What is an eye exam and who should get one?

What is an eye exam and who should get one?

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An eye exam is a comprehensive look at the health of your eyes and your vision. Everyone should have an eye exam probably every couple of years, and children should probably get their first eye exam by the age of two years old, preferably perhaps even earlier. As you get to be over the age of 4, you ought to have an eye exam every year to detect potentially blinding eye diseases like cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration.