What is part of an eye exam at St. Jerome?

Do you really know what is part of an eye exam? You'll find that it is much more than reading letters on a chart on the wall. A comprehensive review of the view is a detailed examination of your vision, your vision and your eye health.

A history describing your medical history eye, your health history, your family medical history.

Examination of visual acuity:

1. Examination of ocular motility
2. Refraction and delivery of a written order if a correction is necessary
3. Anterior segment examination with slit lamp (biomicroscopy)
4. ophthalmoscopy
5. Advice to the patient
6. tonometry
7. Central and peripheral visual field

If the eye examination revealed a visual impairment exists and treatment is recommended either by glasses or contact lenses, any information gleaned during the examination is considered and an order is required . This result can not be determined until all the above have been verified and the results were considered as forming a set of components.

The prescription of vision correction is only one element of health oculo-visual General. Several conditions can affect vision and often the patient attaches more importance to the symptoms that the condition itself. An optometrist is trained to diagnose the causes and provide complete eye care and to refer the patient to other health professionals if this appears necessary.