<p>Question:Are prescribed glasses/contact lenses used during the Optometric Examination, or are you examined/tested without them? Thanks much in advance for any input?</p>
<p>Yeah, bring them. It's just like a regular eye check-up, but you also have to do a color blind test and a few other things.</p>
<p>And make sure that you read what the doctor says in your report BEFORE you leave the office. You are the patient and you have a right to read what is written before it is sent to DODMERB. In my son's case, the optometrist somehow wrote that my son's vision was not correctable by lenses - completely wrong. Because of this stupid error, my son had to have his eyes checked again and the report corrected. </p>
<p>I would suggest the same with any medical exam.</p>
<p>oib1- Good advice. I was going to ask about my report, but he is the same guy I normally go to for my eyesight and he said he was going to fax my results immediately. However, there was a new girl in the office and as she was copying information onto my form I heard her mumble something like "1-14-88" for my birthdate, which is completely wrong. I spoke up about it and she corrected the mistake. Wouldn't want one little number messing anything up, would we?</p>
<p>If I recall correctly, my daughter's eyes had to be tested after 3 days without wearing contact lenses.</p>
<p>FYI: for those of you who wear contacts...you want to avoid contact lenses for at least 3-5 days before your testing....contacts can (and often do) change the shape of your cornea, therefore affect your eyesight...I believe DoDMERB cautions you to remove them for a specified period of time, and if needed, bring your glasses....</p>