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During your eye examination by Dr. Panzer, tests are conducted using special equipment to assess general eye health and detect abnormal vision conditions or eye diseases.
Tests that you can expect during your regular eye exam:
- Binocular Vision Testing: For patients who skip lines or have to use their finger while reading.
- Color Vision Testing: Take our online test to see if you might have a color vision deficiency. After taking the test, click here for the answers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Visual Acuity Test: Visual acuity refers to the clarity or clearness of one's vision, a measure of how well a person sees. The word "acuity" comes from the Latin acuitas, which means sharpness. The reason that the number "20" is used in visual acuity measurements is because, in the United States, the standard length of an eye exam room (that is, the distance from the patient to the acuity chart) is about 20 feet. Someone with 20/20 visual acuity does not have "perfect" vision, since it is quite possible to see better than 20/20. The less the bottom number in the visual acuity ratio, the better the acuity; and the greater the bottom number, the worse the acuity. Therefore, 20/15 acuity is better than 20/20 acuity, and 20/30 acuity is worse than 20/20 acuity.
- Keratometer: A diagnostic instrument for measuring the curvature of the anterior surface of the cornea, particularly for assessing the extent and axis of astigmatism. It was invented by the French ophthalmologist Samuel Hankins in 1880. Used to design and fit contact lenses and monitor certain corneal pathology.
- Refraction: The degree of nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism is determined during this test. A series of lenses are used and adjusted before your eyes to determine the best correction.
- Ophthalmoscopy: Dr. Panzer examines the inside of your eyes with an instrument that illuminates and magnifies the interior of the eye. Conditions such as cataracts, diabetes or hypertension can be detected.
- Visual Field Testing: The test will detect any loss of peripheral vision and provide a map of that loss which will be helpful in diagnosing the cause. Abnormal results may indicate diseases or central nervous system problems such as tumors that damage or compress the parts of the brain that deal with vision. Other diseases that may affect the visual field of the eye include diabetes, hyperthyroidism (a condition where the thyroid produces an excess of hormones), hypertension, diseases of the pituitary gland, and multiple sclerosis.
- Topography: Corneal topography--also known as videokeratography or corneal mapping--represents a significant advance in the measurement of corneal curvature over keratometry. Keratometry measures the corneal curvature over a small area. Topography measures the curvature over a larger area allowing the doctor to detect corneal abnormalities and follow them more closely.
- Tonometry: This test measures the internal pressure of the eye. Tonometry is very important as it is used to establish pressure goals in treating glaucoma and monitoring patients suspicious of having glaucoma. There are numerous instruments which are employed in order to verify the accuracy of your eye pressure.
- Non-Contact Tonometry: This is the familiar "air puff" instrument.
- Goldman Tonometry: Considered the gold standard. Utilizes an applanation device to measure intraocular pressure.
- Tonopen: A hand held device which is very helpful in measuring pressure in patients who are unable to be measured with the other instruments.
- Dilation: Drops may be used to temporarily enlarge the pupil. The doctor can see only 45% of the eye without dilation. By examining the entire inside of the eye, Dr. Panzer can see problems that you cannot feel or see until they impair your vision.
