About eye exams

 

The Eye Practice understands that your time is valuable therefore our friendly team always provides a reliable, efficient service tailored specifically to your needs.

At your appointment our team will listen carefully to your eye health needs and supported by the latest in cutting edge technology, The Eye Practice will work with you to provide effective solutions to your eye care requirements.

Your initial eye examination will take approximately 1 hour and will generally include the following steps;

Patient registration

  • Finding out about you and your vision needs
  • Finding out about your previous eye health history
  • Finding out about your general health and any family history of eye conditions

Eye consultation

  • Assessing any eyewear and lens care systems you currently use
  • Assessing your overall eye health both inside and out for conditions such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic related eye conditions and cataract
  • Measuring your vision and the focusing ability of your eyes
  • Measuring to determine if any eyewear is required and if so what prescription gives you the clearest and most comfortable vision possible

Expert recommendations

  • Discussing our findings with you and making an expert recommendation tailored to your eye health needs.  If contact lenses are required our Optometrists will help you choose lenses and a lens care system that will comfortably support your visual needs
  • If contact lenses are prescribed you will be taught how to insert and remove the contact lenses safely and how to clean and care for them correctly
  • If glasses are required our frame stylists will help you choose frames that suit your individual personality and ensure that they fit comfortably providing you with the clearest vision possible

Our caring team will guide you through and explain each step of the eye exam thoroughly to ensure that you understand your eye health clearly.

To achieve clear, comfortable vision click here to book an eye exam on-line with The Eye Practice or phone (02) 9290 1899.