Eye Exams Vaughan

For children, adults and seniors, eye exams are an important part of your general health maintenance and assessment. Your eyes should be checked regularly to ensure that you are able to see as best as possible. Regular eye health exams at our clinic in Vaughan will also check for signs of eye disease or conditions that can affect not only your vision but your overall health. Vision and eye health is such a critical part in learning and development, therefore, we highly recommend eye exams for infants and children.

Early detection of eye conditions allows our Doctors to work with you on a treatment plans to be formed and in some cases, can help to stop or slow a disease from progresssing. Our Clinic leverages the most innovative and latest technology in the industry to help perform a thorough and precise examination. A comprehensive eye examination can also diagnose symptoms of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, tumors, cancer, autoimmune disorders, and thyroid disorders. A comprehensive eye examination will also provide an accurate prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses.

Accordoing to studies if your child is having developmental delays or trouble in school there could be an underlying vision problem. Proper learning, motor development, reading, and many other skills are dependent upon not only good vision, but your eyes functioning together.

Children that have problems with focusing or hand-eye coordination will often experience frustration and may exhibit behavioral problems as well. Often they will not understand nor know that the vision they are experiencing is abnormal so they aren’t able to express that they need help. Many conditions are much easier to treat when they are caught early while the eyes are still developing, so it is important to diagnose any eye health and vision issues as early as possible. At Avalon Eye Care our optometrists see patients as early as 6 months of age to diagnose and treat vision and eye conditions at early stages.

In Ontario, if you are 19 years and younger you will be covered by OHIP for a routine eye examination provided by an optometrist once every 12 months plus any follow-up assessments that may be required.

Just like the rest of our bodies, our eyes begin to weaken as we age. There are a number of common age-related eye conditions such as presbyopia, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration that can begin to affect your vision and your daily life. While some of these conditions are more of an inconvenience, others could lead to vision loss and dependency.

In addition to regular yearly eye exams, it is important to be aware of any changes in your eye health and vision. Also know your potential risk factors as well as your family ocular and medical history. Over half of the vision loss worldwide is preventable with proper treatment and care.

In Ontario, if you are 65 years and older you will be covered by OHIP for a routine eye examination provided by an optometrist once every 12 months plus any follow-up assessments that may be required.

When our optometrists recommend regular eye exams, this should not be confused with a vision screening. A vision screening is a basic test that indicates if you have difficulty seeing and require further assessment and corrective measures. It can be performed by anyone, whether it is a school nurse, a pediatrician or even a volunteer at a vision clinic. A vision screening usually only checks vision, it does not check eye health. Also, most vision screenings for kids only check for nearsightedness, but what happens when the majority of children are farsighted? Most of the time many of these kids get overlooked.

A comprehensive eye exam can only be performed by an eye doctor as it requires special knowledge and equipment to look around and into your eye to check your eye and vision health. Such an exam can assess whether there are underlying causes for vision problems and whether there are any signs of disease which can threaten your site and the health of your eye. A comprehensive eye examination can also diagnose symptoms of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, tumors, cancer, autoimmune disorders, and thyroid disorders. A comprehensive eye examination will also provide an accurate prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses.