and shoulder pain and can easily be treated with eyeglasses made for computer users.

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• Discover eye disease - Did you know that there are a good number of serious eye diseases which have no visible symptoms? Take glaucoma for an example. For years, doctors have referred to is as the sneak thief of sight since it comes on slowly and can cause total vision loss. Then there are cataracts and macular degeneration which develop gradually. You don’t realize something is wrong until your vision has noticeably decreased. It’s only through early detection from your eye doctor can these and other eye diseases be prevented.

•  Diagnose developmental issues - Certain learning and reading difficulties stem from eye problems such as dyslexia and ADD and stem from uncorrected vision problems as children. It can also cause lazy eye or eye turn which can lead permanent loss of vision if not treated.
  
  
• Find hidden diseases - Many doctors firmly believe that our eyes are the window to our bodies. Dilated pupils, for example can tell a doctor of the presence of undiagnosed hypertension, multiple sclerosis, strokes, kidney problems, or brain tumors.
  
  
• Keep current with styles - Eyeglass fashion and frames are always changing towards new new trends and fads. You don’t want to be wearing out-dated glasses and looking old fashioned, do you? The technology used to make glass lenses is constantly improving towards thinner and stronger.