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Printable patient checklist

Prepare for Your Eye Examination

A few simple preparations help the optometrist understand your symptoms, current correction and daily visual needs. Use this checklist for yourself, a child, an older adult or an international visitor.

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Bring with you

  • Current glasses, sunglasses and contact-lens boxes
  • Previous prescriptions or eye reports
  • A medicine list and relevant health information
  • Insurance or employer-document requirements

Before arriving

  • Write down symptoms and when they occur
  • Remove contact lenses only if instructed
  • Bring a translator or family support if helpful
  • Allow extra time if additional assessment is advised

Questions to ask

  • Has my prescription changed?
  • Which visual tasks should the correction support?
  • Do any findings require ophthalmology referral?
  • When should I return for review?
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Professional conclusion

Sudden vision loss, severe pain, chemical injury, new flashes or many floaters should not wait for a routine appointment. Seek urgent clinical or hospital assessment.

Clinical review

Reviewed by Yadav Raut, Master in Optometry (Norway). Product design, suitability, availability and price must be confirmed for the individual prescription and frame.