Primary care physicians including family physicians, pediatricians and internal medicine physicians can provide basic vision screening for the early detection of eye problems ranging from farsightedness and astigmatism to cataracts, glaucoma and conjunctivitis. Such testing includes but is not limited to the evaluation of a patient’s visual acuity using the typical wall chart (called the Snellen test). It can also include testing for color-blindness and eye muscle problems that may affect a patient’s perception of depth and distance. Routine vision testing is also performed in a primary care setting for purposes of monitoring the progression of a chronic eye problem such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration or glaucoma and to see whether a patient’s treatment plan for one of these conditions is working.
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