Eye Doctor Services in Nashville
Comprehensive Nashville Eye Exams
A comprehensive eye exam is an important part of your overall general health and eye care maintenance and should be scheduled every year. Regular eye exams using the vision care technology at our Nashville eye doctor clinic will help with early diagnosis of some major eye health problems, including dry eyes, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and cataracts. In addition to assessing your visual acuity, our Optometrist will test for common eye diseases, assess how your eyes are functioning together, and much more. Ocular health issues, including diabetes and high blood pressure, are monitored and detected during an eye exam.
What does a comprehensive eye exam include?
Our Nashville eye doctor will determine what tests are needed based on your medical history. However, most comprehensive eye exams include the following:
- Visual function and eye health for depth perception, peripheral (side) vision and the response of the pupils to light
- Visual acuity to test the sharpness of your vision
- Color Blindness – detecting hereditary color vision deficiencies
- Ocular motility – determine how well your eyes can follow a moving object
- Pupil dilation to obtain a better view of the eye’s internal structures
- Retinoscopy to estimate your eyeglass prescription
- Autorefractor to automatically estimate your eyeglass prescription
- Refraction to determine your exact eyeglass prescription
- Slit lamp microscope to check for common eye diseases and conditions such as corneal disease, cataracts, & dry eye syndrome
- Tonometry (Intraocular pressure) to test for glaucoma
- Ophthalmoscopy to examine the optic nerve, retina, and blood vessels
The eye doctor may recommend additional testing, based on:
- Visual field test to check for blind spots in your vision
- Retinal photo to test for retinal eye disease, which included diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal holes & tears, & hypertensive retinopathy
- Zeiss Clarus is an ultra-wide field camera used to obtain a better view of both the central and peripheral retina
How often should I get a comprehensive eye exam?
We recommend an annual eye exam for all patients. We recommend more frequent exams for those requiring further diagnostic testing and treatment.
What about contact lens exams?
A comprehensive eye exam does not include a contact lens fitting. The Optometrist will perform a contact lens fitting and evaluation for those interested in wearing contact lenses.
