“How long does the eye exam procedure take?”

Like anything else it depends on how thorough the physician is. I tell my patients all the time I can do a really crummy eye exam in two minutes, but if they want a thorough eye exam it takes longer.

A thorough examination will take 1 to 2 hours.

A full, thorough eye exam can last from one to one and a half hours. The eye exam should include a refraction which checks your prescription, eye pressure check, internal and external microscope evaluation, visual acuity testing, visual field testing, pupil check, color vision tests, and dilation. Please find out if your eyes will be dilated because this can add at least 1/2 hour while waiting for the dilating eye drops to work. And you should also bring a driver because your vision will be blurry after dilation as well as being light sensitive (bring sunglasses to wear after the exam). A contact lens exam with fittings should also include instruction and lesson time which is sometimes scheduled after an initial eye exam. Please check with your eye doctor in order to know exactly what will be done as well as how the manage and handle their own specific exam schedules. Good luck and best wishes.

an hour