An Eye Examination

If an eye examination only is required, a half hour appointment will be booked for you with Mr Burnett Hodd, Ms Taylor-West or Dr Burnett Hodd. At the end of the appointment you may be asked to undergo some special tests with our clinical assistants. Sometimes it will be necessary to dilate your pupils and drops will take time to have an effect.

If spectacles are required , dispensing may take up to an hour; so all in all you should be prepared to spend one and a half hours in the practice. An Eye Examination includes the necessary tests to check you for eye conditions such as - cataract, glaucoma, macula degeneration and retinal detachments. Some systemic conditions such as raised blood pressure and diabetes can also be monitored on our imaging systems. With your permission, we will also liase with your doctors and specialists when pathology is found.

We can also give specialised advice for those who are partially sighted. We keep a range of hand magnifiers and other low vision aids in the practice.