Your Eye Examination
Your eyesight deserves the highest standard of specialist professional care.
It is recommended that everybody have an eye examination at least every two years, more frequently if you or your family have a history of visual difficulties, or as recommended by your optometrist.
At 4 Sight your eyes will be examined by qualified opticians who have spent a minimum of 4 years training to achieve a bachelor of science degree in optometry to become members of the British College of Optometrists and gain registration with the General Optical Council, Harley St, London.
We provide both private and NHS eye tests which where necessary include pressure and visual field screening at no extra charge. Most of our branches also offer Retinal Photography to aid our detection and diagnosis of eye disease. While it is generally advisable to pre book we often have immediate appointments available.
Common eyesight problems
At some stage during life almost everyone will find the need for help with their eyesight.
Outlined below are some of the most common vision defects which are easily corrected with spectacles or contact lenses:
Short-sighted
(myopic)
eyes
see more clearly close to but long distance
vision is blurred causing problems with TV viewing or
driving.
Minus or concave lenses are needed to bring
distance objects back into focus.
Long-sighted (hyperopic) eyes have to work harder to keep things in focus at all distances. This can cause 'eyestrain' especially with near vision such as reading or computer work. Plus power or convex lenses are needed to correct this.
Astigmatism is caused by irregular or 'rugby ball' shaped eyes and is often combined with long or short sight. This causes blurred vision at all distances requiring correction by special toric lenses.
Presbyopia is a natural loss in the ability to focus on near objects which affects all of us from our mid 40's onwards. Different prescriptions for reading and distance may result requiring separate glasses, bifocals or varifocals.
Fixation Disparity is the result of incorrect muscle coordination between the two eyes. Prisms are incorporated into the lenses in order to achieve the correct balance for comfortable binocular vision.
Long-sighted (hyperopic) eyes have to work harder to keep things in focus at all distances. This can cause 'eyestrain' especially with near vision such as reading or computer work. Plus power or convex lenses are needed to correct this.
Astigmatism is caused by irregular or 'rugby ball' shaped eyes and is often combined with long or short sight. This causes blurred vision at all distances requiring correction by special toric lenses.
Presbyopia is a natural loss in the ability to focus on near objects which affects all of us from our mid 40's onwards. Different prescriptions for reading and distance may result requiring separate glasses, bifocals or varifocals.
Fixation Disparity is the result of incorrect muscle coordination between the two eyes. Prisms are incorporated into the lenses in order to achieve the correct balance for comfortable binocular vision.
Medical eye conditions
(courtesy of Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust)