Comprehensive Eye Examination

A comprehensive eye examination should include the following:

• To take a thorough patient history, including medical history.
• To determine how clearly a patient can see in the distance and at near. This is known as visual acuity and is recorded in metre's. E.g. 6/6
• To determine the presence of any refractive errors (sight difficulties) such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and/or astigmatism.
• To determine the binocular status of a patient. E.g. Eye focusing (accommodation), eye movement (ocular motility), eye teaming (binocular vision), stereo-acuity(3-D ability), visual attention, fixation etc
• To determine the health of the eye.

Once the eye examination is completed, the optometrist will review the findings with the patient and provide consultation and recommendations regarding any needed treatment such as spectacle correction, visual therapy or referral.