Eye Examinations
Initial Routine Eye Examinations
Eye examinations at Q Super Centre Optometrist are all bulk billed to Medicare. Routine eye examinations are performed on both adults and children with the intent of confirming or excluding any vision problems or eye disorders and diseases which may be present. During these examinations the patient has both their distance and near vision examined, binocular vision assessed, intra-ocular pressure measured to check for glaucoma (using a Topcon Non-Contact Tonometer – without the need for eye drops to be used), as well as internal and external eye examination (using slit-lamp biomicroscopy and ophthalmoscopy) to locate any signs of cataract, macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease or the like. We utilise the latest Topcon digital retinal fundus camera to photograph the back of your eyes. This is at no cost to the client and is a great tool to manage the ongoing eye health. Even though classified a routine eye examination, this examination is a comprehensive eye examination utilized to identify an array of ocular disorders.
Dilated Eye Examinations
To detect problems associated with Diabetes, Cataract, Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma…
An extension of the Initial Eye Examination, a dilated fundus examination (DFE) involves instilling eye drops into the eye to enlarge the eye’s pupil. Enlarging the pupil allows the optometrist an uninterrupted view of the various internal eye structures.
Such a procedure allows the optometrist to more thoroughly assess the eye for disorders and diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, retinal tear/detachment, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and other conditions that may result in loss of vision.
Visual Field Examination
A VFA is a non-invasive computerized examination used to locate any deficiencies/blind-spots in the central, para-central and peripheral/side vision of the eye. Such a procedure allows the optometrist to check and monitor eye conditions such as glaucoma, optic nerve disease, stroke, defects involving the visual pathway to the brain, retinal detachment and many other conditions which may result in vision loss.
Cycloplegic Refraction Examination
A cycloplegic refraction is the procedure used to determine a patient’s true/accurate spectacle prescription by temporarily relaxing the eye muscles that aid in focusing, using dilating drops. This examination will generally be recommended to you by your optometrist when the initial examination finds unreliable/unusual vision results, questioning reliability/accuracy of the patient’s visual status. Typically younger patients benefit from this procedure.