Explore different eye tests and exams, their importance for vision health, ... You might get the dye in an eye drop, or the doctor might touch a small strip of paper to your eye.

TheSchirmer test: Your doctor can give you an anesthetic to numb the area around your eye. Then they’ll put thin strips of paper in the corners of your eyes and tell you to close them.

For the average person, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) recommends that adults get an eye exam as follows: ages 18–39 — 1 time ages 30–39 — 2 times ...

"People need to know they're not trying to 'win' the eye exam. If you have to squint and guess at a letter, no, you can't read it. Don't guess. I didn't know that till my 30s," shared one viewer.

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