{"id":7642,"date":"2022-03-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/?p=7642"},"modified":"2022-03-30T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T13:00:00","slug":"vision-screenings-can-they-replace-your-yearly-eye-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/ja\/2022\/03\/vision-screenings-can-they-replace-your-yearly-eye-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision Screenings: Can They Replace Your Yearly Eye Exam?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vision Screenings: Can They Replace Your Yearly Eye Exam?<\/h1>\n\n
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Imagine a child who can\u2019t see properly but is too young to understand. What does his world look like? How does it make daily tasks harder? The importance of vision screenings in children, especially young children, cannot be underestimated since they can\u2019t always verbalize what they see (or can\u2019t see). Approximately one in 17 preschool-aged children and one in four school-aged children has some type of vision disorder<\/a>. Vision screenings allow parents, teachers, and doctors to help children obtain the diagnosis and treatment they need in order to interact fully with the world around them.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Adults should also have their vision regularly checked, especially as they age. All-in-all, vision screenings can detect common vision disorders. Because having blurry vision, macular degeneration, glaucoma, or a whole host of disorders threatens a patient\u2019s everyday functioning, ophthalmologists are dedicated to prescribing corrective eyewear or taking preventative measures to avoid worsening eyesight. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Our eyes are amazing and are the second most complex organ of our body (the brain wins first place). Human eyeballs can process more than 30,000 pieces of information in a single hour. Our eyes allow us to see the beauty of the world, from sunsets<\/a> to our mother\u2019s face or our child\u2019s college graduation. Without properly functioning eyesight, we miss out on a lot of information. Children who have trouble with blurry vision have more difficulty focusing in school and generally aren\u2019t able to learn material as quickly as their peers who have good or corrected eyesight. Adults may not be able to safely drive a car, and working at a computer with distorted vision is just plain painful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Vision screenings, then, become an important tool to ensure the continued care of these important organs. Many schools and preschool programs offer yearly screenings for students. This way, any child found to have a potential vision problem can visit their family doctor for a corrective prescription. Many parents have been surprised to find that their child has blurry vision, but once the problem is corrected, it can mean a whole new chapter for a child that has, up until that point, found it difficult to see. Adults are also encouraged to make yearly appointments to have their vision checked. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Vision screenings should partner with regular eye exams<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Vision screenings are how blurry vision is diagnosed, but they don\u2019t have the comprehensive capabilities of a yearly eye exam with an ophthalmologist. Using specialized tools, your ophthalmologist will look at the back of your eye and may take images of your eyeballs. With the help of diagnostics, they can detect cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration<\/a>, brain tumors that affect the optic nerve and even amblyopia (a disease in children that needs to be treated promptly to avoid loss of eyesight).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>

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When should you see your eye doctor?<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Adults should aim for a yearly checkup with their eye doctor. Children, on the other hand, have a schedule recommended by the American Academy of Ophthalmology:<\/p>\n<\/div>

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