How Often Should You Have an Eye Exam?
After age 40, an annual dilated eye exam is recommended. The reason for this is most eye diseases develop as we get older, and usually aren’t painful.
Screening Guidelines
An eye exam is recommended every 1-2 years in patients younger than forty with otherwise healthy eyes. Our practice sees patients 15 and older; for younger children, we recommend a pediatric ophthalmologist
After age 40, an annual dilated eye exam is recommended. The reason for this is most eye diseases develop as we get older, and usually aren’t painful.
Yearly dilated eye exams are recommended for anyone with Diabetes
For people taking certain medications (i.e. plaquenil, fingolimod, ethambutol, etc) for other health problems, annual or sometimes more frequent eye exams are recommended
Screening Recommendations
For patients younger than 40 with healthy eyes, an exam every 1-2 years is recommended.
For patients 40 and older, an annual dilated exam is recommended.
For patients with other eye issues, follow up will vary depending on the specifics of the eye problem.
Urgent or Emergent Reasons to see an Ophthalmologist
Eye pain after procedures/surgery or associated with contact lens use
Sudden eye pain associated with light sensitivity or decreased vision
Trauma
Sudden worsening of vision or loss of vison
Development of a “floater”, big change to a floater, or sudden increase in number of floaters
New onset double vision
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