Eye Examinations

We run comprehensive eye exams to help you see the best, detect vision problems early and help preserve eye health.

There is much more to eye examinations than just having a “sight test” and buying a new pair of spectacles or contact lenses.

Sight is often considered to be the most valuable sense. We are passionate about making you see at your best, as well as detecting eye problems early and helping to preserve eye health.

During your eye exam, our highly qualified optometrists will:

Carry out a thorough investigation of your vision to determine the strength of lenses you require.

We also check all 12 eye muscles to make sure they work together.

Check the overall health of your eyes using a microscope.

We can screen for dry eyes and make a recommendation on its management.

Check the eye pressure. We often use our hand held tonometer – it is fast, accurate and there are no puffs of air!

We use our new Topcon Triton OCT to look at the health of the optic nerve and the macula (centre of the eye).
This hospital grade equipment scans the back of the eye 100,000 times a second, to generate a 3D cross-section of the retina, similar to ultrasound.
This helps look for and monitor:

Age-related macula degeneration
Glaucoma
Epiretinal membranes
Inherited eye conditions
Diabetic Retinopathy
Hypertension

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We use our new Nikon-Optos California Ultra-Widefield Retinal Imaging Camera to look at the health of the peripheral retina. This hospital grade equipment allows us to see over 80% of the retina in one photo. This was not possible before and has transformed how we exam the eyes. This helps with:

Diabetic Retinopathy
Screening for retinal tears & detachments
Flashes & floater symptoms
Documenting freckles
Identify areas that are not working well

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We explain all the procedures and treatments that you may need during your visit.

We then discuss in detail any recommendations.

Our fees for private eye examinations reflect the quality of eye care we deliver. We encourage our NHS patients to pay the additional fee that extends the NHS sight test to the comprehensive eye examination which includes the new highly advanced 3D OCT retinal scan & Nikon Optos Widefield Retinal photo currently not included in the NHS sight test.

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