How Do You Take Care of Your Vision at Ages 40-54?

Comprehensive eye exams allow your eye doctor to detect eye diseases at their earliest stage, when they are the most treatable. Just like your systemic health, your eye health is unique to you and affected by many variables.

Some eye diseases may not cause noticeable symptoms until the disease is advanced. If not detected until advanced stages, preventing progression of a disease or avoiding permanent vision damage becomes more difficult.

The guidelines above apply to individuals ages 40 to 54 who present no symptoms or disease risk factors. Here are some common reasons your eye doctor may increase the frequency of eye exams for you:

• You wear glasses.
• You have a known eye disease.
• You have a family history of eye disease or loss of vision.
• You have a chronic disease which puts you at greater risk of eye disease, such as diabetes.
• You take medications which may have serious eye-related side effects, such as steroids or hydroxychloroquine.
• If you wear contact lenses, you need eye exams every year.

Routine, comprehensive eye exams have been proven by medical research to help combat eye disease and vision loss. Schedule an appointment with a Thomas Eye Group licensed eye doctor today to care for your vision and eye health properly.

You should visit your local eye doctor more frequently if you are at a higher risk of developing disease, if you have personal health history of visual problems or disease, or if you have a family history of eye disease.