(NAPSI)—Most people remember receiving vision screenings at school; a simple test to determine whether a student was seeing well or needed glasses. What some don’t realize is that staying current on eye exams should be a lifelong habit. It is important to have yearly eye exams, even for people with 20/20 vision. Eye exams not only test vision, but they also screen for a number of medical conditions.
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