EYE EXAMINATIONS
Get your eyes tested at our Burnside or Shawlands Clinics
We rely on our sight in all aspects of daily life, therefore an examination is essential to monitor eye health and maintain the best vision possible. We strive to provide the most thorough eye examinations using the latest equipment and advanced technology so you have full confidence in our findings and recommendations.
Our eye examinations do much more than just test your vision, your eyes offer a glimpse of your overall health. Many diseases show early signs in your eyes, including diabetes and cardiovascular health. For instance, conditions such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol can all be discovered during a routine eye examination.
Whilst ensuring that your vision is as perfect as possible, our eye tests also help protect you against many eye conditions that are often symptomless. Following on from your eye examination, our optometrist will advise you of your own individual and specific requirements.
Looking after your eyesight for the future is important, book an appointment with us and protect your vision today.
OUR PROCESS
Your eye examination will include:
- Comprehensive eye history consideration
- Anterior eye and cornea examination
- Eye coordination and muscle balance test
- Peripheral vision evaluation
- Refractive test: longsighted, short sighted or astigmatism
- Slit lamp exam to detect diseases & assess the retina, optic nerve, blood vessels and macula
- Measure eye pressure
- Dilation of the pupils where required
- Retinal Photography or Advanced OCT Scan (3D)
HOW OFTEN DO YOU REQUIRE AN EYE TEST?
Eye examinations are free to everyone in Scotland under the NHS. We recommend patients take regular eye examinations every one or two years.
If you are aged 60+, are diabetic, have glaucoma or any other eye conditions, we recommend you have an eye examination once a year.
If you are under 18, we recommend an eye examination every 6 – 12 months.
If you are aged 18 – 70, we recommend an examination every two years or whenever you are experiencing any symptoms.
It is important that everyone should have an eye examination at least every 2 years but some may require more regular check-ups.
