Your Examination

Our standard examination comprises:

• A discussion of your history & any symptoms, including relevant general health and family history issues.
• Determination of your spectacle prescription and visual acuities.
• Assessment of your binocular vision.
• Examination of the exterior of the eyes & adjacent structures.
• Examination of the interior of the eyes through your pupils.
• Field screening for patients considered at risk.
• Measurement of the pressure in the eyes for patients considered at risk.
• Maintenance of records of your examination.
• Issue a prescription or statement confirming the outcome of your examination.
• Verbal advice.
• Referral letter written to your GP if required.

You may be eligible for a free sight test under the NHS. Details can be found on our NHS Guidelines page.

If you are attending for a contact lens after-care appointment your consultation will also include the following procedures.

• Discussion of your contact lens routine including wearing schedule, cleaning procedures and any symptoms you may have.
• Assessment of vision and contact lens prescription.

• Assessment of the fit of your contact lenses.

• Examination of the health of the front of your eye with specific reference to any effects the contact lenses may be having.

• Assessment of the condition of your contact lenses.
• Specific advice.

Patients who want to make the transition from glasses to contact lenses should book a contact lens fitting with one of our optometrists. Your appointment will include:

• A full sight test.
• The health of your eyes examined.
• Your suitability for contact lenses assessed.
• All contact lens options discussed with you.
• Suitable lenses are selected and inserted.
• The fit of the lenses will then be assessed.
• Trial lenses will be issued.
• You will then be given a teaching session to ensure that you know how to insert and remove the lenses and how to clean and store them.
• A further appointment will be made for you to come back after your trial to assess your progress with the lenses.