7 Eye Exam Tips for Better Vision, Glasses and Overall Experience

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If you are heading in for your eye exam, it can often be overwhelming and many people stress out about the eye and vision test. In this video, Dr. Allen shares 7 tips to help you prepare for your eye test. If you are going in for your first eye exam, the overall important thing is to not stress about it and try to relax. Some people will try very hard to cheat and perform better on their vision testing but this can often work against them, making the test take longer and resulting in people second guessing themselves.
The eye exam for glasses (called a refraction) is often a major source of concern for people. The best tip I can give you is to try not to split hairs over the options. If the two lens options are tough to tell the difference, then tell your eye doctor or whoever is performing the procedure know that the two options look the same. This is in fact a favorable result. If your eye doctor needs to show you more options to fine tune your glasses prescription, they will do so.
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0:00 Eye Exam Tips
0:30 How to take the vision test
1:04 The Better 1 or 2 test
1:56 The Eye Pressure Test
2:38 Medical and Vision Insurance Cards
2:59 Your Medication List
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About this video: Have you had an eye test this year? If you are heading in for your eye exam, it can often be overwhelming and many people stress out about the eye and vision test. In this video, Dr. Allen shares 7 tips to help you prepare for your eye test.
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[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Which tip was your favorite? Any other tips you would share to others getting their exams?

[@mrsp2115]

I've been wearing glasses since I was 6 when the teacher realized I couldn't see the blackboard. For over sixty years I think I've been looking at the same eye chart when I get a vision checkup. Why don't they change it up so your brain doesn't remember what it was before?

[@user-id1ke2kf3h]

Hi dr One of your favorite follower I need your e mail to text you to help me in my education Thanks alot

[@dorothykeene5442]

NOT HOLDING MY BREATH. I appreciate your TLC So very much. THANK YOU and Lord Bless you.

[@appleseedsmama8552]

What do you think of the Optomap in place of dilation? Should you do both or one every other year?

[@peternumber19]

Not holding my breath during pressure tests. It went up by 3 at the last 2 tests (to 29) and I'm sure I held my breath due to not wanting to breath Covid germs onto the optician. I'm being monitored for Glaucoma but have always had high eye pressure. I'll be watching for good breathing, next week thanks.

[@pedropartida1913]

I have been a tech for 36 years. Here is my tip. Stop calling them tests, phoroptor, IOP, . Start calling them measurements. Test imply to the patient they are going to pass or fail. also I tell them don’t strain and relax cause if you strain and focus behind the phoroptor they will do the same with glasses.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I love this sooooo much!!!!💯💯💯💯

[@K4naLmata]

The power of words

[@nicoleswartz9945]

This is so true the word fail just gives me anxiety😭

[@otiebrown9999]

I agree. I measure my own refractive state.

[@just4havingfun]

I practiced optometry for 39 years and everything Dr. Allen outlined is absolutely true and helpful to the process of good eye care. Thumbs up!

[@omigawdd]

The "one or two" tip is nice. I've been wearing corrective lenses for at least 20 years and I still get nervous about picking which is better. Often times they seem the same but my mind tells me I need to pick only one.

[@jeweligcse4461]

This!

[@joannab1692]

My favorite tips were the glaucoma test "relax" tip and the pro tip about the "better 1 or 2" test. Didn't know that stuff! Thank you so much. I will pass this on to friends and family.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thanks Joanna! Wishing you and the family all the best.

[@mannymotta2174]

Thank you for the video. Some other good advice is make sure your eye doctor is addressing your concerns. I’d been going to the same guy for 25 years. He is an ophthalmologist that everyone in the family goes to and supposedly a great surgeon. I’m 55 years old and for the past 4-5 years, I had times when I couldn’t focus properly. This happened at night when my eyes were tired or when I’d look in the rear view mirror and then back to the road, it would take a split second to refocus. These problems were never addressed. I changed doctors. The new doctor is awesome. Told me the pores in my eye lids were clogged up so we fixed that. Then he sent me to a strabismus ( eye muscle doctor) to address the intermittent focus problem. 3.5 base out prism’s took care of that. Turns out I have divergent insufficiency ( esotropia) . That did the trick. Moral of the story…. If you feel that your doctor is striving to really help you… change doctors. It took me 4-5 years of suffering which was my own fault to say enough was enough.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I'm so glad you found a great doctor!

[@giorgiatesi8324]

As someone with -12 and -14 and glaucoma, it's so endearing to me to see so many people talk about their experiences and find out about these kind of things. Keep up the good work

[@marymckay8283]

My “favorite” test is that one for peripheral vision. The one with the grey wavy lines that appear briefly and you’re supposed to click the button. It’s soooo long and my attention wanders. My tip is if you get new glasses and they just don’t seem right, speak up. My doctor tweaked my astigmatism correction but the right eye seemed blurry. I brought in an old pair of glasses which they compared and adjusted my new ones. Much better!

[@shelbycadwell9140]

Oh, if you "love" that one, you should try the extended one that can take 5 to 15 minutes per eye! All our patients love that one 🤣

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

My favorite tip is dilation. I bring my husband with me because my eyes are so sensitive to sunlight after the exam that I prefer to have someone else drive me home. I am happy to have dilation because my family has a history of glaucoma and a close friend was just diagnosed with macular degeneration. Eye doctors are often the ones to detect diabetes. If I have a problem, I want it diagnosed asap.

[@robertct06]

Really? How do they detect diabetes?

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

@@robertct06 I don't know how they do it since I'm not an eye doctor. My husband was told to get an eye exam to check for diabetes. I would have thoughtba fasting blood test would be better for a diagnosis.

[@miriamzajfman4305]

I do wear glasses for most of my life , just now you did explain to me the procedure of a eye exam . Thanks ! 👍 it is very helpful . In the " better one or two test " I felt that I was doing something wrong since there was never much of a difference 🤭

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Happy to help!

[@kimberlycornelius7911]

Me too!

[@penamatuu3015]

Love how he gets straight to the point. I had no interest in even watching because *I been wearing contacts for years now so whats there to learn* however I can gladly say thank you I learned something new today. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. God bless

[@JennyG.COW5]

Some of these things I wish I knew about, such as squinting at the screen before I was given the pinhole. I am glad that my eye exam was with an in-network Opthamologist and I was able to get all the pre-check-in completed before my appointment! 😊 Before this exam, I read up on what to expect, so I was more mentally prepared, even if I was a little nervous for my first ever exam. I was also given some water so that I could take sips which helped me stay calm and cool during the numbing process for the dilation. Thanks so much for sharing this information with us! It's so awesome that people like you can always help teach us! And for Free too! 😊❤️

[@oleeotv]

Tips 1 and 2 FTW. Thank you. On 8 weeks of changing glasses because of challenges getting my glasses to work with my astigmatism, new assessment next week, I will be looking to be relaxed with the refraction test and if they get smaller and darker I will know it's worthwhile to say something. Appreciate that others can get nervous too, never occurred to me to mentally prepare for an eye exam until I realized I was tense last year.

[@duchessofeire]

My tip is on the visual field test. I always failed the second eye and had to be rechecked until I started taking a minute or two between eyes to relax. It makes the test a lot easier on the second half.

[@kenjd57]

I don’t get anxious but I would get excited if my eye doctor was as visually stunning as you! The most helpful tip was the eye glasses exam and telling the examiner which lens is clearer or if they are the same or if the letters became smaller and darker. Thanks for the tips. 😎

[@jeffstone28]

Very good tips. Thanks! I'm going to add one that I wish I didn't have to add. I have an annual exam at a practice that has several ophthalmologists and other staff that do the refraction first. A couple of times, I didn't have confidence in the person doing the refraction and didn't like the result of my prescription either. The next year, a new person did it and I was very pleased with the result. I specifically requested her the following year and luckily, she was available and again, she did an excellent job. Yes, all staff should be equally capable and competent but I found that was not the case where I go. The ophthalmologists themselves at this practice, I like a lot, but it's their supporting staff that is variable. So my tip is, if you like the way a specific person did your refraction, don't be afraid to ask for them the next time you have an exam.

[@eyeballs50]

had a smile on my face when you demonstrated the 1 or 2 part of the subjective..the retinoscopy lenses were still in the phoropter..might have done that once or twice in my 36 years in practice..overall good video. The refractionist really does control the exam and looks for consistency or inconsistencies in the 1 or 2 part...so don't worry about getting the right answer folks

[@otiebrown9999]

My favorite; At home, have permanent Snellen. ( Protect against ovef minus prescription) Verify passing the DMV. Then, never accept any "minus " PRESCRIPTION. It is possible to go from 20/50, to 20/20, by wearing a plus lens, for all close work, during the school years. I also measure using my own tesf lenses. This saves me endless arguments with ODs about doing the right thing for my life time vision.

[@ilovemakeup3148]

Thank you for all the helpful information I always thought that when the letters got darker and bolder it was a good thing now I know that my script is probably to strong and that may be why I get alot of headaches and feel dizzy alot . I wish that more eye Dr's would explain these things so we knew what to look for and what each test is actually for. Thank you 😊

[@nikkis7375]

Thank you for these tips!! I don’t think I’ve ever been able to do the glaucoma test before. Every year they try over and over and I blink every time and they eventually seem to give up after so many tries.😩 I’ll definitely be relaxed as possible now, maybe that was it. I was telling myself “dont blink. Don’t blink. Don’t blink.” Lol!

[@Emily-dn3cs]

Question! When choosing which looks better, 1 or 2, do you go with the one that looks BOLDER or are you looking for which one looks less BLURRED? This has always confused me and I think I have been generally answering based on boldness.

[@TheTep990]

There is no right answer, just pick what you are most comfortable with and trust your Optometrist or eye doctor to verify that answer, we always double check and verify your answers

[@AthenaDemonSlayer]

My exact question. Between the bolder and the thinner, the optometrist asked which of the two is better, and I chose the thinner one. But now, my eyes is straining after wearing the prescription.

[@dragonback6075]

Very informative. I personally hate the puffer test & always tense up when it's done. I'll definitely try and relax more for my upcoming eye exams. Thank you 👍

[@Ciborium]

Wish someone told me those pro tips about the "better 1 or 2" test. Would have made the experience less stressful. I can definitely empathize with that Larry David scene. I have had the blue light pressure test recently, but in my younger years, it was the air puff test that made me blink. However, I recently had cataract plus Lasik surgery so glasses are no longer required for me for now.

[@louiselovescrafting6802]

Thanks so much for all the info! I always thought I was doing something wrong in “Is 1 better or 2 test” when I thought they look the same. I HATE the pressure test when the device touches your eye…no relaxing at all. The office I visit returned to that fun little puff. I always giggle…. The one thing I try hard to do is drink lots of water and get a good night’s sleep the night before. Too bad we can’t study for these tests! Take care and stay safe,👀

[@srajo1807]

Thanks for the tip for the better 1 and 2. One tip my eye doctor usually gives me before having the eye exam is having a good night sleep before taking the exam.

[@ASHISHKUMAR-tp9dw]

Just going tomorrow for eyesight check up. Thank you Doc 😇

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

What timing!!! Hope everything goes great for you!

[@sergiubarac1265]

Just had my eye exam two days ago. I'm really relaxed when doing it, as I also trust my doctor. He's always giving explanations in a calm voice. Thankfully I didn't have any changes since last year, as I have the exam every year (just in case).

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

That's great!

[@estibon3872]

i always joke that my eye doc could host a late night radio talk show. just smooth and calm. actually helps me relax. gonna miss him when he retires next year...

[@terryterry5797]

Hi Dr. Allen, When they ask, “ is this better is this better…?” What is the best approach? Usually the 2nd one is better, but I don’t want the power to be too strong either when I get my glasses. So would you go with the one that would calm or relax your eyes? Or the one that seems to have more light but may be more intense for you? Thank you for your time!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I always go for clarity first, and then comfort second. I personally think it is important for your doctor to specify what they are asking for. During my own refraction, I always ask specifically towards a part in the exam when I want to know how things FEEL, not necessarily how clear it is.

[@terryterry5797]

@@DoctorEyeHealth that is so helpful! Thank you so much Sir!

[@BoomVang]

My tip is after the exam (which I find extremely stressful) I sanity check the prescription with a home lens kit. These have hundreds of lenses with separate sph and cyl which you can mount on a special frame to recreate any prescription. I always find at least one goof where the prescription clearly needs to change by one stepsize or more. I also use cheap variable sph glasses to help me deduce quicker whether the sph vs cyl needs adjusting instead of a ton of trial and error. I hate the rules that try to block self prescription; I used to suffer from accommodation spasm due to being chronically overprescribed. It is so much easier to sanity check a prescription in the calm of home, especially without that wonky mirror that many too-small exam rooms are now using.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Wow! I think you are the first person I know of that has their own trial lens set (other than optometrists). I think the big issue with self refraction, even when I have done it to myself, is that we tend to overprescribe ourselves too. There for sure is an issue with small exam rooms and proximal accommodation. Mirrored rooms are almost a necessity now (although I have worked in at least one 20 foot exam lane). The reason for restrictions for self prescribing lenses has to do with a few reasons. 1. If you look through the wrong lenses, you can not only hurt your ocular biology (especially if you are young) and this can cause neuriological complications which can have a ripple effect across learning and performance issues long term. 2. If people were to have their glasses updated on their own, or even through a machine auto-refraction (such as in a mall kiosk for example), then people would likely not get their eye health checked and it would result in massive amounts of ocular health issues (early blindness) and missed systemic disease (diabetes, HTN, bleeding disorders, MS, immune disease, etc). What I would like to see is a device where a person could be more interactive with the refraction process, like a nob or two where the patient could adjust their own refraction based on what looks best to them. Perhaps a starting position would be first acquired through a wavefront guided topography. Then the doctor would be able to analyze the data of the refraction with the eye muscle movements (phorometry), before finalizing a glasses prescription. I think they could result in better outcomes.

[@Maxumized]

I think your anxiety issues are the reason the eye doctors may have trouble finalizing your prescription. You are a patient that thinks the doctor is always wrong. You enter every exam with doubt. In reality, you make the exam flawed by conflicting with the examiner (your doctor) even before they start the testing. If you use the words “sanity check” to say you have the final say in your prescription tells so much of your level of anxiety. In regards to your environment, you must find it necessary to “sanity check” everything.

[@BoomVang]

@@Maxumized You have me mostly backwards; I've had great relationships with eye docs including months of vision therapy and me purchasing the textbook bibles such as "Clinical Refraction" by Borish with both theory and practice. I have charted decades of my prescriptions on graph paper which gives interesting info on my fast moving trends. My stress mostly stems from the excruciating pain I get from anything touching my eye such as dilation drops or pressure tests. A few things will go easier with info from this video, but it is not uncommon for an eye doc to revise prescriptions for someone that doesn't like the lenses they receive. My trial lens set doesn't lie, and anyway when you are between two equally good settings it is rewarding to do the tie break yourself based on preferences the eye doc doesn't know or have time for.

[@EyedocZeller]

@@BoomVang Docs who do vision therapy usually have a lot more time to tweak the Rx to get it just right. I always use a 20 foot room, and still find the phoropter over-minuses near-sighted patients a quarter diopter at least 50% of the time. I always have patients try the Rx in a trial frame, walk around the office, look out the window, before finalizing. In an insurance-based office, most docs only have 15-20 minutes per exam (which is usually not enough).

[@BoomVang]

@@EyedocZeller Thanks; using my trial lens set I tend to bias toward less minus sph at least as a tie breaker, like I learned in VT. I have a standard eye chart, but is is easier to assess sharpness at distance using a hdtv with all text such as a channel guide.

[@andrewstoll4548]

Where was this on Tuesday when I went to my eye doctor??

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Still being edited 😁😁 But I hope you had a great exam either way. How did it go?

[@andrewstoll4548]

@@DoctorEyeHealth getting my regular glasses, some computer glasses and safety glasses for shooting. Put a hurting on my credit card.

[@nicholasfield6127]

As an Ophthalmic Assistant, I would love to send the link to this video along with every appointment reminder lol

[@mad_like_a_hatter5469]

Great tip for letting them know the change in letter size and shape

[@plainsong76]

Awesome curb your enthusiasm clip! LOVE that show!

[@otiebrown9999]

My best preparation, before an Office Exam, is to look at my own Bright Snellen, permanently on the wall. Then I verify 20/20. Then I use my own test lenses, to measure my Refractive State, with great accuracy. Then I can converse with an OD in his office about pure medical subjects.

[@sharmilasoomair568]

Thank you for all the great tips. I get a bit nervous for the glaucoma test .I will be better prepared on my next visit to my eye doctor.

[@EyedocZeller]

These are great tips. It’s good that you’re mindful of overminusing. I think 90% of my myopes come in over-corrected. Even with a 20 foot room, I find I can usually take off a quarter once I trial frame.

[@ElCid48]

the older man that was having trouble deciding with the female doctor was Biden... HHAHAHA

[@eyeballs50]

the red-green test is very useful to avoid over minusing..keep in mind that a lot of myopes can actually show reductions in myopia from one exam to the next. I've seen Pxs go from -9.oo to -5..over a decade or two..perhaps due to lenticular spasm at a younger age of just unusual change in the crystalline lens..

[@alanyaknits8018]

What do you think of optomap vs dilation? I've only been to the eye doctor 2x in my life, and I am considering the optomap option for my 3rd exam.

[@natalieblum3352]

I have never had my eyes dilated before because my optometrist office has Nikon Optos. Thank you Advanced Eyecare and Dr. Harper in Bozeman, MT.

[@taco5447]

Hey man because of one of your videos about how to put on and take off contacts I was able to finally get mine so thank you so much.

[@tinamerrett7460]

Hey I'm short sighted with an astigmatism in one eye and I always find it difficult picking between 1&2 because they both have their positives n negatives, one may look more rounder n darker with wavey gaps but then the other look less round n dark but have clearer gaps in the circle of dots test. Or letter may look darker n thicker in one eye but then thinner n more glarey in the other. The smaller n thicker comment helped. I am meant to use a colour overlay so it doesn't help with the white background

[@brittanysnyder5795]

I wish I could come to your clinic, I’m terrible at the eye doctor 😬😬 I’m good with every other doctor, but anything going into my eye or near my eye gives me anxiety (but yet I can do makeup?). I’ll try not to tense during the air puff but it’s so hard when you’re scared! I always try to tell the techs and doctor that I am not very tolerant just so they can be prepared.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

haha I actually appreciate when people tell me that! Hope you can find a great clinic to help you.

[@Tearycornguy]

I have a suggestion for something you could cover in one of your videos related to eye exams. It would be great if you could mention that some drops used by optometrists in eye exams can trigger a vasovagal reaction (i.e. faint). My optometrist was great overall, but did not give me adequate warning for this. It was one of the worst and scariest vasovagal reactions I've had in my life as it was getting difficult to breathe and I was seconds away from requesting an ambulance. Normally they are not a big deal to me at all, I'm not worried and never even consider calling an ambulance as I am used to it and it does not normally impact my breathing. It also took me 3x as long to feel normal again. After doing my own research, it is not an uncommon experience for people with high vasovagal reactions/those prone to fainting. I think optometrists should be more up front about this risk during eye exams. Anyways, thanks for your informative videos! :)

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Wow sorry you had that experience. It is pretty rare to have such a strong reaction but not unheard of. Thanks for sharing

[@RobertKirkpatrick84]

During my last exam, I couldnt see through the eye checker thing, my vision was getting really dark, she said she thought my closed eye was somehow dominationg my open eye but said it was really weird. She used a manual thing and had me hold that up and she swapped out lenses and it was fine.

[@SBGames8]

My eye doctor looked at my retinas the other day. My right eye has some thinning apparently and Im 29. Kinda worried about it. They said it shouldn't be a problem, but I still want to avoid any complications.

[@JustDiane.]

My favourite was to relax. My test went so much better because the optician put me at ease it didn’t even feel like an exam 😄

[@neosde]

Had eye test recent change in multifocal prescription Take your time on the test , i asked a few times to see the options again. Some test takers are to rapid. Just do so. I want a good new prescription, so I take it serious. Few days to week weird having new multifocus lenses. Although have them years. Knowing your eyes and brain need to adjust. From the Netherlands eu but find these tips verry usefull

[@Mango037]

I’m 20/15. The 1 or 2 part all seem the same to me but was kept being told to pick one and so I did. When I got my glasses (first time) I had to go back because it was way too strong for distance and kept giving me eye and brain pain. Doc only dropped it by .25 for distance and updated it to +.75, even though I told him I see good for distance with no issue. I will be going to another doctor to get a second opinion. For now, those glasses are a decoration on my dresser, sometimes I only use it for reading but I feel like I wasted money and the insurance benefit on it.

[@Su-jk5ve]

The observation and the tie tip for the one or two method actually helped me

[@slambangwallop]

Letting us know that serious problems tend to only be noticed when it is already too late is helpful, and it reminds me to say, from experience- Be careful to avoid spikey objects like fake plants and reed diffusers, as getting poked in the eye isn't necessarily a normal occurrence. It's probably safer to buy real plants, also, as we evolved with them? But we didn't evolve with reed diffusers, etc.

[@boatman222345]

My problem with eye exams is I am good at guessing. So although a letter may be very blurry I can often figure out what it is. I always tell the examiner I'm only guessing but have a feeling that they may be giving me credit for better vision than I actually have.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

So you are good at guessing Optotypes! Guessing counts too, technically. But I think I know what you mean. Perhaps with good communication your doctor can help you fine tune things more.

[@shirleygeorge5222]

I've never had the dilation one. What my optometrist does is turn the light off and then I have to look at the green light on this separate machine. Then suddenly there is a bright light and they take a photo of the back of my eye. First one eye then the next. I get to have a look at my eye as well. Pretty cool!

[@ronishastroud8891]

This video helped alot. I will take these tips under advisement. Since i have my eye appointment in a few weeks.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Great to hear! Hope all goes well.

[@barkingfromnewmexico9448]

Thank you for posting this. I never knew what was going on with "which one is best". I'm going to the eye doctor next week so now I know what to expect.

[@fjp9]

have you done a video on the eye supplements yet? how effective do you think they are? which vitamins/nutrients are the most important to take for prevention? is there a specific supplement/brand you prefer, etc?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I have one planned...coming soon :)

[@greggcollins4215]

The best glasses I ever had the Dr used an old fashioned tray of lenses and the frame to put them in. They were much better than any I have had that were done with the device you put your face up to.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Yes! Trial frame and lenses are a must when you start school. We have one in every room and I still pull them out from time to time. It is just more time consuming.

[@ronvanr5359]

Great tips, one more, sit up strait and keep your head squared up to the auto refractor and phoropter for a more accurate glasses Rx. This is good advice for any of the instruments your doctor uses to help with accurate and consistent results.

[@mrs.b.s.7212]

Thank you for the "better 1 or 2?" tip bc I always feel like I'm giving the wrong answer and consequently ending up with the wrong prescription for my eyes. I ALWAYS leave paranoid about having picked the wrong # & having an incorrect prescription. And I wonder if the Dr knows they ALL have halos around them and is that normal? Probably not considering everything has halos when I drive at night. For the better part of my life, I thought that was normal and that everybody saw those halos.

[@shelbycadwell9140]

You had the halos during the 1/2 test? NAD, but a technician, and I think that means your astigmatism isn't being corrected well enough? Everyone sees the halos at least somewhat at night, but they shouldn't be like, sooooo distracting you have a hard time driving or seeing what you need to see. It never hurts to mention during the exam that 1 is better than 2 but they're both streaky or have halos

[@mollywest3087]

Eye dilation as part of an eye exam doesn’t seem to be standard where I live. I’ve only had it once when I was a kid and got my first pair of glasses. After that, my yearly exams have never included eye dilation. I wish they would

[@missamy1001]

Thank you for all of your videos! You've really helped me with so many things

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

That's so kind. Thank you for sharing!

[@vachiworld2300]

Hi...pls make video on slit lamp examination 👍

[@ajs11201]

Good tip about the dilation--yes, it's important. You should also caution those of us with light eyes like you and I have that it takes even longer for the dilation to wear off. That's no reason to skip that important part of the procedure, but it's a good warning that you might not want to have that done a few hours before an important function.

[@LadyBovine]

Yep. When i last got mine dilated for examination, at around 2 in the afternoon, the pupils were still markedly dilated the next morning, and I'd say not fully normal until at least the 24 hour mark.

[@snarkykat]

The problem I had when I went in for my eye exam last week is that the lenses on the opthalmoscope kept fogging up because I wasn't allowed to take off my face mask during the refraction. They taped my mask to my nose and that helped a little, but I had to stop every time the lenses fogged up. I've never had a prescription for vision correction before, but I can't decide what kind of eyewear I want. It's all so expensive and I want the best option for astigmatism and presbyopia that I can afford. I think I might get contacts and just wear reading glasses when I need to see up close, but I don't know if I can tolerate contacts, so I'm leery of buying a 6-month supply of them. On the upside, headaches limit my screen time if I don't get any corrective lenses.

[@alib414]

I used to work for eye doctors. You can ask for a trial pair of contacts. You will probably have to pay for them. You will also need to get fitted for them. If you didn’t have a contact lens exam, you’ll need to do the contact lens fitting in order for them to be able to size you for contacts.

[@snarkykat]

@@alib414 Good information - thanks :)

[@alib414]

@@snarkykat you’re welcome!

[@mariehill8951]

Thankyou so much .i have my eye test very soon and all these things are helpfull.

[@Organized-chaos1]

This are great tips. I always squint because the eye doctor makes me feel as if I should be able to see something. I hate it. Today I have an eye exam and I’m going to try and not squint

[@RaevynnXI]

I was ordering eyeglasses & there were 3 options listed. They listed bifocal (with line), progressive lenses (without line), & Free Form Lenses (without line). I know what Bifocals & Progressive Lenses are but I have never heard of Free Form Lenses. When I Google Free Form Lenses they are shown as Progressive Lenses.

[@elangomattab]

What are your thoughts on the systems where your eye isn't dialated but they are still able to take a photo of your retina with a big machine that you have to look into with each eye individually? I had that done last eye exam and the retina photo looked quite clear the me anyway (layman). Thanks

[@danielowen1201]

As an eye doctor myself, the photograph systems were a godsend. They allowed us to keep photographic track of eye diseases without having to rely on our charting descriptions. That being said, it DOES NOT replace a dilation. I know people don’t like dilations, but it’s the only way we can see the farthest reaches of your retina. My recommendation would be to get a dilation done at least every 2 or 3 years if your eyes are healthy. The photographs can fill in the remainder.

[@palesasefurutshe6832]

Thanks Doctor for the upload. I also went to see an ophthalmologist because of severe eye pains at the back of the eye. It has been approximately 8months experiencing that pain the doctor said its just an allergy that's bothering me. And gave me eye drops am still puzzled as the pain isn't going away!! He didn't take scans or anything of that sort.

[@YT_PRINCE_1M]

Hi I started seeing one black dot which sometimes float around my right eye pls make video or reply by telling me what might be the problem 😪

[@GA-op7we]

What about tips when it comes to blinking? Should I blink in between choices?

[@moumitaroy8998]

Always amazing experience to see your video. It is very informative Thanks Doc

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

My pleasure!!! Thank you so much!

[@kkitzhaber]

After having a retinal tear and buckle around my eye, I find it a bit more tricky to get a good prescription. These tips should help. THANKS.

[@skatersurfersnowboarder3545]

Havent had my eyes checked in a few years 😅 Been having blurry vision and even my glasses dont fully help anymore. Plus night vision is worse. Looking forward to getting checked out but do get nerves

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I hope things go well at your next exam!

[@selenophile7909]

My doctor gave me a prescription glasses that is lower than the grade of my eye because I feel so dizzy when he tried to give me the lense that is the same to the grade of my eye😢

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Not too surprising. Glasses lenses can create some awful distortions which can often make people feel sick. Some people adapt pretty quickly to them but in cases such as yours, it can be challenging. Either way, I hope you are seeing well.

[@janemariepearson5455]

Same happened to me. It all started with varifocals. So dizzy. I had to go back to single vision. My eyes have felt off ever since. Can anxiety affect eyes.

[@kerpheflcentmeter6882]

Thanks! I have an appointment coming up soon and I’m excited because I feel really blurry and I would like that to go away. Does anyone have tips for picking frames? (Because like they’re hard to see because they don’t have prescription so they’re blurry)

[@Truckerraf]

Diagnosed with keratoconus. Had crosslinking done. Now they are telling me the eye ball membrane around the optical nerve is thinning out and want to start glaucoma screening.

[@curlyhairdudeify]

I did the test with an Optometrist. He did it super fast, and I was still seeing a "colorful", yet blurry outline around objects. Then, I compared my 4 year old Rx to his and I had..I now have a missing Cylinder, and missing degrees on the right eye. I can feel the discomfort on that eye while wearing eyeglasses.

[@brucefrank6119]

My son recently got a new glasses prescription and it was different than he'd ever had before. THe doctor looked at the focused image on the retina like a prep for Lasik surgery. He did not go through a refractive "is it better here or here" exam. He says the resultant glasses produce the best vision he has ever had. He just lucked into this type of exam and does not know what it is called. I really think this may be a superior way to get accuracy and the best results for a glasses prescription. In fact I have been asking my eye doctor for years why the exams aren't done this way. What is this process called so I know for what to ask?

[@ROD.66]

I have my eye appointment tomorrow morning and I’m excited and nervous.

[@zahrasheikh1144]

Doctor I love you

[@joshreese_optometry]

Great tips! I’ll make sure to spread the word!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thanks Josh!!! I look forward to the day wen we can collab on something

[@user-tn2mp9qr6q]

That's what exactly I needed

[@michaeluy2974]

I'm a big fun of your vids Doc! Just want to ask which is the best progressive lenses Hoya or Essilor? I'm planning to get one but I'm still confuse which is better, but I'm leaning towards Virlux Comfort Max.

[@dhivyaa6018]

Pls do video on Astigmatism fan test

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

OOOOOh thats a fun one. I do plan to make a new video on astigmatism and perhaps I can fit that in.

[@KrishnaDas-il9vu]

Is anti glare and anti reflective coating are the same or not! should I apply anti glare and anti reflective coating in both sides or just in inside part for sunglasses! Is dust and water repellent is a coating or natural attributes of polycarbonate lens! Please reply, it will help me a lot

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hey Krishna! Anti-glare is just another way of saying Anti-reflective coating. It is best to have anti reflective coatings on both sides of spectacle lenses and at least on the backside of sunglasses. Dust and water repellent is a coating that is often combined with better or higher end anti-reflectives. Polycarb lenses naturally block almost 100% UV light and are more impact resistant, but do tend to scratch easier and have more color distortion.

[@KrishnaDas-il9vu]

@@DoctorEyeHealth thank you so much.

[@matthood9838]

Hay guy, thanks for taking the time to make and post video.

[@darthbiker2311]

Back in 2001 during senior year in high school I had a classmate who ruined his eyes after playing too much Diablo II and Counter-Strike. He dreamed of becoming a deck officer in an oceangoing sea vessel but the maritime college he had his eyes on wouldn't accept anyone with bad eyes. So he bought an eye chart for himself and straight up memorized it. Now that's an excellent tip.

[@bro-samamerafoundation8254]

I love your teachings, Dr eye health

[@thisuserdoenotexist]

I have a few questions and maybe you won't answer them which is understandable, but I'm curious so my old eye doctor who was also a contact lens specialist suggested I should get dilation every 2 years if possible since I have a high prescription, I moved to a new area though and had to see someone new but when I asked them for dilation they said they didn't know what it was, is this a red flag or are there some clinics that just don't do dilation for some reason? This seemed surprising to me and on top of that my new eye doctor couldn't figure out how to do the contact lens prescription, I had to see someone else for it at the clinic even though I was told before my appointment I would get my new contacts prescription the same day. She wasn't the worst doctor I've seen, she was ok overall, but I'm thinking I should find someone new, what do you think? Or should I give her a second chance? I'm nervous to switch eye doctors though since it was hard to find a really good eye doctor previously and I've had some bad experiences. Any advice for choosing the best eye doctor, also considering I wear contacts? If I visit my old area though I'm definitely going to see my old eye doctor. Also I'm young and healthy though so do you think dilation is still essential for me? I know I may not get a reply but if you read this then thank you lol 😃

[@capencowl]

Good to know about elk the md the letters get smaller and darker, it never occurred to me to do that

[@Wayman_Simmang]

Thank you!! All tips were great!

[@mariebarker4499]

Thank you! Very helpful!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

So glad!

[@INeedIronSupplements]

Hi! I which your videos often and was diagnosed with two color “deficiencies” ( I say deficiencies in quotations because i rather like one of them. I was to little to remember what the names for my conditions were called. The first was just enhanced color spectrum, don’t know what it’s called, and one in which I often see splotches of transparent color floating in mid-air ( and no, it wasn’t right after looking at a bright light) and after doing some research I still don’t understand what could’ve caused this. I’ve had both since I was born. If anyone could help out, that would be great!

[@justjojo1666]

Can you make a video how to know if you have small tear contact lenses in your eye, and how to remove them?

[@RichInDet]

Please recommend patients bring sunglasses with them if their exam will include having their pupils dilated. My first eye exam as an adult included my first pupil dilation. When finished I walked out of the office and into the bright summer sun. Ouch! I turned around and went back inside for relief. The woman working in the office saw what happened and asked me in a somewhat condescending tone why I didn’t bring my sunglasses in with me. I didn’t know I’d be getting my eyes dilated. I’d never had them dilated before. No one at the office prepared me. A small detail yet somewhat important. Nice job on all your vids. I especially found the contact placement and removal vids informative. I just cannot see myself putting my fingers in my eyes. LOL Blessed with good vision here so far. Thanks!! 😉

[@clarissaanderson8623]

That's awful! I had an appointment yesterday and they dilated my eyes and gave me a pair of disposable sunglasses to wear.

[@apple700]

I haven't had my eyes dialated since i was a child. Ive been to several clinics over the yrs and they've always perform the exam without dialating my eyes. Should i be concerned?

[@chuckfoster1945]

Thank you for your insight.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

You're welcome!

[@robinnguyen6276]

With my new prescription I notice a bit blurry plus my old is better but still a bit blurry. Plus it all during a examination to say it fuzzy even when it look better. I notice pull away my glasses I actually see everything better and shaper/crisper. Look like the power is likely stronger. My new eyeglasses the black seem smudger. Any advice, I can still see but.

[@bradleymix]

Superb & easy to understand. Thank you.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jcparkins]

I have had 3 different exams lately, each with different results and am about to go back again. The last exam was the most comprehensive but the glasses still don't seem right. My question is - shouldn't my vision with glasses in both eyes be sharp? When I cover my right eye my left eye is still a bit blurry through the lenses. I know the eyes work together, but it seems to me that both should be the same level of sharpness. I do have astigmatism but the axis hasn't changed much since my last prescription 3 years ago.

[@user-ji5on9wo9p]

Awesome advice..

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Glad it was helpful!