Eye tests for all generations

A complete eye exam involves a series of tests designed to evaluate your vision and check for eye diseases. Regardless of your age or physical health, it is important to have regular eye exams. At Mike Cees Opticians, we may use a variety of instruments, shine bright lights directly at your eyes and request that you look through an array of lenses. Each test during an eye exam evaluates a different aspect of your vision or eye health. During a complete eye exam, we will not only determine your prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses, but will also check your eyes for common eye diseases, assess how your eyes work together and evaluate your eyes as an indicator of your overall eye health.

All children should have their eyes examined when they are 6 months of age, at age 3 and again at the start of school. Children without vision problems or risk factors for eye or vision problems should then continue to have their eyes examined at least every two years throughout school.

An annual eye exam is recommended for any adult who wears eyeglasses or contacts. If you don't normally need vision correction, you still need an eye exam every two to three years up to the age of 40, depending on your rate of visual change and overall health. We recommend more frequent examinations for adults with diabetes, high blood pressure and other disorders, many diseases can have an impact on vision and eye health.