The NHS Sight Test was designed in the 1940's and has changed little since.
As a an independent, family-run practice we have consistently committed to ongoing investment in both clinical diagnostic equipment, and improving our skills to offer you a high quality professional and friendly eyecare service.
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Your decision to choose an Extended Eye Examination rather than a standard Sight Test helps your optometrist to spot the earliest signs of eye disease before you lose any sight.
An Extended Eye Examination gives you access to retinal imaging and, in Clacton, Spectralis 4D OCT imaging and analysis. Please see the section on OCT for further information.
With early diagnosis comes better prospects for maintaining healthy eyes and good sight.
Just ask for an extended examination when booking for your routine appointment.
Worried about recent eye symptoms? Don't leave it. Although these symptoms are frequently benign they can be the sign of eye conditions that need urgent treatment.
We currently offer this service for a wide range of symptoms under the NHS if your GP is registered in North East Essex, and you don't need to be referred by your doctor. If your GP is outside the North East Essex region you will be offered a private consultation.
If required you may be offered treatment by our Independent Prescribing Optometrists; we are proud to have the the first two community optometrist prescribers in Essex in the practices.
Or you may be offered referral to a consultant ophthalmologist (eye doctor) at the hospital.
We offer an increasing range of services in our Eye Clinic which is provided by Independent Prescribing Optometrists, including Dry Eye / Watery Eye / Blepharitis assessment and treatment.
An Eye Clinic appointment is a clinical assessment and does not result in you being issued with a prescription for spectacles nor contact lenses.
Children's eyecare is one of our specialities.
We are happy to see your child at any age.
If specs are needed we offer a range of quality, well-fitting glasses to help ensure your child's eyesight develop to it's full potential.
Most squints and lazy eyes are managed conveniently for you without the need for a hospital visit.
School vision also a speciality . Did you know that many children who are behind with their reading only need a simple pair of glasses to help them progress? The school eye check does not detect long-sightedness, the most common eye condition in school children. Our optometrists can easily check for you.
BUIZER & COLE continues to offer state-of-the-art technology but also a wealth of clinical expertise and experience to interpret the vast array of information we can now gather about your eyes and visual system.
As some practices start thinking about offering their patients OCT we have invested in our new, upgraded Spectralis OCT Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging System. This is the same as is used in our local Hospital Eye Department, and as chosen by NASA on the International Space Station.