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Comprehensive Eye Exams in Pleasanton
Your Vision. Your Future.
Is your child having a hard time seeing the board in class?
Do you struggle to read fine-print in books and menus?
Regular comprehensive eye exams involve a series of tests that enable your Pleasanton eye doctor to check your eye health and vision. This type of eye exam can only be performed by an eye doctor, and shouldn’t be confused with the vision screenings given in schools or other non-professional settings.
Having regular comprehensive eye exams is crucial when it comes to protecting your eyes from sight-threatening diseases, and ensuring that your optical prescription is up-to-date.
A comprehensive eye exam can also reveal signs of a general health condition like diabetes, hypertension or high cholesterol.
Contact our eye care clinic today to schedule your comprehensive eye exam!
Why Is It Important to Get Your Eyes Tested Regularly?
Comprehensive eye exams are an important part of maintaining great vision and eye health for the entire family.
During your eye exam, your eye doctor will check for any refractive errors or visual skill deficiencies that may hinder development or learning, and diagnose, manage, and treat eye diseases and conditions, including glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration that can cause severe vision loss in adults.
Many of these sight-robbing conditions show little to no symptoms until they’ve already caused learning difficulties, significant damage to the eye, and/or irreversible vision loss. Routine eye exams ensure early diagnosis and treatment of these and other conditions.
What to Expect From Your Eye Exam
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Glasses/contact lens prescription updates
We’ll provide you with an updated prescription so that you can see clearly. Some people require a new prescription every year, whereas others only need a new prescription every 2-3 years.
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Evaluating your child’s vision for learning
Conditions such as strabismus and amblyopia, and visual skill deficiencies such as convergence insufficiency can negatively impact your child’s learning.
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Diagnosis & treatment of eye diseases
Eye diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy may show no symptoms until it’s too late. The earlier the treatment, the more effective the outcome.
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Rule out signs of systemic diseases
Common systemic diseases such as diabetes and stroke can first be detected in the eyes as part of a comprehensive eye exam.
Comprehensive Eye Exams FAQs
No. Vision screenings like the one performed for children in school or at optical-only stores only check for 20/20 vision. They do not check for the presence of sight-threatening eye diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration or cataracts. They also do not check for visual skill deficiencies such as problems with visual tracking or processing. Comprehensive eye exams are more thorough and use advanced equipment to evaluate your vision and eye health.
Eye doctors usually recommend that you come in for a comprehensive eye exam at least once a year. This ensures that your glasses or contact lens prescription stays up to date and that signs and symptoms of developing eye conditions are caught early before they cause lasting damage.
It’s important not to delay eye exams for young infants and children as some early eye problems can affect vision for life. Detecting vision problems early can keep a minor issue from becoming something serious (and more challenging to treat).
Want to get your children off to a good start in life? Visit EyeTx - Atascosa for an eye exam today!
Meet our Eye Doctors
Christopher Prough O.D.
Therapeutic Optometrist
Language: English
- Family Friendly
- Accepting New Patients
- In Person Appointments
- Professional Certification
Dr. Christopher Prough grew up in Pleasanton and is a Pleasanton High School graduate. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Texas State University in San Marcos with a minor in Chemistry. In May 2014, he earned his Doctor of…
Thomas Vielma
Therapeutic Optometrist
Languages: English, Spanish
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- In Person Appointments
Thomas Vielma, O.D. received his Doctor of Optometry from the University of Houston in 1998. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology in 1994. Being able to…
Patient Reviews
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Maria R.- Oct 28, 2026
EyeTX – Dr. Christopher Prough
I made three appointments about a week in advance for myself and my ... Show Moretwo children, and I was pleasantly surprised that we were able to get in ahead of our scheduled appointment time.
Before the appointment, I received three separate letters in the mail, one addressed to each of us, all containing the same information about potential out-of-pocket costs if insurance coverage was not applicable. I called the office to clarify, and during that conversation, we confirmed that one of my children was under five. The doctor we were initially scheduled with did not see children under five, so the office rescheduled all three of us for later that day with another doctor.
Dr. Prough was very good with both of my children. He was patient and willing to work around my one-and-a-half-year-old's reluctance to participate or focus on him. I felt that the necessary checks were completed without making the appointment unnecessarily difficult.
Even the eye dilation went surprisingly well with my youngest. She did not have a crying reaction to the drops. I appreciated that the appointment itself had not left her overly irritated or upset beforehand, which I believe helped make the experience easier for her.
Overall, we had a fairly painless experience, and I appreciated Dr. Prough's patience and flexibility when working with young children.
Marie N.- Oct 15, 2026
Consistent care and service from year to year.
Comprehensive Eye Exams in Pleasanton
Hours Show More
- Monday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Tuesday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Wednesday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Thursday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Friday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Insurance Plans Show More
- VSP
- United Healthcare
- Spectera
- Davis Vision
- Superior Vision
- Medicaid
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Avesis
- Blue Cross
- MetLife
- AlwaysCare
- Aetna
- Community Eye Care
- Eyetopia
- Devoted Health Plans
- Premier Provider Network
