Optometrist Vision Test

How is Glaucoma Detected?

According to the Mayo Clinic, your optometrist may use a specific vision test called a perimetry that will check the range of you peripheral vision. During a perimetry test, you will look into a bowl-shaped surface at a central point. Lights will...

Exercises for Nystagmus to Do at Home

Nystagmus is an involuntary eye movement disorder that includes uncontrollable rapid eye activity from side-to-side, up and down or in rotational directions, in one or both eyes. Caused by abnormal brain functions, nystagmus is either present at...

Tibetan Monk Eye Exercises

Eye exercises developed by Tibetan monks may make your vision better and help to correct existing eye conditions. The exercises train your eyes to to see more clearly by focusing on objects in your peripheral vision, which most people do not do as...

Information on Eyeglass Prescriptions

Eyeglasses are used to correct a variety of defects in your vision such as myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness.) The optical properties of your lenses are known collectively as your eyeglass prescription. An ophthalmologist or...

Eye Examination Procedures

In order to protect your eye health, it is important to have a complete eye examination regularly. An eye examination can be performed by either an optometrist or an ophthalmologist and includes a number of tests that measure vision, eye...