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Do you need to perform an annual eye check up if you are foresighted?
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Probably not: If you are far sighted and there are no other risk factors and no ophthalmic history, then you might need to be seen every two to three years. Optometrists encourage yearly examinations as a marketing tool to sell eyeglasses; ophthalmologists understand this expense and recommend less often exams because that is generally all that is needed.
Answered 7/27/2015
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