Comprehensive Eye Exams

The American Optometric Association recommends the following frequency of regular, comprehensive eye and vision examinations to the patients we serve:

 

 

• First exam at six months of age
• Second exam at three years of age
• Third exam before first grade
• Every two years thereafter (PLEASE NOTE that Dr. Pelletier recommends annual exams for optimal wellness)

Children considered to be at risk for the development of eye and vision problems may need additional testing or more frequent re-evaluation.

Factors placing an infant, toddler, or child at significant risk for visual impairment include:

• Prematurity, low birth weight, oxygen at birth, grade III or IV intra-ventricular hemorrhage
• Family history of retinoblastoma, congenital cataracts, or metabolic or genetic disease
• Infection of mother during pregnancy (e.g., rubella, toxoplasmosis, venereal disease, herpes, cytomegalovirus, or AIDS)
• Difficult or assisted labor, which may be associated with fetal distress or low Apgar scores
• High refractive error
• Strabismus
• Anisometropia
• Known or suspected central nervous system dysfunction evidenced by developmental delay, cerebral palsy, dysmorphic features, seizures, or hydrocephalus

 

• Every two years from age 18 to 60 
  (PLEASE NOTE that Dr. Pelletier recommends annual exams for optimal wellness)
• Every year starting at age 61

Adult patients considered to be at risk may need additional testing or more frequent re-evaluation. They include those:

• With diabetes, hypertension, or a family history of ocular disease (e.g., glaucoma, macular degeneration)
• Working in occupations that are highly demanding visually or eye-hazardous
• Taking prescription or nonprescription drugs with ocular side effects
• Wearing contact lenses
• Who have had eye surgery
• With other health concerns or conditions