7 Eye Exam Tips for Better Vision, Glasses and Overall Experience

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Dr. Allen shares 7 Eye Exam Tips to help you have a better eye examination! Do you wear eyeglasses already? Check out our Glasses LifeHacks and Tips: • 7 Eye Glasses LIFE HAC...
If you are heading in for your eye exam, it can often be overwhelming and many people stress out about the eye and vision test. In this video, Dr. Allen shares 7 tips to help you prepare for your eye test. If you are going in for your first eye exam, the overall important thing is to not stress about it and try to relax. Some people will try very hard to cheat and perform better on their vision testing but this can often work against them, making the test take longer and resulting in people second guessing themselves.
The eye exam for glasses (called a refraction) is often a major source of concern for people. The best tip I can give you is to try not to split hairs over the options. If the two lens options are tough to tell the difference, then tell your eye doctor or whoever is performing the procedure know that the two options look the same. This is in fact a favorable result. If your eye doctor needs to show you more options to fine tune your glasses prescription, they will do so.
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0:00 Eye Exam Tips
0:30 How to take the vision test
1:04 The Better 1 or 2 test
1:56 The Eye Pressure Test
2:38 Medical and Vision Insurance Cards
2:59 Your Medication List
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4:09 Dilated Eye Exam
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About this video: Have you had an eye test this year? If you are heading in for your eye exam, it can often be overwhelming and many people stress out about the eye and vision test. In this video, Dr. Allen shares 7 tips to help you prepare for your eye test.
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@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

Which tip was your favorite? Any other tips you would share to others getting their exams?

@mrsp2115 2 года назад

I've been wearing glasses since I was 6 when the teacher realized I couldn't see the blackboard. For over sixty years I think I've been looking at the same eye chart when I get a vision checkup. Why don't they change it up so your brain doesn't remember what it was before?

@user-id1ke2kf3h 2 года назад

Hi dr One of your favorite follower I need your e mail to text you to help me in my education Thanks alot

@dorothykeene5442 2 года назад

NOT HOLDING MY BREATH. I appreciate your TLC So very much. THANK YOU and Lord Bless you.

@appleseedsmama8552 2 года назад

What do you think of the Optomap in place of dilation? Should you do both or one every other year?

@peternumber19 2 года назад

Not holding my breath during pressure tests. It went up by 3 at the last 2 tests (to 29) and I'm sure I held my breath due to not wanting to breath Covid germs onto the optician. I'm being monitored for Glaucoma but have always had high eye pressure. I'll be watching for good breathing, next week thanks.

@pedropartida1913 2 года назад

I have been a tech for 36 years. Here is my tip. Stop calling them tests, phoroptor, IOP, . Start calling them measurements. Test imply to the patient they are going to pass or fail. also I tell them don’t strain and relax cause if you strain and focus behind the phoroptor they will do the same with glasses.

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

I love this sooooo much!!!!💯💯💯💯

@K4naLmata 10 месяцев назад

The power of words

@nicoleswartz9945 9 месяцев назад

This is so true the word fail just gives me anxiety😭

@otiebrown9999 8 месяцев назад

I agree. I measure my own refractive state.

@just4havingfun 2 года назад

I practiced optometry for 39 years and everything Dr. Allen outlined is absolutely true and helpful to the process of good eye care. Thumbs up!

@joannab1692 2 года назад

My favorite tips were the glaucoma test "relax" tip and the pro tip about the "better 1 or 2" test. Didn't know that stuff! Thank you so much. I will pass this on to friends and family.

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

Thanks Joanna! Wishing you and the family all the best.

@omigawdd 2 года назад

The "one or two" tip is nice. I've been wearing corrective lenses for at least 20 years and I still get nervous about picking which is better. Often times they seem the same but my mind tells me I need to pick only one.

@jeweligcse4461 2 года назад

This!

@mannymotta2174 2 года назад

Thank you for the video. Some other good advice is make sure your eye doctor is addressing your concerns. I’d been going to the same guy for 25 years. He is an ophthalmologist that everyone in the family goes to and supposedly a great surgeon. I’m 55 years old and for the past 4-5 years, I had times when I couldn’t focus properly. This happened at night when my eyes were tired or when I’d look in the rear view mirror and then back to the road, it would take a split second to refocus. These problems were never addressed. I changed doctors. The new doctor is awesome. Told me the pores in my eye lids were clogged up so we fixed that. Then he sent me to a strabismus ( eye muscle doctor) to address the intermittent focus problem. 3.5 base out prism’s took care of that. Turns out I have divergent insufficiency ( esotropia) . That did the trick. Moral of the story…. If you feel that your doctor is striving to really help you… change doctors. It took me 4-5 years of suffering which was my own fault to say enough was enough.

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I'm so glad you found a great doctor!

@giorgiatesi8324 2 года назад

As someone with -12 and -14 and glaucoma, it's so endearing to me to see so many people talk about their experiences and find out about these kind of things. Keep up the good work

@oleeotv 2 года назад

Tips 1 and 2 FTW. Thank you. On 8 weeks of changing glasses because of challenges getting my glasses to work with my astigmatism, new assessment next week, I will be looking to be relaxed with the refraction test and if they get smaller and darker I will know it's worthwhile to say something. Appreciate that others can get nervous too, never occurred to me to mentally prepare for an eye exam until I realized I was tense last year.

@eyeballs50 2 года назад

had a smile on my face when you demonstrated the 1 or 2 part of the subjective..the retinoscopy lenses were still in the phoropter..might have done that once or twice in my 36 years in practice..overall good video. The refractionist really does control the exam and looks for consistency or inconsistencies in the 1 or 2 part...so don't worry about getting the right answer folks

@penamatuu3015 2 года назад

Love how he gets straight to the point. I had no interest in even watching because *I been wearing contacts for years now so whats there to learn* however I can gladly say thank you I learned something new today. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. God bless

@duchessofeire 2 года назад

My tip is on the visual field test. I always failed the second eye and had to be rechecked until I started taking a minute or two between eyes to relax. It makes the test a lot easier on the second half.

@marymckay8283 2 года назад

My “favorite” test is that one for peripheral vision. The one with the grey wavy lines that appear briefly and you’re supposed to click the button. It’s soooo long and my attention wanders. My tip is if you get new glasses and they just don’t seem right, speak up. My doctor tweaked my astigmatism correction but the right eye seemed blurry. I brought in an old pair of glasses which they compared and adjusted my new ones. Much better!

@shelbycadwell9140 2 года назад

Oh, if you "love" that one, you should try the extended one that can take 5 to 15 minutes per eye! All our patients love that one 🤣

@kathrynmettelka7216 2 года назад

My favorite tip is dilation. I bring my husband with me because my eyes are so sensitive to sunlight after the exam that I prefer to have someone else drive me home. I am happy to have dilation because my family has a history of glaucoma and a close friend was just diagnosed with macular degeneration. Eye doctors are often the ones to detect diabetes. If I have a problem, I want it diagnosed asap.

@robertct06 2 года назад

Really? How do they detect diabetes?

@kathrynmettelka7216 2 года назад

@@robertct06 I don't know how they do it since I'm not an eye doctor. My husband was told to get an eye exam to check for diabetes. I would have thoughtba fasting blood test would be better for a diagnosis.

@kenjd57 2 года назад

I don’t get anxious but I would get excited if my eye doctor was as visually stunning as you! The most helpful tip was the eye glasses exam and telling the examiner which lens is clearer or if they are the same or if the letters became smaller and darker. Thanks for the tips. 😎

@JennyG.COW5 8 месяцев назад

Some of these things I wish I knew about, such as squinting at the screen before I was given the pinhole. I am glad that my eye exam was with an in-network Opthamologist and I was able to get all the pre-check-in completed before my appointment! 😊 Before this exam, I read up on what to expect, so I was more mentally prepared, even if I was a little nervous for my first ever exam. I was also given some water so that I could take sips which helped me stay calm and cool during the numbing process for the dilation. Thanks so much for sharing this information with us! It's so awesome that people like you can always help teach us! And for Free too! 😊❤️

@dragonback6075 2 года назад

Very informative. I personally hate the puffer test & always tense up when it's done. I'll definitely try and relax more for my upcoming eye exams. Thank you 👍

@jeffstone28 2 года назад

Very good tips. Thanks! I'm going to add one that I wish I didn't have to add. I have an annual exam at a practice that has several ophthalmologists and other staff that do the refraction first. A couple of times, I didn't have confidence in the person doing the refraction and didn't like the result of my prescription either. The next year, a new person did it and I was very pleased with the result. I specifically requested her the following year and luckily, she was available and again, she did an excellent job. Yes, all staff should be equally capable and competent but I found that was not the case where I go. The ophthalmologists themselves at this practice, I like a lot, but it's their supporting staff that is variable. So my tip is, if you like the way a specific person did your refraction, don't be afraid to ask for them the next time you have an exam.

@miriamzajfman4305 2 года назад

I do wear glasses for most of my life , just now you did explain to me the procedure of a eye exam . Thanks ! 👍 it is very helpful . In the " better one or two test " I felt that I was doing something wrong since there was never much of a difference 🤭

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

Happy to help!

@kimberlycornelius7911 2 года назад

Me too!

@plainsong76 2 года назад

Awesome curb your enthusiasm clip! LOVE that show!

@ilovemakeup3148 2 года назад

Thank you for all the helpful information I always thought that when the letters got darker and bolder it was a good thing now I know that my script is probably to strong and that may be why I get alot of headaches and feel dizzy alot . I wish that more eye Dr's would explain these things so we knew what to look for and what each test is actually for. Thank you 😊

@sharmilasoomair568 2 года назад

Thank you for all the great tips. I get a bit nervous for the glaucoma test .I will be better prepared on my next visit to my eye doctor.

@nikkis7375 2 года назад

Thank you for these tips!! I don’t think I’ve ever been able to do the glaucoma test before. Every year they try over and over and I blink every time and they eventually seem to give up after so many tries.😩 I’ll definitely be relaxed as possible now, maybe that was it. I was telling myself “dont blink. Don’t blink. Don’t blink.” Lol!

@Wayman_Simmang 2 года назад

Thank you!! All tips were great!

@barkingfromnewmexico9448 2 года назад

Thank you for posting this. I never knew what was going on with "which one is best". I'm going to the eye doctor next week so now I know what to expect.

@Ciborium 2 года назад

Wish someone told me those pro tips about the "better 1 or 2" test. Would have made the experience less stressful. I can definitely empathize with that Larry David scene. I have had the blue light pressure test recently, but in my younger years, it was the air puff test that made me blink. However, I recently had cataract plus Lasik surgery so glasses are no longer required for me for now.

@timothyhazelo2039 2 года назад

Your content is super helpful. Thank you!!!

@louiselovescrafting6802 2 года назад

Thanks so much for all the info! I always thought I was doing something wrong in “Is 1 better or 2 test” when I thought they look the same. I HATE the pressure test when the device touches your eye…no relaxing at all. The office I visit returned to that fun little puff. I always giggle…. The one thing I try hard to do is drink lots of water and get a good night’s sleep the night before. Too bad we can’t study for these tests! Take care and stay safe,👀

@ronvanr5359 2 года назад

Great tips, one more, sit up strait and keep your head squared up to the auto refractor and phoropter for a more accurate glasses Rx. This is good advice for any of the instruments your doctor uses to help with accurate and consistent results.

@missamy1001 2 года назад

Thank you for all of your videos! You've really helped me with so many things

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

That's so kind. Thank you for sharing!

@srajo1807 2 года назад

Thanks for the tip for the better 1 and 2. One tip my eye doctor usually gives me before having the eye exam is having a good night sleep before taking the exam.

@Su-jk5ve Год назад

The observation and the tie tip for the one or two method actually helped me

@taco5447 2 года назад

Hey man because of one of your videos about how to put on and take off contacts I was able to finally get mine so thank you so much.

@shirleygeorge5222 2 года назад

I've never had the dilation one. What my optometrist does is turn the light off and then I have to look at the green light on this separate machine. Then suddenly there is a bright light and they take a photo of the back of my eye. First one eye then the next. I get to have a look at my eye as well. Pretty cool!

@palesasefurutshe6832 2 года назад

Thanks Doctor for the upload. I also went to see an ophthalmologist because of severe eye pains at the back of the eye. It has been approximately 8months experiencing that pain the doctor said its just an allergy that's bothering me. And gave me eye drops am still puzzled as the pain isn't going away!! He didn't take scans or anything of that sort.

@mad_like_a_hatter5469 2 года назад

Great tip for letting them know the change in letter size and shape

@matthood9838 2 года назад

Hay guy, thanks for taking the time to make and post video.

@BrowniShadow 2 года назад

Hello. My fav tip was the tense eye false pressure. Thanks for the tips

@slambangwallop 2 года назад

Letting us know that serious problems tend to only be noticed when it is already too late is helpful, and it reminds me to say, from experience- Be careful to avoid spikey objects like fake plants and reed diffusers, as getting poked in the eye isn't necessarily a normal occurrence. It's probably safer to buy real plants, also, as we evolved with them? But we didn't evolve with reed diffusers, etc.

@alanyaknits8018 2 года назад

What do you think of optomap vs dilation? I've only been to the eye doctor 2x in my life, and I am considering the optomap option for my 3rd exam.

@LGCblessed 2 года назад

I've been following your much appreciated advice for eye drops (I now use Zaditor or Alaway or even Pataday) but I would love to hear your thoughts on Manuka honey eye drops. Thanks

@michaeluy2974 2 года назад

I'm a big fun of your vids Doc! Just want to ask which is the best progressive lenses Hoya or Essilor? I'm planning to get one but I'm still confuse which is better, but I'm leaning towards Virlux Comfort Max.

@RobertKirkpatrick84 2 года назад

During my last exam, I couldnt see through the eye checker thing, my vision was getting really dark, she said she thought my closed eye was somehow dominationg my open eye but said it was really weird. She used a manual thing and had me hold that up and she swapped out lenses and it was fine.

@user-tn2mp9qr6q 2 года назад

That's what exactly I needed

@EyedocZeller 2 года назад

These are great tips. It’s good that you’re mindful of overminusing. I think 90% of my myopes come in over-corrected. Even with a 20 foot room, I find I can usually take off a quarter once I trial frame.

@ElCid48 2 года назад

the older man that was having trouble deciding with the female doctor was Biden... HHAHAHA

@eyeballs50 2 года назад

the red-green test is very useful to avoid over minusing..keep in mind that a lot of myopes can actually show reductions in myopia from one exam to the next. I've seen Pxs go from -9.oo to -5..over a decade or two..perhaps due to lenticular spasm at a younger age of just unusual change in the crystalline lens..

@darthbiker2311 2 года назад

Back in 2001 during senior year in high school I had a classmate who ruined his eyes after playing too much Diablo II and Counter-Strike. He dreamed of becoming a deck officer in an oceangoing sea vessel but the maritime college he had his eyes on wouldn't accept anyone with bad eyes. So he bought an eye chart for himself and straight up memorized it. Now that's an excellent tip.

@bro-samamerafoundation8254 Год назад

I love your teachings, Dr eye health

@SBGames8 2 года назад

My eye doctor looked at my retinas the other day. My right eye has some thinning apparently and Im 29. Kinda worried about it. They said it shouldn't be a problem, but I still want to avoid any complications.

@otiebrown9999 2 года назад

My favorite; At home, have permanent Snellen. ( Protect against ovef minus prescription) Verify passing the DMV. Then, never accept any "minus " PRESCRIPTION. It is possible to go from 20/50, to 20/20, by wearing a plus lens, for all close work, during the school years. I also measure using my own tesf lenses. This saves me endless arguments with ODs about doing the right thing for my life time vision.

@tonymatthews8095 2 года назад

You are a very informative person thank you very much

@moumitaroy8998 2 года назад

Always amazing experience to see your video. It is very informative Thanks Doc

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

My pleasure!!! Thank you so much!

@mariehill8951 2 года назад

Thankyou so much .i have my eye test very soon and all these things are helpfull.

@pick5414 2 года назад

Tip#2 refraction: is very helpful, especially regarding to much magnification 👍

@mariebarker4499 2 года назад

Thank you! Very helpful!

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

So glad!

@michelprovencher3798 2 года назад

Great advice. Thank you!

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

You are so welcome! Thanks Michel!

@ariesphenix1 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@hectorrivera4347 2 года назад

Thank you Dr

@natalieblum3352 2 года назад

I have never had my eyes dilated before because my optometrist office has Nikon Optos. Thank you Advanced Eyecare and Dr. Harper in Bozeman, MT.

@kkitzhaber 2 года назад

After having a retinal tear and buckle around my eye, I find it a bit more tricky to get a good prescription. These tips should help. THANKS.

@ASHISHKUMAR-tp9dw 2 года назад

Just going tomorrow for eyesight check up. Thank you Doc 😇

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

What timing!!! Hope everything goes great for you!

@Emily-dn3cs 2 года назад

Question! When choosing which looks better, 1 or 2, do you go with the one that looks BOLDER or are you looking for which one looks less BLURRED? This has always confused me and I think I have been generally answering based on boldness.

@TheTep990 2 года назад

There is no right answer, just pick what you are most comfortable with and trust your Optometrist or eye doctor to verify that answer, we always double check and verify your answers

@AthenaDemonSlayer 2 года назад

My exact question. Between the bolder and the thinner, the optometrist asked which of the two is better, and I chose the thinner one. But now, my eyes is straining after wearing the prescription.

@chuckfoster1945 2 года назад

Thank you for your insight.

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

You're welcome!

@BoomVang 2 года назад

My tip is after the exam (which I find extremely stressful) I sanity check the prescription with a home lens kit. These have hundreds of lenses with separate sph and cyl which you can mount on a special frame to recreate any prescription. I always find at least one goof where the prescription clearly needs to change by one stepsize or more. I also use cheap variable sph glasses to help me deduce quicker whether the sph vs cyl needs adjusting instead of a ton of trial and error. I hate the rules that try to block self prescription; I used to suffer from accommodation spasm due to being chronically overprescribed. It is so much easier to sanity check a prescription in the calm of home, especially without that wonky mirror that many too-small exam rooms are now using.

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

Wow! I think you are the first person I know of that has their own trial lens set (other than optometrists). I think the big issue with self refraction, even when I have done it to myself, is that we tend to overprescribe ourselves too. There for sure is an issue with small exam rooms and proximal accommodation. Mirrored rooms are almost a necessity now (although I have worked in at least one 20 foot exam lane). The reason for restrictions for self prescribing lenses has to do with a few reasons. 1. If you look through the wrong lenses, you can not only hurt your ocular biology (especially if you are young) and this can cause neuriological complications which can have a ripple effect across learning and performance issues long term. 2. If people were to have their glasses updated on their own, or even through a machine auto-refraction (such as in a mall kiosk for example), then people would likely not get their eye health checked and it would result in massive amounts of ocular health issues (early blindness) and missed systemic disease (diabetes, HTN, bleeding disorders, MS, immune disease, etc). What I would like to see is a device where a person could be more interactive with the refraction process, like a nob or two where the patient could adjust their own refraction based on what looks best to them. Perhaps a starting position would be first acquired through a wavefront guided topography. Then the doctor would be able to analyze the data of the refraction with the eye muscle movements (phorometry), before finalizing a glasses prescription. I think they could result in better outcomes.

@Maxumized 2 года назад

I think your anxiety issues are the reason the eye doctors may have trouble finalizing your prescription. You are a patient that thinks the doctor is always wrong. You enter every exam with doubt. In reality, you make the exam flawed by conflicting with the examiner (your doctor) even before they start the testing. If you use the words “sanity check” to say you have the final say in your prescription tells so much of your level of anxiety. In regards to your environment, you must find it necessary to “sanity check” everything.

@BoomVang 2 года назад

@@Maxumized You have me mostly backwards; I've had great relationships with eye docs including months of vision therapy and me purchasing the textbook bibles such as "Clinical Refraction" by Borish with both theory and practice. I have charted decades of my prescriptions on graph paper which gives interesting info on my fast moving trends. My stress mostly stems from the excruciating pain I get from anything touching my eye such as dilation drops or pressure tests. A few things will go easier with info from this video, but it is not uncommon for an eye doc to revise prescriptions for someone that doesn't like the lenses they receive. My trial lens set doesn't lie, and anyway when you are between two equally good settings it is rewarding to do the tie break yourself based on preferences the eye doc doesn't know or have time for.

@EyedocZeller 2 года назад

@@BoomVang Docs who do vision therapy usually have a lot more time to tweak the Rx to get it just right. I always use a 20 foot room, and still find the phoropter over-minuses near-sighted patients a quarter diopter at least 50% of the time. I always have patients try the Rx in a trial frame, walk around the office, look out the window, before finalizing. In an insurance-based office, most docs only have 15-20 minutes per exam (which is usually not enough).

@BoomVang 2 года назад

@@EyedocZeller Thanks; using my trial lens set I tend to bias toward less minus sph at least as a tie breaker, like I learned in VT. I have a standard eye chart, but is is easier to assess sharpness at distance using a hdtv with all text such as a channel guide.

@peternumber19 2 года назад

Is there any chance you'll do a video on Pterygium. Whether eye drops help or when is it best to have it removed.

@jul8065 2 года назад

Thank you.

@Bob-wr1mn 2 года назад

Great video.

@nicholasfield6127 2 года назад

As an Ophthalmic Assistant, I would love to send the link to this video along with every appointment reminder lol

@nataliecorwin1568 2 года назад

love all your tips. going to see eye doctor in june for oct and vision field he is going to use eye drops for the oct.

@fjp9 2 года назад

have you done a video on the eye supplements yet? how effective do you think they are? which vitamins/nutrients are the most important to take for prevention? is there a specific supplement/brand you prefer, etc?

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

I have one planned...coming soon :)

@jiayanglian4363 2 года назад

Hey Dr , can you do a video about Zeiss DriveSafe or equivalent lenses ? Also is there any tips to help people like me going into winter in a couple months time ? When the sun is nearing winter it’s angle makes it hard for you to drive west

@davidnewman8629 2 года назад

I've been having some issues with my eyes.Since about two years ago I went to an eye clinic(i have some form of allergic conjunctivitis)I noticed that the vision in my right eye was blurry,I only noticed it during the eye exam since when both eyes are open they compensate for vision for each other.The doctor that day gave me some eye drops for the redness.Later I notice that vision wasnt getting better and I started seeing halos in only my left eye..I visited the clinic again and was told that I developed the problem in my eye because of the overuse of steroid eye drops such as maxitrol which I had been using for my eye redness over the years.Later on I noticed that I started seeing halos in my other eye too and also noticed double vision in my left eye and slightly in my right eye (the two images are on top of each other with the bottom image being lighter in focus).Another thing is that the halos dont last for a long time I see them usually in the mornings when I wake up

@sergiubarac1265 2 года назад

Just had my eye exam two days ago. I'm really relaxed when doing it, as I also trust my doctor. He's always giving explanations in a calm voice. Thankfully I didn't have any changes since last year, as I have the exam every year (just in case).

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

That's great!

@estibon3872 2 года назад

i always joke that my eye doc could host a late night radio talk show. just smooth and calm. actually helps me relax. gonna miss him when he retires next year...

@robinnguyen6276 Год назад

Love your videos

@cooljohnny2926 2 года назад

hello Dr. I like your videos, they are great. I am 60 yrs old and I have good vision, I don't even wear glasses except for reading and only if the letters are tiny. Even driving at night I see well. Few days ago I noticed a couple of floaters in my right eye and I went to an eye doctor for a comprehensive exam and he also dilated the eyes to check for any tear in the retina, but everything turned out normal and good, and he said this is just part of the aging process and there is nothing to worry about for now. He didn't even ask me to come back in 6 months or a year. But he said if things change and you start seeing more floaters or you see eye flashes during the day or your vision starts getting blurry then come and see me. So my question to you is, if any of the above starts happening, then should I consider this an emergency and leave everything I am doing and rush to see the doctor immediately? I mean if a tear in the retina starts takin place, is it a gradual process, or does that happen within few hours? I mean is it possible that someone's vision is good and he goes to sleep one day, but wakes up in the morning unable to see in one eye, from what I mentioned above! Do I have to live the rest of my life worrying about something that may never lead to vision loss and never happen, and ends up just being a few floaters, that eventually go away as they get pulled down by magnetic force and disappear as that doctor said? He said most people just learn to leave with them. I would appreciate your thoughts and point of view on this issue? Thanks.

@bradleymix 2 года назад

Superb & easy to understand. Thank you.

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@kerpheflcentmeter6882 2 года назад

Thanks! I have an appointment coming up soon and I’m excited because I feel really blurry and I would like that to go away. Does anyone have tips for picking frames? (Because like they’re hard to see because they don’t have prescription so they’re blurry)

@Cliche8701 2 года назад

Reeeally great demonstration of the difference in IOP! That was pretty eye opening (tee hee!)

@INeedIronSupplements 2 года назад

Hi! I which your videos often and was diagnosed with two color “deficiencies” ( I say deficiencies in quotations because i rather like one of them. I was to little to remember what the names for my conditions were called. The first was just enhanced color spectrum, don’t know what it’s called, and one in which I often see splotches of transparent color floating in mid-air ( and no, it wasn’t right after looking at a bright light) and after doing some research I still don’t understand what could’ve caused this. I’ve had both since I was born. If anyone could help out, that would be great!

@ancsa0603 2 года назад

Hi Doctor! Please, make a video about your tips for eyecare professionals, expecially for students. Thank you!

@kimyoung3484 2 года назад

Thank you so much Sir, have a great day ♥️

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

You too!

@joshreese_optometry 2 года назад

Great tips! I’ll make sure to spread the word!

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

Thanks Josh!!! I look forward to the day wen we can collab on something

@brucefrank6119 2 года назад

My son recently got a new glasses prescription and it was different than he'd ever had before. THe doctor looked at the focused image on the retina like a prep for Lasik surgery. He did not go through a refractive "is it better here or here" exam. He says the resultant glasses produce the best vision he has ever had. He just lucked into this type of exam and does not know what it is called. I really think this may be a superior way to get accuracy and the best results for a glasses prescription. In fact I have been asking my eye doctor for years why the exams aren't done this way. What is this process called so I know for what to ask?

@elangomattab 2 года назад

What are your thoughts on the systems where your eye isn't dialated but they are still able to take a photo of your retina with a big machine that you have to look into with each eye individually? I had that done last eye exam and the retina photo looked quite clear the me anyway (layman). Thanks

@danielowen1201 2 года назад

As an eye doctor myself, the photograph systems were a godsend. They allowed us to keep photographic track of eye diseases without having to rely on our charting descriptions. That being said, it DOES NOT replace a dilation. I know people don’t like dilations, but it’s the only way we can see the farthest reaches of your retina. My recommendation would be to get a dilation done at least every 2 or 3 years if your eyes are healthy. The photographs can fill in the remainder.

@thesecretlifeofme9079 2 года назад

This are great tips. I always squint because the eye doctor makes me feel as if I should be able to see something. I hate it. Today I have an eye exam and I’m going to try and not squint

@otiebrown9999 2 года назад

My best preparation, before an Office Exam, is to look at my own Bright Snellen, permanently on the wall. Then I verify 20/20. Then I use my own test lenses, to measure my Refractive State, with great accuracy. Then I can converse with an OD in his office about pure medical subjects.

@spiriitualminded 2 года назад

THANK YOU

@kellz6266 2 года назад

Will you be making any videos about visual field screenings or retinal imaging?

@LieutenantNuggets 2 года назад

So, I have just started wearing contacts for the first time, I was wondering if my eyes feel dry when wearing them? Could it be that I'm just not used to them or should I be using a different brand?

@ronishastroud8891 2 года назад

This video helped alot. I will take these tips under advisement. Since i have my eye appointment in a few weeks.

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

Great to hear! Hope all goes well.

@neosde 2 года назад

Had eye test recent change in multifocal prescription Take your time on the test , i asked a few times to see the options again. Some test takers are to rapid. Just do so. I want a good new prescription, so I take it serious. Few days to week weird having new multifocus lenses. Although have them years. Knowing your eyes and brain need to adjust. From the Netherlands eu but find these tips verry usefull

@imrantahir2950 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing.

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@boatman222345 2 года назад

My problem with eye exams is I am good at guessing. So although a letter may be very blurry I can often figure out what it is. I always tell the examiner I'm only guessing but have a feeling that they may be giving me credit for better vision than I actually have.

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

So you are good at guessing Optotypes! Guessing counts too, technically. But I think I know what you mean. Perhaps with good communication your doctor can help you fine tune things more.

@beautypharma5015 2 года назад

i had too much blurred vision with irritated eyes..my dr diagnosed chronic dry eye.. first he gave me prescription glasses of sph -0.5 diopter and cyl -1 diopter. but when he took corneal topography he forbid me to wear glasses right now . he gave me olopatadine HCl drops , restasis eye drop and preservative free artificial tears and oral fish oil capsules ,to be used for 2 months.. i observed my vision is a little bit clear after using them for 20 days. my question is ,will my cylinderical power ( with halos,glares,double vision)reduce?if those scars and dryness in my eyes get better..

@Tearycornguy 2 года назад

I have a suggestion for something you could cover in one of your videos related to eye exams. It would be great if you could mention that some drops used by optometrists in eye exams can trigger a vasovagal reaction (i.e. faint). My optometrist was great overall, but did not give me adequate warning for this. It was one of the worst and scariest vasovagal reactions I've had in my life as it was getting difficult to breathe and I was seconds away from requesting an ambulance. Normally they are not a big deal to me at all, I'm not worried and never even consider calling an ambulance as I am used to it and it does not normally impact my breathing. It also took me 3x as long to feel normal again. After doing my own research, it is not an uncommon experience for people with high vasovagal reactions/those prone to fainting. I think optometrists should be more up front about this risk during eye exams. Anyways, thanks for your informative videos! :)

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

Wow sorry you had that experience. It is pretty rare to have such a strong reaction but not unheard of. Thanks for sharing

@martinp.1884 2 года назад

They were all good tips. Thank you. Doctor.

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 года назад

You're welcome!

@jcparkins Год назад

I have had 3 different exams lately, each with different results and am about to go back again. The last exam was the most comprehensive but the glasses still don't seem right. My question is - shouldn't my vision with glasses in both eyes be sharp? When I cover my right eye my left eye is still a bit blurry through the lenses. I know the eyes work together, but it seems to me that both should be the same level of sharpness. I do have astigmatism but the axis hasn't changed much since my last prescription 3 years ago.

@justjojo1666 2 года назад

Can you make a video how to know if you have small tear contact lenses in your eye, and how to remove them?

@tiggerpooh2715 2 года назад

I watched this the day before my vision exam and this came in handy

@davidsanders8200 Год назад

How important is retinal imaging such as Optomap? Some optometrists require Optomap (and charge $39), and others don't have the equipment to take pictures. I will always get a dilated exam. I'm just wondering if it's important to also have Optomap (or other) retinal imaging.

@jazzyalex2011 2 года назад

Dr. Allen, love the videos and appreciate the information. Question: With all the advancement in medical technology why do eye doctors still use archaic equipment to do an eye exam? For example, the which is better 1 or 2. One would think that there's something they could just put up to an eye and determine the RX. . . just curious - Thanks in advance!

@kateh5917 2 года назад

I am a qualified Optometrist. There is a peice of equipment called an auto refractor that gives us an estimate of a prescription. But if we just went of that it is not as accurate as asking the patient. And for some patients the auto refractor gives the completely wrong prescription! So the better with 1 or 2 test is more likely to get your most accurate prescription.