Perhaps your contact lenses feel comfortable through breakfast but leave your eyes gritty by late afternoon. Or your glasses handle distance well while the small print on your phone takes more effort. Bring those everyday details into the conversation after your exam.
At London Eyecare, our care includes comprehensive exams, contact lens fittings, and dry eye assessment and treatment. Your findings help us decide which service, or another next step, fits your needs.
What Did the Exam Tell Us?
Your comprehensive eye exam can help connect changes in vision with information about your eye health. Your symptoms, health history, and examination findings guide the next steps your optometrist recommends. Clear vision and healthy eyes deserve attention together.
For someone who wears contacts, the discussion may include lens fit, the tear film across the eye’s surface, and how the lenses perform during the day. Tell us when discomfort starts and which tasks bring it to your attention. London Eyecare assesses these factors during contact lens care.
Which Step Fits Your Results?
An updated prescription may lead to a conversation about glasses. Our optical department and in-office lab can help with the eyewear side of that plan, including suitable frames and lenses.
Persistent dryness may call for a closer assessment of the eye’s surface and tear function. Your optometrist can then discuss care that suits the findings. Treatment choices follow that assessment and a conversation about your needs.
Other findings may call for monitoring or further evaluation. Ask, “Are we correcting my vision, checking a change over time, or gathering more information?” Give each recommendation a clear purpose before deciding what to arrange first.
You can also ask which concern a proposed treatment addresses, what it involves, and how your optometrist will review your progress.
When Should We Check In Again?
The date depends on what we’re following. Your optometrist considers your eye health and personal risk factors when recommending your next examination. Ask how any focused return visit fits alongside your regular comprehensive care.
For contact lenses, a follow-up gives us an opportunity to review fit, vision, and comfort. London Eyecare arranges these visits according to each patient’s needs. Ask whether you should bring your lenses, glasses, or current lens-care products.
Bring an everyday example into the conversation: “My lenses feel comfortable during morning errands. By late afternoon, I notice grittiness.” Note when the feeling starts, what you’re doing, and how it affects your day.
Keep Your Care Plan Close
If your doctor recommends home care, ask how and when to follow each step. For a dry-eye plan, clarify instructions for recommended products and when to discuss your progress. Treatment choices depend on the cause of your symptoms.
Support your plan with UV-blocking sunglasses, activity-appropriate eye protection, screen breaks, and clean, dry hands before contact lens handling. Keep these habits alongside your optometrist’s recommendations.
Your next step should feel practical: a visit to arrange, an instruction to follow, or a question to bring back.
Contact London Eyecare in London, Ontario, to arrange your recommended exam or follow-up. Tell our team which part of your care plan you’re booking so we can help you take that next step.