"A picture is worth a thousand words".

The latest ultra-widefield retinal camera from Nikon allows for an unparalleled view of your retina, blood vessels, and optic nerve (located at the back of your eyes). This new technology allows your optometrist to photograph an enormous 82% of your retina, while most older retinal cameras can capture just 15%.

This simple, painless test takes a few minutes and aids in early detection and management of diseases that can affect both your eyes and overall health. This includes common eye diseases like glaucoma, and macular degeneration, but can also be crucial in the detection of diabetes, brain tumours and even melanomas.

To allow your optometrist to have an even closer look at your cornea and retina, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is used to image a cross-section of your eye (a little like an ultrasound).

This device is a non-invasive imaging unit that uses completely safe infra-red wavelength technology. This produces a scan of the microscopic details of the layers of your eye, to investigate what may be changing ‘beneath the surface’. Many common eye diseases can be detected with OCT long before you notice your vision changing, or even before any changes are visible using other methods of eye examination.

Your visual fields, better known as peripheral vision, can be affected by several eye conditions, most commonly glaucoma. Your peripheral vision can even be affected by several types of brain tumours, strokes or aneurysms, so automated perimetry can be a truly life-saving test. Having great peripheral vision is critical for a large variety of tasks, from driving to simply watching your step while walking.

Automated perimetry testing allows your optometrist to detect changes to your peripheral vision well before you might notice those changes yourself.

This test is also used as part of your vision assessment for driving, and provides an accurate record of your peripheral vision when you need to renew your licence.

This technology is used to accurately measure the curve of your cornea (the front lens of your eye). Eye diseases such as keratoconus can be detected with this technology, which assists patients in accessing earlier treatment.

It can also be used to assist in fitting a variety of highly customized contact lenses, such as Orthokeratology lenses.