Eye Health
Your eyes are quite extraordinary...
In a milli-second they capture images and transfer these images to your brain for evaluation and storage.
Take a moment to picture a loved one, a favourite piece of stunning vista in your mind's eye. This is the miracle of sight as all of these cherished memories were originated by your eyes.
YES! Every picture tells a story!
At this practice we are dedicated to the very highest standard of eye care and this means maintaining the health of your eyes as well as the clarity of your vision. And make no mistake, the health of your eyes can start to deteriorate well before your vision suffers.
During an eye examination, an optometrist (ophthalmic optician) routinely studies the interior of your eyes, looking for any sign of abnormalities.
Following our installation of the remarkable "NIDEK AFC-210 AUTO FUNDUS CAMERA" we are now able to actually photograph the interior of your eyes (specifically the retina), meaning that we can study your eyes in far more detail. By keeping photographic records of your retina, we are also able to compare images, year on year, which is extremely useful.
We call this procedure retinal screening and it enables us to check for Glaucoma, Diabetes, Cataract, Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and other ailments that affect literally hundreds of thousands of people in the UK and Ireland.
Retinal screening is extremely comfortable and simply involves you resting your chin and forehead on pads whilst we take the photographs. At no stage do we actually touch your eye. A typical photograph of a healthy retina is shown to the right.
We believe this screening process to be a significant advancement in the early detection of eye disorders and, like any disorder in the human body, the sooner it is detected, the more that can be done to cure and/or slow down the deterioration process.
We now offer the option of retinal screening as part of our eye examination and it is something we strongly recommend.