Eye Examinations
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We welcome both private and NHS patients, adults and children.
NHS sight tests are paid for by the NHS for eligible groups of patients - either for clinical reasons or for people and their dependants who are in receipt of certain income-based benefits. Please click here for more information.


A sight test includes:
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The taking of clinical notes to assess the liklihood of inherited eye disease, side effects from medication and signs and symptoms that you report
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The determination of a full spectacle prescription, if required
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A health check of the interior of the eye using special instrumentation to look for signs of abnormalities
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An assessment of the exterior eye and closely related structures e.g. the eyelids
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The taking of the pressures inside the eye - high pressures being a sign of glaucoma.
If deemed necessary, a full eye examination may also include:
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A fields check - to ensure there is no loss of vision in the central field of view as well as around the edges
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Fundus photography - the taking of a photo of the back of the eye to look for any abnormalities and as a permanent visual record of your ocular health
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A slit lamp examination - to look at the external and internal structures of the eye under high magnification