{"id":475,"date":"2019-04-21T01:45:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T01:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/?p=475"},"modified":"2019-04-21T01:45:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T01:45:19","slug":"can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Drive After an Eye Exam?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

Many patients wonder if they can drive following their eye exam<\/a> in Boiling Springs. A complete eye examination at Palmetto Eye & Laser Center includes dilation of the pupils. This allows your doctor to carefully examine the health of the entire eye, including the back of the eye which includes the optic nerve, macula and retina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dilation is a key component of a comprehensive eye exam,\nallowing doctors to identify and diagnose eye problems that they may otherwise\nnot see. Dilation involves the use of special eye drops that either stimulate\ncontraction of the muscles surrounding the pupil or relaxes the muscles so that\nthey open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the dilation drops are administered, it normally takes\n20 \u2013 30 minutes for the eyes to dilate. It then just takes 5 \u2013 10 minutes for\nthe eyes to be examined. The pupils will remain dilated or larger than normal\nfor 4 \u2013 6 hours. During this time your vision may be slightly blurry, and you\nwill experience increased light sensitivity. For adults, sensitivity to light\ndoes not last long compared to children, who can experience sensitivity up to\n24 hours. People with light colored eyes are also more sensitive than those\nwith dark eyes. Typically, vision is back to normal within an hour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no specific period of time that a person must wait before driving after having their eyes dilated; the decision to drive after an eye exam is a personal choice. Many patients do drive themselves after having their eyes dilated, but it is important to remember that you will be sensitive to light, and your vision may be somewhat blurry. You should wear dark sunglasses after your exam. Your safety is important to us, so if you do not feel comfortable driving, you should arrange for a friend or family member to drive you home. To schedule an eye exam with one of our doctors<\/a> or to learn more about driving after eye dilation, contact Palmetto Eye & Laser Center at 864-583-6381 or palmettoeyeandlaser.com<\/a> today. <\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many patients wonder if they can drive following their eye exam in Boiling Springs. A complete eye examination at Palmetto Eye & Laser Center includes dilation of the pupils. This allows your doctor to carefully examine the health of the entire eye, including the back of the eye which includes the optic nerve, macula and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recent-posts","entry"],"yoast_head":"\nEye Exam | Palmetto Eye & Laser Center | Eye Exam Boiling Springs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eye Exam | Palmetto Eye & Laser Center | Eye Exam Boiling Springs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Many patients wonder if they can drive following their eye exam in Boiling Springs. A complete eye examination at Palmetto Eye & Laser Center includes dilation of the pupils. This allows your doctor to carefully examine the health of the entire eye, including the back of the eye which includes the optic nerve, macula and […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Palmetto Eye and Laser | Eye Doctor Spartanburg | Eye Care Spartanburg\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PalmettoEyeCenter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-04-21T01:45:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Eye-Exam-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1501\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"plc-admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ExpertEyeTeam\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ExpertEyeTeam\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"plc-admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"plc-admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8c1c8a4ee05d8bfca2d5570cd04b4522\"},\"headline\":\"Can I Drive After an Eye Exam?\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-21T01:45:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":336,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/Eye-Exam-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Recent Posts\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\\\/\",\"name\":\"Eye Exam | Palmetto Eye & Laser Center | Eye Exam Boiling Springs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/Eye-Exam-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-21T01:45:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/Eye-Exam-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/Eye-Exam-1.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1501,\"caption\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Can I Drive After an Eye Exam?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Palmetto Eye and Laser | LASIK Eye Correction\",\"description\":\"A COMPLETE EYE HEALTH, CATARACT AND LASIK CENTER\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Palmetto Eye and Laser | Eye Doctor Spartanburg | Eye Care Spartanburg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/Palmetto_Logo-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/Palmetto_Logo-1.png\",\"width\":1948,\"height\":627,\"caption\":\"Palmetto Eye and Laser | Eye Doctor Spartanburg | Eye Care Spartanburg\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/PalmettoEyeCenter\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/ExpertEyeTeam\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@palmettoeyeandlasercenter183\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8c1c8a4ee05d8bfca2d5570cd04b4522\",\"name\":\"plc-admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3bf3385ed373c409f19dd37c02eb4fce67e688659ac1f5901f8b9cd7c31c41a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3bf3385ed373c409f19dd37c02eb4fce67e688659ac1f5901f8b9cd7c31c41a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3bf3385ed373c409f19dd37c02eb4fce67e688659ac1f5901f8b9cd7c31c41a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"plc-admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/plc-admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Eye Exam | Palmetto Eye & Laser Center | Eye Exam Boiling Springs","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Eye Exam | Palmetto Eye & Laser Center | Eye Exam Boiling Springs","og_description":"Many patients wonder if they can drive following their eye exam in Boiling Springs. A complete eye examination at Palmetto Eye & Laser Center includes dilation of the pupils. This allows your doctor to carefully examine the health of the entire eye, including the back of the eye which includes the optic nerve, macula and […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/","og_site_name":"Palmetto Eye and Laser | Eye Doctor Spartanburg | Eye Care Spartanburg","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PalmettoEyeCenter","article_published_time":"2019-04-21T01:45:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2000,"height":1501,"url":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Eye-Exam-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"plc-admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ExpertEyeTeam","twitter_site":"@ExpertEyeTeam","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"plc-admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/"},"author":{"name":"plc-admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8c1c8a4ee05d8bfca2d5570cd04b4522"},"headline":"Can I Drive After an Eye Exam?","datePublished":"2019-04-21T01:45:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/"},"wordCount":336,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Eye-Exam-1.jpg","articleSection":["Recent Posts"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/","url":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/","name":"Eye Exam | Palmetto Eye & Laser Center | Eye Exam Boiling Springs","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Eye-Exam-1.jpg","datePublished":"2019-04-21T01:45:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Eye-Exam-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Eye-Exam-1.jpg","width":2000,"height":1501,"caption":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/can-i-drive-after-an-eye-exam\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Can I Drive After an Eye Exam?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/","name":"Palmetto Eye and Laser | LASIK Eye Correction","description":"A COMPLETE EYE HEALTH, CATARACT AND LASIK CENTER","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Palmetto Eye and Laser | Eye Doctor Spartanburg | Eye Care Spartanburg","url":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Palmetto_Logo-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Palmetto_Logo-1.png","width":1948,"height":627,"caption":"Palmetto Eye and Laser | Eye Doctor Spartanburg | Eye Care Spartanburg"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PalmettoEyeCenter","https:\/\/x.com\/ExpertEyeTeam","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@palmettoeyeandlasercenter183"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8c1c8a4ee05d8bfca2d5570cd04b4522","name":"plc-admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3bf3385ed373c409f19dd37c02eb4fce67e688659ac1f5901f8b9cd7c31c41a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3bf3385ed373c409f19dd37c02eb4fce67e688659ac1f5901f8b9cd7c31c41a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3bf3385ed373c409f19dd37c02eb4fce67e688659ac1f5901f8b9cd7c31c41a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"plc-admin"},"url":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/author\/plc-admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}