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Eye Exams
Take great care of your eyes with an eye exam at Miller Optometry
Ever wonder why getting regular eye exams should be as routine as your morning coffee? Let me spill the beans! Here are the juicy reasons why regular eye check-ups are an absolute must
Your eyes are your windows to the world! Regular exams help catch issues early, preventing potential vision loss and keeping your eyes healthy and happy.
No one has time for blurry vision! Our eye exams ensure clear sight for reading, driving, or streaming and check for issues like myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, or presbyopia.
Guess what? Your eyes can reveal a lot about your overall health. Eye exams can spot signs of serious conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, blood disorders and even certain cancers.
One-size-fits-all doesn’t cut it when it comes to eye care. Your unique and your eye examination is to, we carefully take a detailed history to ensure that we assess and answer every concern that you may have.
With myopia becoming increasingly common, especially in kids, early detection and intervention can help manage its progression. Eye exams are key in tackling this issue head-on.
As we age, our eyes change. Regular check-ups help manage conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration, ensuring you stay sharp at any age.
Catching problems early can often mean easier treatments and fewer complications down the road. Regular eye exams are like preventive medicine for your eyes.
Your lifestyle impacts your eyes! Whether you're on screens or outdoors, our exams offer tips and options to keep your eyes healthy and your vision clear for what you love.
Common Eye Conditions
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a serious condition that slowly damages the macula. Your macula is responsible for your central vision, which helps you read, drive, and even recognize faces.
As we age, our chances of developing this serious condition increase. However, patients with a family history of the disease, have high blood pressure, or fail to protect their eyes from UV rays, are even more likely to develop AMD.
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a term used to describe a group of eye diseases that can damage the optic nerve, causing blindness. In almost all forms of glaucoma, intraocular fluid, known as the aqueous humour, is prevented from draining from the eye. This raises your intraocular pressure (IOP), damaging the optic nerve. The risk of developing this disease rises if you are over 60 years old, have diabetes, or have a family history of glaucoma.
Dry Eye
Dry eye is a term to describe when the tear film is not correctly balanced to provide the best comfort, vision and protection to the front surface of the eye. As well as making our eyes feel dry, irritable, itchy or sore, they can also appear read and swollen and even slightly swollen. At times, when you have dry eyes, your eyes may actually water excessively. It can greatly affect the quality of your vision and life.
Properly assessing the complex tear film, the eye’s surface and the eyelids is the first step to understanding this condition and then create a personal plan to improve it and measure the steps of improvement.
Cataracts
Cataracts are a common eye condition that often develops as part of the aging process. As you age, your eye’s lenses become denser and less transparent, causing them to develop a cloudy film.
Depending on the severity of your cataracts, your optometrist may provide you with workarounds such as contact lenses or glasses. However, the only cure for cataracts is cataract surgery, which replaces your cloudy natural lens with a clear artificial one.