Is it Time for Your Child's First Eye Test? - What Parents Need to Know "At what age should my child have their first eye test?" is a question I get asked A LOT. In short, I recommend that children start having annual eye examinations at just 12...
At Nicholson Eyecare we offer the best clinical service through our Enhanced Eye Examinations. We encourage everyone to have an Enhanced Eye Examination when they book with us. The Enhanced Examination gives us more information about the health of your eye, and can make it possible to detect eye conditions such as glaucoma and macular degeneration at an early stage. It is particularly valuable if you have a family history of eye disease or general health conditions like diabetes.
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| Thorough history and symptoms |  |
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| Vision examination and prescription calculation | |
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| Central and peripheral vision assessment | |
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| Internal and external eye examination | |
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| Standard retinal photography | |
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| Icare pressure measurement (super gentle pressure measurement, ‘no puff’) | |
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| Pulsair eye pressure (puff in eye) | |
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| OCT scanning (internal and external as required) | |
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| Extra time (10-15 mins) for in depth explanation of the images and your eye examination results. (Images can be e mailed when required) | |
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