Recommended eye exams frequency for pediatric patients and adults.

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Here is what American Optometric Association recommends on frequency of eye exams for pediatric patients and adults.

Recommended Eye Examination Frequency for Pediatric Patients and Adults

Recommended Examination Frequency For the Pediatric Patient

Children considered to be at risk for the development of eye and vision problems may need additional testing or more frequent re-evaluation. Factors placing an infant, toddler, or child at significant risk for visual impairment include:

· Prematurity, low birth weight, oxygen at birth, grade III or IV intraventricular hemorrhage

· Family history of retinoblastoma, congenital cataracts, or metabolic or genetic disease

· Infection of mother during pregnancy (e.g., rubella, toxoplasmosis, venereal disease, herpes, cytomegalovirus, or AIDS)

· Difficult or assisted labor, which may be associated with fetal distress or low Apgar scores

· High refractive error

· Strabismus

· Anisometropia

· Known or suspected central nervous system dysfunction evidenced by developmental delay, cerebral palsy, dysmorphic features, seizures, or hydrocephalus

Recommended Examination Frequency For the Adult Patient

Patients at risk include those:

· with diabetes, hypertension, or a family history of ocular disease (e.g., glaucoma, macular degeneration)

· working in occupations that are highly demanding visually or eye hazardous

· taking prescription or nonprescription drugs with ocular side effects

· wearing contact lenses

· who have had eye surgery

· with other health concerns or conditions.

https://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/caring-for-your-vision/comprehensive-eye-and-vision-examination/recommended-examination-frequency-for-pediatric-patients-and-adults

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