Eye Exam Markham ON

Professional Eye Exam - Eyeglasses & Contact Lenses

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Comprehensive Eye Exam

Book an annual visit with our Markham Optometrist for a comprehensive eye exam and take an active and ongoing role in ensuring the health of your eyes.

A yearly eye examination is just one of the many eye care services we can provide for each member of your family. Our Markham optometrists service patients of all ages including pediatric children, youth, adults, and seniors.

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Diseases An Eye Exam Can Detect

A routine eye examination by our Markham eye doctor will help diagnose, treat, and prevent eye diseases and disorders affecting the visual system, the eye, and related optical structures. Eye exams can also be the first order of early disease detection, often playing an essential role in identifying general health conditions.

At Unionville Optometry we are focused on preserving your vision, the health of your eyes, and your overall general health. Our Markham optometrists will communicate pertinent information to your family doctor when necessary, and arrange prompt referrals to specialists if and when required.

Unionville Optometry's eye doctors can provide pre-operative and post-operative eye care and co-management for:

  • Refractive surgery (LASIK, PRK)
  • Corneal Crosslinking (for Keratoconic patients)
  • And Cataract Surgery
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Patient having her eyes measured during and eye exam

What Is Involved In An Eye Exam

When we conduct a comprehensive eye exam, we begin with a thorough case history, and a review of your personal medical and eye health history.

Your optometrist will then conduct an external and internal assessment of your eyes.

Preliminary eye tests include measuring:

Vision

Pupils

Eye Pressure

Color Vision

Eye Muscles

Peripheral Vision

Eye Movement

Depth Perception (3D Vision)

We will also measure how well your eyes can focus and work together. Ask us about an eye exam for prescription glasses.

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External Eye Examination

We evaluate the health of structures of the front of the eye (eyelids, lashes, glands, tears, cornea, conjunctiva, iris) using a special microscope called a slit lamp. An external eye examination can also detect dry eye disease, ocular allergy, and bacterial/ viral infections.

In a contact lens wearer, external eye exams are used to ensure proper fitting of contact lenses and to detect possible changes to the front of the eye that may result from contact lens wear.

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Internal Eye Examination

Our Markham optometrists will also perform a thorough examination of the structures inside the eye that include the lens, the vitreous, optic nerve, macula, retina, arteries, and veins.

This internal eye exam can detect abnormalities, diseases, or disorders that affect the structures inside the eye such as:

Cataracts

Glaucoma

Vitreous Detachments

Macular Degeneration

Retinal Dystrophies & Disorders

Retinal Detachments

There are also a number of systemic health diseases that are often diagnosed by findings of the internal eye exam.

Eye Exams Vs Vision Test

Many serious eye conditions don’t have obvious symptoms. In fact, some eye diseases only show symptoms when the condition is advanced, making it difficult, and sometimes impossible, to treat.

Sight Test – A sight test (vision or eye test) uses automated equipment and can only determine a lens power by relying on computerized assessments. These automated sight tests are not comprehensive or accurate, and do nothing to determine the health of your eyes or if there are any other inherent health issues.

Eye Exam – A comprehensive exam provides a full assessment of your vision and eye health that is simply not possible by a store sight test or a school vision screening.

Call 905-477-4488 to book with our Markham eye doctor.

See this Canadian Association of Optometrists page for more info on What is a comprehensive eye exam?

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Young lady putting in her contact lens

Eye Examination Results

The results of your comprehensive eye exam will allow your Markham Optometrist to determine if further testing is required, such as automated visual field testing or optical coherence tomography (OCT scan).

Whether you need a simple contact lenses eye examination or an Optomap retinal exam, Unionville Optometry is fully equipped with the latest in-office visual examination equipment. We can provide you with the most comprehensive assessment and eye exam results.

Get the Right Prescription for Your Eyes

The results of your professional eye exam for prescription glasses will help us recommend the proper eyeglasses or contact lenses (including Ortho-k lenses for Myopia/Nearsightedness). We can also prescribe medications if required, and determine appropriate follow-up or referral when indicated.

Unionville Optometry services southern Ontario residents throughout the Greater Toronto Area including, among others, Markham, Stouffville, Newmarket, North York, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and Pickering.

Visit our FAQ page for more information about our optometry services or call 905-477-4488 to book an appointment.

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Contact Our Markham Optometrists

Schedule an appointment with our eye doctors in Markham at Unionville Optometry. We offer a full range of eye care services to patients throughout the Greater Toronto Area including Markham, Newmarket, Vaughan, Stouffville, Richmond Hill, Pickering, and North York.

Ask us about a professional eye exam for prescription glasses. Our Markham optometrists Dr. David Innamorato, Dr. Krista Innamorato, and Dr. Mark Innamorato are here to help.

Call us at 905-477-4488.