When to Seek Eye Consult

Hello to you all,

It is another beautiful day today, and we are happy to have this opportunity to come your way again for us to learn about our health care and get some basic tips that could improve your health care. For today we would be looking at a topic that bugles the mind of many.

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The big question that many patient tend to ask their optometrist upon their first time visit. Doc, when is the ideal time that one is supposed to seek eye care or patronize the eye clinic. And when they get to know the answer to some of these questions it does a whole lot of good for them and today we felt the need and urge to share that with you.

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What You need to Know

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So your first eye exams actually ought to be done within the first week of your birth for the Optometrist or ophthalmologist to certify that everything is well with regards to the child's eye. Then afterwards if your child's eye is cool without you noticing any issues the next examination ought to be in about within the first 3 months after birth.

You ought to check it again in about year and then when he is about to start schooling, at that age most of the kids would be hyperopic which is physiological and expected however after lower primary the eye ball would have stopped growing and any refractive errors diagnosed then would have to be treated. This would ensure that your child doesn't end up amblyopic.

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Early treatment for refractive errors save sight and ensure that your child makes the best of their school days. This is because if he or she is not seeing well and would probably assume that's how everyone sees, they are going to loss out in school and you may probably assume that that brilliant child is dull which wouldn't be any fault of his or hers just because you failed to get an exam for the.

Aside from that, as an adult it is recommended that at least every year you get yourself checked, and visit the eye clinic for a regular checkup, it is the best way to avoid conditions that tend to hide and cause irreparable damage like in the case of glaucoma. If you have been refracted by an OD and is a glasses wearer you ought to have it replaced at least once every two years.

It is advisable that you kindly desist from taking over the counter medication, without proper assessment. This is even more dangerous when it comes to antibiotics which could easily result if resistance when not used right.

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Conclusion

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So there you have it folks, some basic timelines that could guide you with regard to your eye care. We do hope that our readers get to benefit from the knowledge and that moving forward to will do better with regard to their health. We wish you a wonderful week.