One of the important health checks carried out regularly is an eye check. As a person ages, eye health and vision function are susceptible to interference. Therefore, an eye examination needs to be done to maintain good eye function.
Having healthy eyes is a very valuable thing. The disturbed eye function will certainly hamper your daily activities, ranging from difficulty reading books, doing office work, to driving a vehicle.
If you have problems with your eyes and vision, you will find it difficult to enjoy beautiful scenery and artwork. Well, so you can continue to move comfortably and enjoy the beauty of the world, then eye health must always be maintained well.
The reason is eye damage can make you unable to see clearly. Some eye diseases can even cause blindness.
Why is the Eye Check Important?
Eye examination is a series of tests conducted to check the focus of vision and visibility. The results of this test will determine whether you have vision problems or eye refraction abnormalities, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, or cylindrical eyes.
For those of you who have previously used glasses, contact lenses, or LASIK surgery to improve eye vision, eye examination aims to monitor the condition of the eyes and find out whether the vision problems suffered are worsening or not.
If it gets worse, you should immediately replace the glasses or contact lenses in accordance with the severity of vision problems that occur.
In addition to the focus and quality of vision, eye examination is also carried out to check the physical condition of the eye. When conducting an eye examination, the doctor will ask if there are complaints on the eyes or eyesight. After tracing this, the doctor will examine the components of the eye in full which includes:
- Conjunctiva (inner lining of the eyelid) and tear glands
- Cornea
- Eye lens
- Pupils
- Sklera
- Retina
In addition to the above parts, the doctor will also examine the skin, nerves, eye muscles, and pressure in the eyeball. This aims to detect whether there is an eye disease that you were previously unaware of.
Interestingly, it turns out that the eye can act as an indicator of overall health. By checking the condition of the eye, the doctor can determine whether there are possible diseases in other organs, such as diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, or thyroid disease.
This is the reason why eye examinations need to be done routinely. If eye problems are known early, then the course of treatment will certainly be easier to do and the risk of permanent damage to the eye can be reduced.
When should an eye check be done?
You should immediately consult and undergo an eye examination if you feel the following complaints:
- One or both eyes bulge or swell
- Red eyes and aching pain that never gets better
- Eyes easily feel glare or more sensitive to light
- Blurred or blurry vision
- Double vision or shaded
- Tears a lot
- Dry eye
- Eye injury
- Eyelid is difficult to open or close
Complaints in the eyes above indicate that there is an eye disease that must be treated immediately by a doctor.
Even if you don't feel any complaints about your eyes, you are still encouraged to do regular eye examinations and consultations. How often eye examinations and consultations are done generally depends on age. The following explanation:
- Toddler at least 1 time before the age of 3 years or as directed by a doctor.
- Children and adolescents once every 1-2 years.
- Adults every 2 years.
- Elderly over 65 years every 1 year.
In addition, you are required to do more eye examinations if you have special conditions, such as:
- Use glasses or contact lenses.
- Suffered from diabetes and hypertension.
- Taking drugs that can cause side effects on the eyes, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), diuretics, antihistamines, antidepressants, or birth control pills.
Not only by checking the eyes regularly, maintaining eye health also needs to be done with several other steps, such as living a healthy lifestyle, eating balanced nutritious food, exercising regularly, using eye protection equipment (such as sunglasses or goggles) when working or on the move outside the room, and stop smoking.
From now on, let's take care of your eye health by regularly doing eye examinations. Do not hesitate to consult an eye doctor if you have complaints in your eyes. This is done so that the doctor can immediately take action to treat eye disorders that you experience.
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