Why should I visit my eye doctor
Since the era of COVID, people are considering their general health issues and try to address them to their doctors. The recognition of telemedicine is a good undertaking in the field of medicine especially for those who live far away from the hospitals. It is also helpful for persons with any physical disability. However our eyes are the parts of body which can be addressed accurately if we visit the doctor. This blog is written to emphasize the importance of visiting “my eye doctor.’’
If I visit my eye doctor, he can help me in the following ways
If I am already wearing any prescription, then he can check my prescription and tell if I need to carry this number or if there is any changings in my prescription.
Pivotal part of preventive care
The screening tests are the vital components of preventive care. The early and regular appointments with the eye care professionals are very helpful to check the overall health status of the eyes and the body.
Ocular manifestations as a secondary cause
The regular visits to the eye doctor can detect the early changes in the retina happening as secondary ocular manifestations of hypertensive retinopathy or diabetic retinopathy. The eye doctor can emphasize on carrying out proper treatment of the disease. This has an impact on general body health.
Managing chronic eye conditions
Regular eye checkups can help your doctor to manage the chronic conditions e.g. chronic uveitis, thyroid eye disease, refractive errors, strabismus, cataract etc.
Early detection of strabismus
The checking of muscle balance, convergence, negative relative accommodation, positive relative accommodation, AC/A ratios, cover uncover test results are very helpful to rule out convergence or accommodation insufficiency or latent manifestations. Early diagnosis of these conditions leads to early management and complete treatment.
Examination of contact lens wearer
A regular contact lens wearer should visit to the eye doctor to evaluate her tears production, cornea and conjunctiva health. It is because the contacts wearer has the potency to develop mild keratitis, conjunctivitis or neovascularization on cornea due to decrease in contact with the air.
Regular checkups of children
The parents should take their children to the eye hospitals for the early checkups of their eyes to rule out any refractive error or other condition. The children can go blind if they are highly vit. A deficient. The doctors can help parents to protect their children from any cause of avoidable blindness.
Timely diagnosis and prompt treatment
The early detection of lenticular changes in the lens, macular degenerations, optic nerve head changes, retinal detachment is very helpful to take actions promptly. It is very important to maintain optimal eye health with age.
Founder of EyesMatterMost- an optometry student who loves talking about eyes. I tend to cover topics related to optometry, ophthalmology, eye health, eyecare, eye cosmetics and everything in between. This website is a medium to educate my readers everything related to eyes.