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Your Eye Check-up

What happens, step by step

A full eye examination checks much more than whether you need glasses. It can detect silent conditions such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and high blood pressure before they affect your sight. Here is what to expect at a comprehensive check-up.

Step by step

  1. History: your symptoms, general health, medicines, diabetes and blood pressure, and family history of glaucoma or eye disease.
  2. Vision test: reading letters on a chart at distance and near, each eye separately.
  3. Refraction: finding the exact glasses prescription with lenses in front of your eyes.
  4. Eye pressure (tonometry): a puff of air or a gentle probe after numbing drops. See eye pressure test.
  5. Slit lamp examination: a microscope with a bright light to examine the lids, cornea, iris and lens.
  6. Dilated examination of the retina and optic nerve, if needed. See dilating eye drops.
  7. Extra tests when needed: visual fields, OCT scan, fundus photographs, corneal topography.
  8. Discussion: the doctor explains the findings, the treatment plan and when to return.

Bring with you

  • Your current glasses and contact lens details
  • A list of medicines, and previous eye reports or surgery records
  • Sunglasses and someone to drive you if you may be dilated

How often should you have an eye check-up?

ChildrenAt birth, around 6 months to 1 year, before school (3 to 5 years), then every 1 to 2 years. See child eye test age guide.
Adults under 40 with no problemsEvery 2 years
Adults 40 and overEvery 1 to 2 years, including an eye pressure check for glaucoma
DiabetesAt least once a year with a dilated retina check, more often if retinopathy is found
Family history of glaucoma or high myopiaEvery year

Frequently asked questions

How long does a full eye check-up take?

About 30 to 60 minutes, longer if dilating drops or scans are needed.

Is the eye pressure test painful?

No. The air-puff test is startling but painless; the contact test uses numbing drops.

Can an eye check detect other diseases?

Yes. Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and some brain conditions can show signs in the eye.

Do I need an appointment?

Booking helps reduce waiting; you can WhatsApp or call the clinic.

Related: Your Visit: Eye Department, Dilating Eye Drops, How the Eye Works.

This leaflet gives general information and does not replace advice from your own eye doctor. Reviewed by Dr. Dhaval Patel, MD (Ophthalmology, AIIMS New Delhi), November 2026.

Questions about this?

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