Without good vision it is difficult to enjoy most everyday activities, including reading, driving and watching TV. However, an eye examination doesn’t just tell you how long or short sighted you are. An eye examination can also reveal the presence of potentially serious eye diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration, or general health problems like diabetes and high blood pressure. The sooner any problem is detected, the greater the chance it can be prevented from developing further.

At Castle Opticians, our standard adult appointment time is 40 minutes. During this time, we will discuss any problems you might have with your eyesight and general health. This will allow us to tailor your eye examination to your specific needs.

Each of our consulting rooms are equipped with OCT scanners, this enables our Optometrists to offer Optical coherence tomography (OCT) to all of our patients. This advanced light-based instrument enables us to examine a cross section of the retina at the back of the eye which can help us to detect glaucoma and retinal diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease. The OCT scan is included as part of our full private sight test, and it is available for a small charge to our NHS patients.