EQUIPMENT
CLM 3100A - AUTO LENSMETER
A lensmeter or lensometer, also known as a focimeter, is used to verify the correct prescription in a pair of eyeglasses. Lensmeters can also verify the power of contact lenses, using a special lens support. We will use one prior to an eye examination to obtain the last prescription you were given, in order to expedite the subsequent examination.
DRS AUTOMATED RETINAL CAMERA
At EYE PAD OPTCIANS our optometrists may use fundus photography to monitor progression of disease, diagnosis of a disease (combined with retinal angiography), or in screening programs, where the photos can be analysed later. This is included in your eye test (FREE). Supermarket opticians rarely offer this service and most high street opticians charge for it.
AUTO REFRACTOR/ KERATOMETER (PRE-SCREEN)
We will carry out a PRE-SCREEN with a keratometer to measure the curvature of the steepest and flattest parts of your eyes surface. The PRE-SCREEN will also include the use of an autorefractor (retinoscopy) which will provide an objective estimate of the eye's refractive error. The optometrist will then carry out your sight test using a trial frame to subjectively refine those measurements.
HUVITZ 40x MAG H/S STYLE SLIT LAMP
The lamp helps the optometrist examine the frontal structures and rear segment, (inner and outer) of your eye. The binocular slit-lamp examination provides a stereoscopic magnified view of the eye structures in detail, enabling our optometrists to diagnose a variety of eye conditions. A second, hand-held lens is used to examine the retina (back of the eye). This equipement is typically used for patients with certain eye infections or requiring contact lenses.
OCULUS EASYFIELD FIELD SCREENER
At EYE PAD OPTICIANS, we may carry out a visual field test examination. This can detect dysfunction in central and peripheral vision which may be caused by various medical conditions such as glaucoma, stroke, brain tumours or other neurological deficits. This advanced fully automated machine tests and aids diagnostics by allowing a detailed printout of the patient's visual field.
TA-01i iCARE TONOMETER (NON PUFF)
We prefer to use 'rebound' tonometers in our practice to determine intraocular pressure by bouncing a small plastic tipped metal probe against the cornea. The device is simple, and does not require the use of eye drops and is particularly suitable for children and patients who do not like the 'ocular' tonometers - that send a puff of air into the patients eye.
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