General Vision Examination

Visual examinations usually take about 45 minutes and cost $108.00

A full visual examination usually includes:

• Questions about your medical and eye history
• An assessment of your internal eye health including retina, optic disc, blood vessels including a digital retinal photograph.
• A Slit-lamp assessment of your external eye including lids and lashes
• An assessment of your colour perception
• Examination to assess glaucoma including a measure of the pressure in each eye
• An assessment of visual functions including any refractive error
• Tests of your eye muscles to check they move and coordinate properly
• An assessment of pupils function and response
• Discussion of the diagnosis
• Discussion of the management options and plan for treatment. This may require additional tests and where appropriate referral to an ophthalmologist or medical specialist.

Peter Stoute is a Maritime New Zealand approved optometrist and is able to conduct Maritime New Zealand Eyesight tests and to issue the relevent certificates.