Eye Health

What is an OCT Scan?

Where a retinal photograph only shows you the top of your retina, an OCT scans right through the retina allowing our optician Stephen to see every layer.  This gives him a much more accurate way to identify and monitor eye conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma or diabetic eye disease.

Who would benefit from an OCT Scan?

In an ideal world every patient would have an OCT Scan with every sight test as it is fast becoming the gold standard for the hospitals diagnosing and monitoring all retinal eye conditions.

For patients who have or have a family history of Macular degeneration, Glaucoma, Diabetes or Retinal detachment a yearly OCT scan is the best way for an optician to monitor your condition or to ensure that you are not developing these conditions.

How much does an OCT scan cost?

In i care opticians you pay a one off fee of £40 to register as an OCT patient.  After this you will have an OCT Scan at every sight test for no extra charge.

How do I register as an OCT Patient?

Either say to Stephen at your next sight test or give us a call on 028 7082 4444 and request a sight test with an OCT scan.

“If you have, or have a family history of, Glaucoma or Ocular hypertension having your sight tested by a specially trained optometrist is the best way for your to protect your sight.

At i care opticians all our optometrists specialise in glaucoma, have undertaken post graduate study and are provided with state of the art equipment.”

Eye Pressure

We check your pressures using the Zeiss i care tonometer or the Goldmann.  We do not use the “Puff of air test”

By using these more advanced tools we gain accurate results whihc we and the local hospitals can rely on.

Visual Fields

i care are proud to have a state of the art Humphrey Field Analyser.   This equipment enables our optical to accurately identify visual field loss and monitor for change.  These a results are vital in the diagnosis and the treatment of both Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma.

Optic Nerve Assessment 

Glaucoma is the progressive loss of nerve fibres at your optic nerve.  At i care we monitor your optic nerve using OCT technology enabling our optometrist to identify the any possible sign of glaucoma developing or changing.  We also assess the nerve fibres at your macula (the centre part of your eye), as this can help us identify glaucoma at an earlier stage.

“Our sight test is a full eye examination with experienced optometrists equipped with state of the art equipment.“

Stephen Vandevyver

(BSc. MCOptom Prof Cert Glauc Proft Cert Med Ret)

Stephen has over 20 years of experience.  He specialises in Glaucoma, Macular degeneration, Diabetic eye disease and Emergency eye care.  He also has a special interest in helping children who suffer from visual stress.

Tanya Connor

(BSc. MCOptom Prof Cert Low Vision)

Tanya has over 10 year of experience. She specialises in Glaucoma and Low vision and has a special interest in contact lenses.