How Long before your next Eye Examination?

Many people equate the need for an aye examination with replacing their glasses. They feel as long as they're seeing relatively well and their glasses are holding up, everything is okay. Unfortunately, that's not always the case. Your eyes, like the rest of your body, undergo gradual changes as you grow older.

However, unlike the rest of your body, your eyes rarely hurt when something is wrong. Undesirable changes in your eye health can occur which will not adversely affect vision in the early stages. Such is the case with glaucoma, cataracts and complications caused by high blood pressure and diabetes. Your optician will check for symptoms of these conditions to detect these problems before they worsen to the point where your vision could be affected adversely, and perhaps permanently affected.

Unlike your teeth, your eyes do not usually hurt when there is something wrong.