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Regardless of your age or physical health, it’s important to have regular eye exams.

Eye Exams for Children

girl-eye-exam_resizedSome experts estimate that approximately 5% to 10% of preschoolers and 25% of school-aged children have vision problems. According to the American Optometric Association (AOA), all children should have their eyes examined at 6 months of age, at age 3 and again at the start of school. Children without vision problems or risk factors for eye or vision problems should then continue to have their eyes examined at least every two years throughout school.

Children with existing vision problems or risk factors should have their eyes examined more frequently.

Children who wear eyeglasses or contact lenses should have their eyes examined at least every 12 months or according to their eye doctor’s instructions.

Eye Exams for Adults

free-eye-exam-1We also recommend an annual eye exam for any adult who wears eyeglasses or contacts. If you don’t normally need vision correction, you still need an eye exam every two to three years up to the age of 40, depending on your rate of visual change and overall health. Doctors often recommend more frequent examinations for adults with diabetes, high blood pressure and other disorders, because many diseases can have an impact on vision and eye health.

If you are over 40, it’s a good idea to have your eyes examined every one to two years to check for common age-related eye problems such as presbyopia, cataracts and macular degeneration.

Because the risk of eye disease continues to increase with advancing age, everyone over the age of 60 should be examined annually.

Contact Lenses at Eye Clinic Optometrist, New West

At the Eye Clinic Optometrist, New West we offer a wide selection of contact lenses including disposable soft contact, bifocal/multifocal, toric, and colored lenses. Whether you wear daily, weekly or monthly disposables, or conventional (vial) lenses, check out our selection of lenses that fit your needs.

A good contact lens fit starts with a thorough eye exam to ensure the most up-to-date prescription and rule out any pre-existing conditions that could interfere with contact lens wear.

We will determine the best fitting lens based on your lifestyle needs, the shape and health of your eye. In most cases, you’ll have the opportunity to try lenses on the same day as your exam. You can even go home with a few samples before making a final decision.

We follow up the initial fitting and then make any necessary changes in fit or materials to get you the best possible fit. We teach all our patients proper contact lens care and also possible consequences if proper care is not taken. Then we continue with long-term follow-up to monitor the condition of the lenses and to ensure that proper hygiene is being maintained.

Please download the PDF on contact lenses: contact-lens.

Eye Exams for Contact Lenses

A routine exam won’t provide some of the measurements and testing that are required to determine if your eyes are suitable for contact lens wear, and to generate your contact lens Rx.

Bifocal and Multifocal Contact Lenses

If you need correction for presbyopia but dislike the idea of bifocal eyeglasses, you have many contact lens options.

Gas Permeable (GP) Contact Lenses

These rigid lenses aren’t as popular or well known as soft lenses, but they offer the advantages of durability, crisp vision and high oxygen permeability.

Contact Lenses for the “Hard-to-Fit” Patient

Challenges such as astigmatism, presbyopia, keratoconus and dry eyes needn’t be a barrier to contact lens wear, but they do require more time and patience.

Toric Contact Lenses for Astigmatism

“I can’t wear soft contacts; I have astigmatism.” This once-true statement is now simply a myth.

Designer Frames & Sunglasses

In addition to having over 1,500 Designer Eyeglasses, we also carry a select group of sunglasses such as: Ray BanDolce & GabbanaSpyMaui JimbolléSerengeti

Comprehensive Eye Exams

comprehensive eye exam includes a number of tests and procedures to examine and evaluate the health of your eyes and the quality of your vision…