Specialised Examinations
At Orriss and Low we have a wide range of high-tech equipment to take care of your eyes.
- The Topcon Triton 3D OCT Scan is a 21st century-way to look below the surface of your retina. It reveals a previously unseen, cross-section of your retina. This checks for many conditions, including the earliest signs of macula disease or glaucoma. It has become an essential tool in all hospital-based macula treatment centres.
- In 2022 we upgraded the machine to latest version and have found identifying certain pathology easier due to the accuracy of the scans.
Optomap Daytona
The Optomap® Daytona Plus Retinal Examination gives an ultra-wide view of the retinal surface. This is a wider and more in-depth view than any other retinal camera on the market. We are able to obtain digital images of 200 degrees or up to 82% of the retina in a single, non-contact optomap image. We had the latest version of the Optomap imaging device installed in 2022.
Together, the Optomap and OCT scanner give you the benefit of one of the most comprehensive retinal check-ups, available on the high street. Quick, painless and suitable for everyone. No need for dilating eye drops routinely. Results are immediately available to view.
All images are stored for future comparison and subtle changes over time are easily detected.
Our Other Specialist Equipment
In one of our consulting rooms, we have installed the Vision 800 (VR-800) which brings us to a new era of refraction/obtaining spectacle prescriptions. The liquid lens phoropter replaces the traditional trial frame method of measuring prescriptions. Instead, the VR 800 has a computerised liquid lens that changes in density to change the power of the prescription the patient is viewing through.
- Our Corneal Topographer gives a precise digital measurement of the curve on the front of the eye for contact lens fitting, Keratoconic patients and dry eye assessments. (insert topographer image)
- The Humphrey Visual Field Analyser assesses the peripheral field of vision. All our eye checks for over 40s, include a Visual Field screening. When a screening is failed, we can carry out a more in-depth Visual Field Assessment.
- Video Slit Lamp. This gives still and moving images of the front surface of the eye and contact lenses.
- Computerised Eye Test Charts with many different letters, pictures and symbols. Ideal for children or adults who can not speak, or anyone who is confused by a normal test chart.
Other further tests you could benefit from include:-
- Eye Pressures. Part of a routine check for all over 40. We may recommend a recheck on a different day. We have 4 different ways of checking this, including Goldmann Applanation, as used in hospital clinics.
- Corneal Thickness. This can affect the accuracy of eye pressure checks.
- Dilated Examination. Used when a small pupil blocks a clear view of the retina, inside the eye. We use drops that take 30 minutes to take effect. Your vision maybe affected and you are advised not to drive for up to 4 hours afterwards.
- Cycloplegic. Used in children to relax focussing and measure the full spectacle prescription. It relaxes the focussing muscles of the eyes for at least 4 hours and it also dilates the pupils for up to 12 hours.
Corneal Topographer – Scans the curvature of the front of your eye
Phoropter – this replaces having to put on a trial frame to test your vision
Optical Coherence Tomographer – Produces an in-depth scan of the back of the eye.
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