Dr. Nadia Sledge

With respect to that, it's probably one of the bigger things that keeps patients away from getting their eyes checked.

But really, honestly, that little blimp in discomfort should not be the reason why we're not taking care of our eyes.

The other thing about talking about online eye exams and one of the kind of soapboxes I would put on my top of that conversation is that, you know, yes, great.

They can sit you at a specific distance from the computer screen and the algorithms can show you things and try to figure out your prescription.

But ultimately, that is not good.

the main concern that we have as eye doctors.

It really truly is the whole health of the eye.

And there is no way at this point, the future might hold something different, but there's no way at this point that anybody on a online eye exam can tell you that your eyes are actually healthy, that your contacts are actually fitting you properly, that the contacts you have on are actually the best ones for you.

You really need to come and see one of us

in office and have a good conversation and allow us to take a good look at the inside and the outside of your eye to give you that true check mark to say that everything is perfect and you will be great for another year.

And then we'll see you again next year.

you know, the one way to make sure you don't sit on them is I have a saying that I normally say with, with young individuals is that if they're not on your face, they're in the case.

Because that is one of the key things they get lost or they get broken for kids.

So we, when we dispense their glasses and we give them a good case and, you know, that is my number one, you know, saying with them is that you're going to put that in your mind.

So if they're not on your face, when you go to recess, you're going to put them in the case or when you're going home, you're going to put them in the case.

And,

The adults that, and you're potentially going to come to that point where you're taking your glasses on and off to read, there's two sides of that.

It's you who takes your glasses off to read and that's the one who usually will sit on the glasses because you'll put them beside you on the sofa and then you'll get up, walk around, go get a drink of water and then come back and you've just sat on your glasses because you forgot you left them on the sofa.

And then there's the other person who has great distance vision, but needs the glasses for reading.

And they'll put them on and they'll read the menu and then they'll have a conversation with their friend across the table and they're finishing and they just pick up and they walk.