{"id":4786,"date":"2020-09-23T20:45:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T01:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sneadeye.com\/?p=4786"},"modified":"2020-09-23T20:45:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T01:45:19","slug":"how-do-eye-exams-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/?p=4786","title":{"rendered":"How Do Eye Exams Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone has heard how important <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sneadeye.com\/eye-examinations\/\">eye exams<\/a> are. But many people are still confused. They\u2019re not sure how eye exams work, and they don\u2019t see the benefit of an eye exam, especially if they are seeing well.\u00a0 Well, we\u2019re hoping this blog post will answer many of your burning questions!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Here\u2019s How They Go:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people know this one. An eye exam usually starts with a \u201cvisual acuity test.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s where you look at a chart, and you read off a series of letters. This helps your eye doctor quickly gauge your vision. And they can tell you if you need glasses (or contacts).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, under a \u201cContinuum of Care Plan,\u201d these visual acuity tests help your eye doctor track changes in your vision over time. That means it\u2019s going to be easier for your doctor to tell if something is wrong with your eye- so you can catch and solve eye diseases before they cause damage to your vision.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, your eye doctor does a pressure test.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This test measures the pressure inside of your eye. When the pressure is too high, this could be a sign that you have glaucoma. Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the USA. And that\u2019s why it\u2019s an important part of your eye exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your eye exam also contains a \u201crefraction.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s like the visual acuity exam. However, you\u2019ll look through a device called a \u201cphoropter.\u201d This allows you to read the eye chart through different types of lenses. The purpose for this portion of the exam is for your eye doctor to find your sharpest vision possible.\u00a0 It will also help detect if your vision is decreased so your eye doctor can find out why.\u00a0 It is a vital part of the exam and so much more than just determining if a prescription for glasses is needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s one more thing many people don\u2019t know.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here at Snead Eye Group we have a new test to offer. So, along with your normal eye exam, we can also perform the \u201ciWellness Screening.\u201d This screening uses the latest technology to create a 3D map of your eye. All you have to do is sit still while the machine scans your eye.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This allows us to detect problems well before you often have any symptoms. The iWellness Screening gives your doctor the most exact view of your eye health. And it gives us an easy way to catch problems early.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All so you can sleep easy at night knowing you have a team of trusted eye doctors and surgeons looking out for your health.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHow Do I Get Started?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scheduling an eye exam (or any other procedure) is easy , click &gt; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sneadeye.com\/eye-examinations\/#appointment\">Schedule eye exam<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for iWellness Screening and follow the easy steps to schedule your appointment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone has heard how important eye exams are. But many people are still confused. They\u2019re not sure how eye exams work, and they don\u2019t see the benefit of an eye exam, especially if they are seeing well.\u00a0 Well, we\u2019re hoping this blog post will answer many of your burning questions!\u00a0 Here\u2019s How They Go:\u00a0 Most [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12,237],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eye-health","category-free-eye-check-up","category-free-eye-screening"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.advertisingfortmyers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}