The health of your body is critical to the quality of life you live. Many people know this and take steps to ensure they live healthily. Some put in regular checkups with their physicians to keep their health in line. One common regular health visit many people invest in is a dental visit. However, there is one that is unlikely to be in people's schedules—an eye exam. 

Many people only consider eye visits to the eye doctor when they have an issue. Most assume their eyes are okay since they have perfect vision. While this belief may hold for some health conditions, it is not for others. It is especially not true for eye conditions. Many eye conditions only show symptoms when they are much more advanced. 

• It Is Preventative Care

A checkup may seem like something you do to treat a present disease. However, an eye checkup is a preventative move for your eye health. The best way to keep future eye issues at bay is by going for a regular checkup. The eyes are very sensitive and show signs of conditions long before they affect them. 

Eye doctors are trained to detect signs and symptoms of developing conditions in the early stages. When you get early treatment, you are more likely to address the condition before it advances further. It can mean saving your vision, which is a good thing.

• Health Conditions

A common saying goes that the windows to the soul are the eyes. To eye doctors, this saying goes a little differently. To them, the eyes are the windows into your bodily health. The eye structure will often show signs of issues within the body before any other body part.

Eye doctors can sometimes detect issues within your body by observing and evaluating your eye structures. Conditions like diabetes and hypertension usually affect the blood vessels in your eyes before they present in the rest of your body. Detecting these conditions early is key to managing and treating them.

• Myopia Is an Epidemic

While we consider epidemics to be diseases that spread quickly and cause death in incredible numbers, other epidemics are different. It is the case with myopia, a condition that affects the quality of your sight. 
 

According to researchers, over four billion people—or half of the world's population—will have myopia by 2050. Those are scary statistics. Treating myopia early is key in managing the condition and slowing its progression. 

• Preventing Blindness

According to researchers, about 75 percent of all cases that led to blindness could have been avoided with a regular eye exam schedule. For instance, only an eye exam can identify glaucoma, one of the main causes of blindness.

• Symptoms Reporting

During eye exams, the eye doctor will check for any symptoms you may have that you are unaware of. For instance, squinting and dry eye could be signs of underlying conditions. They will also keep a record of your eye health.

For more benefits of regular eye exams, call East Side Eye Physicians in St. Clair Shores (586) 774-2020 or Shelby Township (586) 247-2020, Michigan.