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The American Optometric Association has recommendations for how often adults need to get their eyes examined and those recommendations vary according to the level of risk you have for eye disease.
| Patient age (years) | Asymptomatic/low risk | At-risk |
| 19 through 40 | At least every two years | At least annually, or as recommended |
| 65 and older | Annually | At least annually or as recommended |
As you can see, the guidelines recommend more frequent exams as you get older. Here are the TOP 4 REASONS why you need your eyes examined more frequently as you get older:
1. Glaucoma
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If you were to do a Google news search for sports-related eye injuries today, chances are you'd find multiple recent stories about some pretty scary eye injuries. Whether they are professionals, high school or college athletes, or kids in community sports programs, no one is immune to the increased danger sports brings to the eyes.
Here are some facts about sports-related eye injuries:
- Eye injuries are the leading cause of blindness in children in the United States and most injuries occurring in school-aged children are sports-related.
- One-third of the victims of sports-related eye injuries are children.
- Every 13 minutes, an emergency room in the United States treats a sports-related...