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The Importance of Regular Eye Examinations

Regular eye examinations are crucial for maintaining optimal eye health and early detection of potentially treatable conditions. These exams can uncover blinding eye diseases, ocular manifestations of systemic diseases, and even signs of brain tumors or other anomalies. Early detection through routine checkups allows for timely intervention and treatment, preserving your vision and overall health.

What an Eye Examination Involves

A thorough eye examination at Smart Vision Hospital includes several key components to ensure a comprehensive assessment of your eye health:

External Examination The initial step involves a detailed external examination of the eye and surrounding structures to identify any visible abnormalities.

Visual Acuity Testing This test measures how well you see at various distances, helping to determine if you need corrective lenses or if there are other underlying issues affecting your vision.

Pupil Function Testing Assessing how your pupils respond to light and darkness can reveal information about your overall eye health and potential neurological conditions.

Extraocular Muscle Motility Testing This evaluates the function and coordination of the eye muscles, ensuring that your eyes move correctly and work together as a team.

Visual Fields Testing This test checks for any gaps or defects in your peripheral vision, which can be indicative of glaucoma, brain tumors, or other neurological conditions.

Intraocular Pressure Measurement Measuring the pressure inside your eyes is essential for detecting glaucoma, a condition that can lead to vision loss if left untreated.

Ophthalmoscopy through a Dilated Pupil Dilating your pupils allows for a more thorough examination of the retina and optic nerve, helping to identify any issues such as retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, or macular degeneration.

What We Do at Smart Vision

At Smart Vision Hospital, we offer a comprehensive eye checkup process tailored to each patient’s needs. After taking a detailed medical history, we perform an external examination and various specific tests, including:

Advanced Diagnostic Tests

  • Colour Vision Testing
  • Slit Lamp Examination
  • Dilated Pupil Examination
  • Visual Fields Testing
  • Pachymetry
  • OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) of the Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer
  • Fundus Fluorescein Angiography (FFA)
  • Specular Microscopy
  • A-Scan and B-Scan Ultrasound

Additional Diagnostic Services Depending on the diagnosis, additional tests such as lasers and blood tests may be conducted to provide a comprehensive evaluation of your eye health.

Treatment & Other Services

Smart Vision Hospital offers a wide range of treatment options and services to address various eye conditions:

Laser Treatments Advanced laser procedures for conditions such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal tears.

Intravitreal Injections Injections administered directly into the eye to treat conditions like macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema.

LASIK Surgeries Laser eye surgery to correct refractive errors, providing freedom from glasses or contact lenses.

Medical and Eye Fitness Certificates We provide medical fitness certificates and eye fitness certificates for corporate employees, schools, and colleges, ensuring that your vision meets the necessary standards.

Schedule Your Eye Checkup Today!

Protect your vision and overall health with a comprehensive eye checkup at Smart Vision Hospital. Our dedicated team of eye care professionals is committed to providing you with the highest quality care, using the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies.

See Clearly, Live Fully!

FAQs on Eye check up

Complete examination including vision testing, slit lamp examination, intraocular pressure measurement and dilated retinal check up.

Many eye conditions can be missed without a regular eye checkup to correct refractive errors, diagnose cataracts,  glaucoma and other conditions and to have a complete retinal evaluation

Since prevention is better than cure an early eye examination is always advisable.

A proper history is taken, best spectacle corrected visual acuity is recorded, appropriate glasses are prescribed, ocular motility and balance check, IOP measurement, Slit lamp examination of the eye is done and examination of the posterior segment of the eye is done by a dilated fundus examination

Normally it takes about 30 to 45 minutes

Every year would be the norm but there are conditions which require closer follow up as your ophthalmologist would recommend for you

At Smart Vision it is competitively priced

A proper history is taken, best spectacle corrected visual acuity is recorded, appropriate glasses are prescribed, ocular motility and balance check, IOP measurement, Slit lamp examination of the eye is done and examination of the posterior segment of the eye is done by a dilated fundus examination

A dilated eye examination when done can rule out diabetic affliction of the retina.

Normally a complete eye exanination needs to be done as diabetes affects many parts of the eye but notably the retina

The dilating process with mydriatic drop entails applying topical mydriatic drops in the patient’s eyes evry 10 minutes. The procedure takes about half an hour normally during which the patient is required to sit with the eyes closed. Sometimes in older or diabetic patients it can take longer duartion. The patient will have difficulties in viewing mobile phones, computers and night driving for 3-4 hours. Driving in the day time is usually not hampered.