What is involved in a comprehensive eye examination
At Scenic Rim Optometrists we bulk bill eye examinations and at every initial consultation we perform the following tests:
- thorough case history
- measurement of your unaided vision
- vertometer reading to tell us the strength of your current spectacles
- neurological examinations
- measurement of your prescription automatically (without you telling us anything) with our auto-refractor or retinoscope
- double checking the automatic prescription result by asking you which lenses are clearer to look through
- measurement of best corrected distance vision
- calculation of reading prescription and best corrected near vision
- binocular vision testing (measuring how well your eyes work together)
- intraocular pressures
- anterior eye examination that can detect dry eye, conjunctivitis, blepharitis, cataracts, pterygium, eyelid disorders, cancers of the lids and eye and much more
- retinal examination that can detect glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (ARM), diabetes, high blood pressure, ocular blood clots, retinal tears or detachments and much more
- Retinal Photography: a high quality digital image of the retina including the optic nerve, macula, blood vessels and surrounding retina of each eye (this test is not covered by Medicare and incurs a private charge of $30)
- Optical Coherence Tomography: a high quality scan giving a three-dimensional scan of the retina including the optic nerve, macula and eye anterior (this test is not covered by Medicare and incurs a private charge of $40)
- summary of examination findings and answers to presenting visual complaints
- comparison between final prescription and current spectacles or contact lenses
To complete all of these checks, 30-40 minutes is needed to perform a thorough eye examination.
