Explore Our Comprehensive Eye Examinations in Pendleton
Our clinic offers comprehensive eye exams designed for patients of all ages, from toddlers to seniors. This means you and your family can rely on our clinic for continuous, personalized eye care throughout every stage of life.
Insight Into Your Eyesight: Eye Exams That Go Further
Regular eye exams are more than just updating your prescription glasses or contact lenses—they are essential to your overall health maintenance. They can help detect vision problems, eye diseases, and even health issues like diabetes before they become serious. Early detection is key for increasing the efficacy of treatments and can also help maintain your vision and overall quality of life.
What to Expect During an Eye Exam
If you’re wondering how long eye exams take, they typically last between 30 and 60 minutes, depending on the complexity of tests required for your specific vision and eye health needs.
During the exam, one of our optometrists will perform various tests to evaluate your eyesight and overall eye health. This includes:
- Visual Acuity Test: Measures the sharpness of your vision.
- Tonometry or Eye Pressure Test: Checks intraocular pressure for glaucoma.
- OCT Scan: An advanced imaging technology that better views the eye’s internal structures.
- Refraction Assessment: Determine your exact lens prescription.
- Peripheral Vision Test: Checks for vision loss on the sides of your visual field.
Knowing what to expect can alleviate any anxiety about visiting the eye doctor, ensuring that you feel prepared and relaxed throughout your appointment.
Family Eye Care at Vision Pendleton: From Infancy to Senior Years
Eye Exams for Children
Children should have their first eye exam at six months old, again at three years old, and before they start school. After that, eye exams every two years are recommended.
They ensure that children meet developmental milestones related to vision, which is important for their educational success, as undetected problems can often be mistaken for learning difficulties.
Adult Eye Exams
Comprehensive eye exams are essential for adults to keep prescriptions current and check for early eye disease signs. In your 20s and 30s, you might still enjoy excellent vision, but this is also the time to start monitoring changes, especially if genetic or health risk factors make you susceptible to conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure, which can impact your eyesight.
In your 40s and beyond, you may notice changes in your vision more frequently, such as difficulty reading small print, which our optometrists can easily manage.
Senior Eye Exams
Older adults are more susceptible to glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration. To mitigate the effects of these diseases on vision, we focus on regular monitoring and early detection, ensuring that any changes in your vision are managed proactively.
Diabetic eye exams are equally important in screening for signs of the condition and managing existing diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease, can lead to vision impairment and even blindness if not monitored closely. Using thorough evaluations, we’re able to conduct a detailed assessment of the retina and blood vessels in the eyes to check for signs of damage, enabling timely treatment.
