Eye Exams

Comprehensive Eye Exams in Houston

Why schedule Yearly Eye Exams?

People of all ages should get a comprehensive eye exam every single year, even if they don’t wear glasses or contacts. Getting your yearly eye exam is a great way to check not only your vision, but your overall health.

Comprehensive Eye Exams

 

A comprehensive eye exam is so much more than the standard vision screening you get when you renew your driver’s license or that your child receives at school. Even if you’ve recently had a vision screening, it’s still important to come in for an eye exam every year.

During an eye exam, we’ll talk about your eyes and overall health, which can help with early detection of many serious conditions. Some treatments we may discuss during your exam might include:

  • LASIK

  • Contact lenses

  • Glasses

  • Myopia management

  • IPL for dry eyes

A Modern Approach

The MonacoPro is able to capture SD-OCT imaging with a 200 degree single shot image in less than 1/2 a second. There are no side effects and doctors will be able to compare the images from past appointments.

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Eye Health

During an eye exam, your optometrist also looks for signs of eye diseases that might threaten your sight or cause future problems, such as:

  • Glaucoma

  • Eye infections

  • Macular degeneration

  • Cataracts

  • Retinal detachment

Overall Physical Health

Did you know that many serious medical conditions can be detected during your annual eye exam ? You might think that an eye exam only looks at eye health and vision, but your eyes can actually be a great indicator of your overall health.

Many say that the eyes are the windows to the soul, but we prefer to say that the eyes are the windows to your health.

Regular eye exam can detect medical conditions such as:

  • Diabetes

  • High blood pressure

  • High cholesterol

  • Lyme disease

  • Stroke

  • Thyroid disease

  • Vascular disease

  • Brain tumor

  • Certain types of cancer

An eye exam might uncover signs of serious health conditions because they allow the optometrist to see blood vessels, arteries, nerves, and other parts of your body that typically aren’t easily visible.