Services

Eye Examinations - private and NHS

Allow 25 to 30 minutes for your appointment. Your optometrist will take the time to carefully assess your vision needs and prescription before advising you if glasses are needed and suggesting suitable frame and lens types before handing you over to an experienced dispensing optician or optical assistant. The health of your eyes will also be checked, and further tests including those for glaucoma will be performed if necessary. Your optometrist may also suggest the option of wearing contact lenses to you, but don't be afraid to ask if you are suitable if you are interested in trying them!

Contact Lens Fitting and Aftercare

We generally advise our patients to have their contact lenses checked every 6 to 12 months, depending on lens type and wearing schedule. Modern lens materials are much more comfortable and better for the health of your eyes, but regular check ups can prevent problems becoming more serious.

Retinal Photography the advanced new method of checking your eye health

We have installed a state-of-the-art Topcon Digital Retinal Camera at our Stokesley practice. This will allow us to take photographs of the back of your eye (the retina), and enable us to carry out a far more detailed examination than was previously possible.

The image we take is similar to the one shown here, and our experienced optometrists can use this photo to diagnose the health and condition of your eyes.

Retinal screening can check for: Glaucoma, Diabetes, Cataracts, age related Macular Degeneration and others ...

This retinal examination is comfortable and the image is captured in just seconds using flash photography - nothing touches your eyes.

We will then have a permanent and accurate record of the condition of our eyes stored on our computer, allowing us to compare images and look for any changes, year on year - which could prove to be invaluble in monitoring your eye health.

We're sure that you can see the benefits of this important new service - a service that is available to everyone. We make a small additional charge for this worthwhile examination which is not normally available under the NHS funded standard sight test.

Middlesbrough Emergency Eye Care Scheme

Even if it's not an emergency, but you have one or more of the following symptoms:

• Red eye
• Painful eye
• Watery or sticky eye
• Blurred vision
• Sudden loss of vision
• Flashing lights or black spots in your vision

or any other symptoms you may be concerned about, and you live in the Middlesbrough area, then please ring either the Coulby Newham practice (01642 591459) or the Middlesbrough practice (01642 247355) and arrange an appointment. Please state that you would like to be seen as part of the Emergency Eye Care Scheme.

There is no charge for the appointment although if you are given a prescription, and you are not exempt you will need to pay for this.

You do not need to see your GP first, although your GP will be informed of the outcome of the appointment if necessary. If you need further treatment then you will be referred to your local hospital, but the majority of cases can be fully treated by the optometrist.