Question to Ask Your Optician: How long is the Eye Examination and does the optician have the Latest Equipment?
The average eye exam appointment in the UK is 20 minutes in length. While that may provide enough time for an optometrist to examine your eyes, it allows very little time for discussion and personalisation to your individual requirements. At Specs Direct Opticians you get a 40 minute eye exam so that the optometrist can take more time to find out about you, Use the latest technology on you eyes, what your preferences are, how you use your eyes, what type of work you do and more. And that means you’ll get effective advice and solutions because it is tailored to you. There is a big difference between getting 20 minutes with the expert and then being rushed out the door versus getting 40 minutes with the expert to discuss everything thoroughly.
It will then typically include:
• Intra-ocular pressure measurement
• Determination of whether any optical correction is necessary using cutting-edge digital phoropters and test charts
• Detailed assessment of your eye health using an Optical Coherence Tomograph OCT
• And a visual field analysis. These tests will give us enough information to assess your eyeglass prescription and to check for signs of any abnormalities or symptoms of common eye conditions, giving you absolute peace of mind about the state of your vision.
