Eye Examinations
Our experienced optometrists have a range of imaging and diagnostic techniques available such as optic nerve and macular OCT scans, photography, refraction and visual fields testing machines, to enable them to obtain a thorough assessment of your eyes.
Some of our patients may be eligible for an NHS sight test or help towards their spectacles. To check eligibility please see Free NHS eye tests and optical vouchers
We often get asked if we can tell what you’ve had for your breakfast when we look at the back of your eyes. Unfortunately not, but we can still tell a lot!
Adult Eye Examinations
As we get older, our eye sight needs can change. Also, certain eye conditions such as cataract and glaucoma become more common.
Have you been putting your eye examination off through worry of what we may find?
In most cases our extensive examinations and findings will hopefully be able to give you the reassurance you need. But if we do find anything of concern, you can feel safe in the knowledge that we will make sure you get the correct professional help you need, in a timely manner.
Did you know that some eye conditions such as glaucoma do not have any obvious symptoms until the disease is quite advanced?
The great news is that the prognosis can often be very good for many eye conditions if they are found early. An eye examination can sometimes be an early indicator of certain health conditions too, so it is an important part of your regular health checks.
Children's Eye Examinations
Many people are unaware that a child’s eyes can be examined from birth. As a child grows, more and more tests become possible, and we hope to make the eye examination a fun experience! (Usually with a sticker at the end!)
Regular eye sight tests are so important for children.
Because preschool children don’t know what “perfect” sight is, children may not be able to tell us if they are having problems with their vision. But even if a child can’t speak or identify letters, an optometrist still has ways to assess the eye sight and eye health.
Myopia control is a fairly new method of using specialist spectacle or contact lenses to try to reduce the progression of myopia (short sightedness) in children. If one of our optometrists feel that your child might benefit from these lenses, we can give you detailed information at the time of the eye examination.
Children with visual stress may get glare, distortion of words, letters changing shape or size or moving, difficulty focusing or lose their place/line while reading.
At McCracken Opticians we can arrange a Visual Stress testing appointment, during which we use Read EZ software to test whether your child may benefit from coloured overlays, filters or lenses to reduce visual stress.
Enhanced Optical Services
McCracken Opticians also offers some Enhanced services. Many of these are not available at other opticians.
At present, not all of these are covered by the NHS, and additional charges may apply.
We welcome enquiries about any of our enhanced services.
Current fees for these services (where they are not covered by NHS provision) and for our private eye examinations can be found below:
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OCT Optic Nerve Head Scan (Glaucoma) £35-00
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OCT Macula Scan £35-00
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OCT Optic Nerve Head and Macula Scans combined £45-00
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Digital Retinal Images £15-00
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Lacrimal Irrigation (Consultation + Procedure) £52-00 + £60-00
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Punctum Plugging (Consultation + Procedure) £52-00 + £170-00
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Acute Eye Consultation £52-00
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Private prescription fee £15-00
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Foreign Body Removal £55-00
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Dry Eye Assessment £52-00
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Eyelash Epilation £38-00
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Full Threshold Visual Fields Examination £20-00
Both the Private sight test fee and Contact Lens consultation fee are £52-00 for each appointment.