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Recommended eye examination intervals by age and risk factor, with your next due date and how overdue the last exam has become.
The Eye Checkup Reminder Planner works out when your next eye examination is due by applying the published age-based intervals: annually for children from school age, at least every two years for low-risk adults aged 18 to 64, and annually from 65. It then shortens the interval to 12 months where a risk factor such as diabetes, a family history of glaucoma, high myopia or contact lens wear applies, and dates the result against your last appointment. The output is a due date, a days-overdue figure and the reasoning behind the interval chosen.
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Uses the recommended examination frequencies rather than a generic yearly reminder.
Diabetes, family history of glaucoma, high myopia, previous surgery and monitored medications all pull the interval to 12 months.
Lists exactly which rule set the interval, so the schedule is easy to check against your optometrist's advice.
For an adult aged 18 to 64 with no symptoms and no risk factors, at least every two years. Children from school age and adults from 65 should be seen annually, and anyone with a risk factor such as diabetes, a family history of glaucoma or high myopia should also be seen annually.
A baseline comprehensive examination at age 40 is advised even for adults with no symptoms, because that is when early signs of eye disease and presbyopia typically start appearing. Before that, the two-yearly interval applies unless you have a risk factor.
Screen use does not by itself shorten the recommended interval, because it is not known to cause eye disease. It does make digital eye strain likely, and a small uncorrected prescription that never bothered you before can become obvious at 8 hours a day — so mention the screen hours at the appointment.
Immediately, on the same day, for sudden flashes of light, a shower of new floaters, a shadow or curtain moving across the vision, sudden loss or blurring of vision, new double vision, or a painful red eye. These can signal retinal detachment, acute glaucoma or other conditions where hours matter, and no routine schedule applies.