COMPREHENSIVE
EYE EXAMINATION
Regular eye exams are essential for maintaining good eye health.
At Van Eeden & Le Roux, we recommend testing every two years, even if you don’t wear glasses.
Our comprehensive exam checks your vision and screens for eye diseases like glaucoma and cataracts.
For most of our patients, the process begins with an in-depth discussion of your eye health history. This helps us establish a baseline understanding of why you have come in for an eye examination. Once we are more familiar with your needs, we will proceed with a series of tests to provide a possible diagnosis and a clear direction for your treatment plan.
The type of tests you have may vary depending on your age and needs, but in general, the procedure will include the following:
Visual Acuity Test
A visual acuity test checks how well you see details from a distance. You’ll look at a chart with letters or symbols while covering one eye, then the other, reading what you can see. This helps determine the sharpness of your vision.
Ocular Motility Test
This eye movement test assesses how well your ocular muscles are working. Your optometrist will begin by covering each eye and asking you to follow a light with your uncovered eye as it is moved into different positions. Then, the same process will be repeated with both eyes uncovered. This helps determine whether your eyes are tracking poorly, if you have double vision, or if they are showing signs of jerky movements.