Eye Examination Prices

Unless otherwise advised, you should visit an optician and have an eye examination every two years. It may be necessary to have them more frequently, depending on your age and medical history. If you wear contact lenses you may be advised to have them checked every 6 months. They can be expected to include:

Eye Examination

At the optician your eyes will be checked both internally and externally. This part of the test is very important and checks that your eyes are in good health as well as looking for other underlying health problems (such as high blood pressure). The optician will generally check out your eyes using a bright light and microscope that can look at the back of your retina and other internal structures. It is completely painless, so relax. During this inpsection the optician may make notes and sketches about any slight irregularities on the surface of your eye or your retina. This is normal, the aim being to be able to compare these notes at each optician visit to see if any detrimental changs are occuring. Other tests may be carried out such as tests for glaucoma (if you are over 40) or colour vision deficiencies.

Your eye vision

The overal quality of your vision will be throughly check by asking you to read a variety of letters of different sizes. You may also have your eyes checked using new laser control equipment that monitors how your eye lenses focus. Your eyes will also be check for astigmatism and other vision defects.

Eye Movements & Co-ordination

It is essential that these are checked to make sure that both eyes are working together effectively and that undue stress is not being placed on them. This is particularly important for those who use VDUs.' You will generally be asked to "look up, look down, follow my finger", etc etc

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Please note that all Optician prices were correct at the time of publishing, but may now be different!: Disclaimer
Spec Savers eye test £2105/2006
Dolland and Aitchson eye test £27.5011/2007
Boots eye test £2011/2007
Vision Express eye test £2005/2006
NHS eye test £17-£30*11/2007
Laser Correction (per eye)£450-85005/2006
Cataract Removal £69005/2006
Cataract Removal £150005/2006
Supermarket brand contact lens cleaner£4.4905/2006
Leading brand contact lens cleaner£7.9905/2006
Supermarket brand eyewash£2.9905/2006
Leading brand eyewash£4.6905/2006

*NHS eye tets is a medical eye test rather than a vision test. It may be free is you qualify for free NHS treatment

 

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Date Added: Wednesday 27th February 2008

"What is the difference between a Medical Eye test and a Vission Test?."

tony.

Date Added: Tuesday 20th November 2007

"optical express only charge from £395 per eye with Laser Vision Correction"

dshukri

Date Added: Wednesday 7th November 2007

"but it is and was when you posted?"

Admin

Date Added: Tuesday 6th November 2007

"I wondered exactly the same as the previous comment. Please could you date the information so that it is possible to evaluate it's validity"

J Dobbs

Date Added: Saturday 3rd November 2007

"Updated with feedback. Thanks"

Admin

Date Added: Friday 2nd November 2007

"The article gives time sensitive information, prices at the time of print. However it's not dated and therefore there is no way to evaluate this information with relation to it's age. Was this written 10 years ago, 1 year ago or five minutes before I posted the comment?"

Anon

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