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Driver’s License Screening
What is a driver’s license screening?
These tests evaluate how well a person can see objects at different distances and under different conditions. Driver’s license screenings focus primarily on vision needs related to driving and are not as inclusive as a comprehensive eye exam.
They are also used to determine if a person has other vision issues, like problems seeing at night, so special lenses can be prescribed as needed.
Do all drivers in South Africa need to do a driver’s license screening?
The law also stipulates that everyone renewing their driver’s licence every 5 years must have their vision screened again. So if your sight has worsened, new conditions will need to be added to your licence.
Glaucoma Screening
What Is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is an umbrella term for a progressive, degenerative eye disease that can damage the optic nerve, affecting your sight. Glaucoma can lead to severe effects on your vision when left untreated, such as permanent vision loss.
Can I Tell If I Have Glaucoma?
Types of glaucoma include:
- Primary open-angle glaucoma
- Secondary glaucoma
- Angle-closure glaucoma
- Normal-tension glaucoma
How Is Glaucoma Treated?
Once your optometrist understands how glaucoma affects your vision, they will devise a treatment plan. This could include prescription eye drops that:
- Increase the outflow of eye fluid and reduce pressure
- Decrease eye fluid production and reduce pressure
- Reduce eye fluid production and increase the fluid outflow
In severe cases, surgery is often used to treat glaucoma, in which case our optometrist will provide a referral to a well-trusted eye surgeon.
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