Eye Examination
Evaluate your vision and check the health of your eyes
Free NHS Funded
Eye Examinations & Eyecare
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.
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.
Your optometrist is the first place for you to visit for all eye conditions
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.
Whilst ensuring that your vision is as perfect as possible, our eye tests also help protect you against many eye conditions that are often asymptomatic. Not only can regular eye tests detect common eye problems, they can detect other conditions that affect the rest of the body.
Your eye examination will include:
- Comprehensive eye history consideration
- Anterior eye and cornea examination
- Eye coordination and muscle balance test
- Assessment of peripheral vision
- Refraction: if you are longsighted, short sighted or have an astigmatism. Assessing your distance vision (for driving and TV) and your near vision (for reading and close work)
- Slit lamp exam to assess the retina, optic nerve, macula and blood vessels
- Measure eye pressure
- Dilation of the pupils where required
- If over 60, we offer to put dilating drops in your eyes. This may make your vision blurred for a few hours afterwards, therefore it is advisable not to drive after your appointment
- 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+, we recommend you have an eye examination once a year, or sooner if you are experiencing any symptoms. This recall may be longer depending on the Optometrist’s advice.
If you are aged 16 – 60, we recommend an examination every two years or sooner if you are experiencing any symptoms. If you are under 16, we recommend an eye examination every year but all review appointments may change depending on the Optometrist’s advice.
It is important that everyone should have an eye examination routinely.
If you are aged 60+, we recommend you have an eye examination once a year, or sooner if you are experiencing any symptoms. This recall may be longer depending on the Optometrist’s advice.
If you are aged 16 – 60, we recommend an examination every two years or sooner if you are experiencing any symptoms. If you are under 16, we recommend an eye examination every year but all review appointments may change depending on the Optometrist’s advice.
It is important that everyone should have an eye examination routinely.
Regular eye examinations are fundamental to the care of your eyes
This allows for early detection of cataracts, diabetes, glaucoma and macular degeneration whilst maintaining the best health possible for your eyes.
Do I need to bring anything to my first eye examination appointment?
It is helpful to take along:
- Your current glasses and/or contact lenses
- Any previous optical prescriptions, if you have them
- Any letters or documents about previous visits to the hospital eye department
- A list of any medications that you are taking – even if they aren’t for a problem with your eyes
- Your doctor’s contact details
- Any proof of benefits: ESA, Tax credits, Universal credit which may allow money off the glasses purchase, if required.