Our doctors recommend a comprehensive exam once per year even if you are seeing clearly. This is especially important if you wear contact lenses! With daily contact lens wear, you are at an increased risk for complications that may not be evident until you’re in our exam chair. Seeing you regularly insures good ocular health and allows us to detect small problems before they become big ones. Your eyes are also a good source of information regarding your overall systemic health. Diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes, multiple sclerosis (MS), high cholesterol, and many others frequently show up in the eyes, and regular eye exams can help to monitor or detect these conditions.