FREE Eye Examinations

It is essential that you get your eyes tested on a regular basis to ensure the health of your eyes. We offer everyone a FREE Standard NHS Eye Examination in our comfortable surroundings, using modern up-to-date equipment. For your convenience, we have a car park at the rear of the practice.   Reception Extensive Frame Selection Consulting Room   Your prescription can be measured by three different methods: Wavefront Analysis 160 tiny "lenslets" are produced by bouncing waves of light off the back of the eye. The computer assimilates the emerging "Wavefront" into a graphical representation of the visual defect, giving a 3-D value to your sight correction needs. Auto Refraction The “Speedy-K” Autorefractor measures the curve of the front surface of your eye and the length of your eye, to send your prescription automatically to the corrective lenses which are used to improve your eyesight. Subjective Refraction We ask you to read a chart using the lenses in the eyepieces, and fine tune the end result.
A Snellen Eye Chart		Bon Autorefractor

Retinal Photography
The back of your eye (the retina) is photographed and any abnormalities are digitally enhanced for further examination. Changes in appearance of the optic nerve, blood vessels, lesions or tumours are identifiable from these photographs, and can be monitored for any further changes. Retinal imaging is invaluable in the early detection of conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, hypertension retinopathy, and optic neuritis.

Photograph of the Retina		Photograph of the Retina with Abnormalities

Slit-Lamp (biomicroscope) Assessment
Your eyes can be examined with a Slit-Lamp microscope in order to check for any abnormalities in the cornea (the front surface of the eye), or in the lens (behind the pupil). The lens is where the formation of cataract can take place, leading to increasingly blurred vision.

Photograph of Healthy Eye		Photograph of Eye with Central Cataract

Glaucoma Testing
Glaucoma is a highly prevalent sight-threatening condition which can usually be treated very effectively if diagnosed early. A battery of three tests is used to provide comprehensive screening.

• The appearance of your optic nerves from the photographs is important in making a diagnosis of glaucoma.

• Any gaps in your field of vision are charted using a Zeiss Humphrey Visual Field Analyser. The visual field analyser tests the periphery of your vision and provides an insight into the performance of the rest of your visual system including the visual cortex of your brain.

• The internal pressure of your eyes is measured with a very gentle puff of air from the Reichert AT 55 Non Contact Tonometer. Typically glaucoma is characterised by an elevated intra-ocular pressure, so it is important to monitor the pressure on a regular basis if you are over forty or at a high risk of developing glaucoma.

Zeiss Humphrey Visual Field Analyser		Reichert AT 55 Non Contact Tonometer