“Oh it’s been a long time,” Cheyenne Rogers said. “The last time I went to an appointment was 2 years ago.”
Similar to the 20-year-old Calallen resident, there are many Coastal Bend residents who have not scheduled or attended an optometrist appointment to get their vision checked in a long time.
Many decided to put it off, thinking their vision is fine. However many patients that do get checked realize that their vision might not be as strong as they think.
“I never knew that I had astigmatism in both of my eyes,” Rogers said. “At one point I was able to see fine and never understood why I was able to see like lines and stuff through like some of the lights that I see. I do think after this last appointment this is the best I’ve seen in a while.”
In addition, patients that are Roger’s age or younger would not know they have vision or other health-related problems if they didn’t conduct an eye exam.
When KRIS 6 News reporter Tyrese Boone spoke to optometrist Dr. Allen Crisp, he explained they have technology that can scan patient’s eyes to determine their health. This piece of equipment can show other symptoms of health-related problems such as high blood pressure, juvenile diabetes and more.