Eye Health
Latest eye testing technology
We continually innovate with our diagnostic equipment and customer services, to bring better quality and value to our clients.
Retinal Fundus Photography
Digital retinal photography is a routine part of our eye exam, at no cost to our clients. Our digital retinal fundus camera gives us an instant picture of the back of your eye, which combined with careful examination, makes for better diagnosis, and more specific record keeping. An added advantage is being able to show and educate you and your family about the health of your eyes.
While retinal photography is useful for healthy eyes, it becomes even more important when caring for people with eye conditions such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.
Anterior Eye Photography
We can also take high-magnification digital photos of the front of the eye - to provide records and help assess change over time. The photos are available straight away, so we can show you, not just tell you, about your eyes.
Non-contact tonometry
Measuring intra-ocular pressure (IOP) in order to check for glaucoma used to require instilling yellow-coloured anaesthetic eye-drops. Now we have the option of using either the non-contact tonometer, which measures IOP by blowing a puff of air towards the eye, or, for those who don't like the puff, the new I-care tonometer. Either way, getting checked for glaucoma is, thanks to new technology, easier and more comfortable.
Auto-refraction
Our auto-refractor needs only a moment to estimate your eye's focus. This provides a great baseline from which our optometrists can fine tune for your unique needs. Its use is invaluable, particularly when assessing children and people with communication problems.
Choosing New Frames
The Smart Mirror helps to alleviate the problems and anxiety concerning choosing a new frame. The Smart Mirror stores images of you wearing frames from different angles and in profile. Then you can review your selection, with your glasses on, so you can see the way you will look.
With the assistance of the Smart Mirror we can show you the different contact lens colours and compare spectacle lens thickness, tints and different coatings available.
Eye Health Facts
What is welding flash?
The bright light generated by some welding equipment is very high in UV content. And, just as too much UV outdoors can cause sunburn, so the UV light from welders can cause sunburn-like damage to the clear skin layer covering the front of the eye. Sometimes straight away but often a few hours after the welding flash, the damaged cells die and fall off, exposing the very sensitive, nerve-rich layers below. The pain and discomfort is such that most people make sure they never get welding flash a second time.
A similar effect can happen by spending a bright sunny day at the snow without sunglasses.