Here are 7 important times it’s critical you visit your Optometrist:
Many people do not bother to visit their optometrist until it becomes a serious problem. You need to see your optometrist in any of the following conditions…
1. One of the most common signs of your eye problem is the sudden appearance of tears. If you find that with very less strain or no strain at all your eyes start to have tears, its time for you to visit your optometrist. Tears or moistness of your eyes is one of common signs of developing eye problems.
2. If for some reasons you are feeling blurred visions at specific times of the day or at night, it is a sign of eye problem. Blurred vision, haziness and lack of clarity of distant objects do require you to visit your optometrist.
3. Many people injure their eyes in some way or the other. It can happen that they have hurt their eyes in an accident or experiencing some kind of pain after being injured, need to visit an optometrist.
4. If you find that there is a sudden appearance of spots or strings floating in the field or if you see there are sudden flashes of light in one of your eyes or both eyes, it means that you need to visit your doctor soon. If you feel that you are slowly losing your vision, you should visit your doctor immediately.
5. Many people experience symptoms which is flu like. Such symptoms maybe in the form of muscle aches fever and also pain in the eyes. In such cases, they need a visit to doctor immediately. This can be symptoms of some eye disease which is developing in the eyes.
6. Many people complain of thick nasal drainage and complain of different types of pressure and pain in the forehead. Such pain can be experienced just behind the eyes also, which can be a sign of some more developing disease within the eyes.
7. People who suffer from diabetes need to visit their optometrist at regular interval. Since such a disease is related to many kinds of eye complaints, it’s vital for diabetic patients to visit their doctors to keep their eyes safe.
I’m Dr. Morton from SB Eyecare Associates. If you have any questions about any of the above or any other vision related questions, please give us a call at (909)885-1134 or stop by our office: 222 North G. Street, Ste 1, San Bernardino, CA – the cross streets are W 2nd and N G Street
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