Today was another busy day at the Eye Center at Southpoint Mall. I got to shadow Dr. Besharat today and got to see how she conducts her eye exams. The majority of the exams begin with checking the patients range of motion and then checking their prescription. Finally, Dr. Besharat asks the patient about any specific concerns they may have. Dr. Besharat diagnosed patients with glaucoma, cataracts, central serous retinopathy, and choroidal nevus. Glaucoma and cataracts are very common in patients and the other two conditions not so much. Central serous retinopathy is the clouding of macula that leads to blurred vision in usually one eye, it is caused by stress. A choroidal nevus is nothing more than a freckle on the eye that can sometimes cause a noticeable floater and other times can go unnoticed. It is very interesting how many unnoticed problems people have in their eyes and they think everything is OK because their prescription is working fine and they are able to see. I also got to see routine exams for updating prescriptions and changing contact lenses. At the end of the day I got to follow the entire appointment process from pre-screening to actually seeing the doctor. I also got to learn about their flagging system for their exam rooms. Below are photos of an exam chair, the actual machine used during an exam, and the flags near an exam room. — Viraj