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If it's been a while since your last eye exam--or if you've never had one done--it's always nice to know what testing you might have done and what issues the eye doctor looks for.  Here's the scoop on some common testing...

Visual Field

The visual field test is designed to check your peripheral vision, which is your ability to see things where you are not directly looking.

When we test your vision on the basic eye chart, we are testing how well you see right in the center and it gives us no idea if you can see out away from the center. Your peripheral vision is very important because it gives you the ability to move around your environment without running into things.

There are...

In light of the holiday season, here are our top 10 eye care jokes.

1) What do you call a blind deer?No Eye Deer!

2) What do you call a blind deer with no legs?Still No Eye Deer!

3) Why do eye doctors live long lives?Because they dilate!

4) Why did the blind man fall into the well?He couldn’t see that well.

5) Why shouldn’t you put avocados on your eyes?Because you might get guac-coma!

6) What did the right eye say to the left eye?"Between you and me, something smells."

7) A man goes to his eye doctor and tells the receptionist he’s seeing spots. The receptionist asks if he’s ever seen a doctor.The man replies, “No, just spots.”

8) How many eye doctors does it take to screw in a light...