Kent Eye Care Independent Specialist Optometrists & Opticians 786 London Road Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6BE Tel. 01732 873378 enquires@kenteyecare.co.uk

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Our Eye Examination

Regular eye examinations are a vital part of any health care programme. They are not only important for helping us maintain good vision but also in detecting conditions which may affect both our ocular and general health. Such conditions including Glaucoma, Cataracts, Diabetes, Macula degeneration, high blood pressure, high cholesterol all of which can have far reaching effects on our lives if left undiagnosed and treated.

Most adults will benefit from an eye examination every 2 years however certain people will require examinations more frequently i.e. children, diabetics, over 70 years or patients that have a family history of certain eye conditions such as glaucoma.

The eye examination at Kent Eye Care is very comprehensive, unhurried and is tailored to your individual requirements to include the following: -

• Discussion of your medical and ocular history including any medications taken which may affect your eyes and vision

• Discussion of your lifestyle requirements i.e. Driving, Occupation, use of VDU equipment etc

• Assessment of your vision without spectacles or Contact lenses

• Retinoscopy: The eyes refractive status is measured by assessment of a reflex that is projected of the retina.

• Calculation of Spectacle Prescription: Different lenses are placed in position until the letters on our computerised test chart are as sharp as possible.

  
  

• Binocular Vision Assessment: Vision correction involves not just rectifying obvious focusing errors such as long, short sight or astigmatism, but also correcting other imbalances in the visual system, such as muscle weakness or poor eye coordination. The latter are also frequent causes of discomfort and eyestrain, but are often overlooked.

  

• Front of Eye Examination: The structures of the front of the eye are checked using a slit lamp bio-microscope instrument that magnifies and gives a 3D image of individual tissue and cell layers.

  
  

• Back of Eye Examination: The inside of the eye is checked using a very high powered Volk lens attachment and the bio-microscope.

  

• Visual Fields Test: Checks for abnormal blind spots, which can indicate the presence of nerve damage.

  

• Eye Pressure Measurement: Checks the fluid pressure inside the eye. Abnormal readings can be indicative of Glaucoma.

  

• A summary by the Optometrist of your ocular health and further recommendations.

Other tests that may be performed include pupil dilation, colour vision testing and Coloured overlays for Dyslexia.
                   
We provide FREE eye examinations under the NHS for any of the following patients

• Over 60
• Under 16
• Under 19 and in full time education
• Those receiving income support
• Those receiving pension credit guarantee
• Those receiving tax credits
• Sufferers of Diabetes
• Sufferers of Glaucoma
• Over 40 and close relative of someone with glaucoma (mother, father, brother, sister)
• Those considered at risk by an Ophthalmologists of Glaucoma
• Complex prescriptions
• Those registered blind or partially sighted

 

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