Problems with the muscles in your eyes could disrupt your eye coordination, causing double vision or crossed eyes (strabismus). The optometrist at Crowfoot Vision Centre will assess the strength and coordination of the muscles associated with your vision.

While the doctor shines a light into your eyes, he or she will use a phoropter or a refractor, while you look at an object, to see how your eyes reflect light. This test confirms the prescription that the visual acuity test predicted.

The doctor will look at your eyelids, eyes, and pupils to make sure everything looks healthy and works properly. If the doctor has a concern about the health of your eyes, he or she will perform the necessary tests for diagnosis and treatment. To get a closer look at the physical condition of the inside of your eye, the optometrist can dilate your pupils, take a digital retinal photograph, and/or take an optical coherence tomography image of your eyes.  We use the Optos California, a sophisticated hardware technology for retinal imaging that enables us to see more, discover more and effectively treat more…

This test is the one you usually associate with eye exams in Calgary when you look at a chart with letters that get smaller and smaller as you go down. First one eye is tested, then the other. This determines how well you can see at different distances. If you have trouble seeing up close or far distances, you may need glasses or contacts to correct your vision.