Eye Health Assessment

A thorough eye health assessment includes viewing all the layers of the eye.

At Panoptic Vision, we use state-of-the-art technology to image the front layers and the back of the eye. This allows us to screen for:

Corneal scratches or ulcers
Dry eye/watery eyes
Macular degeneration
Optic nerve problems
Retinal detachment
Glaucoma
Blood vessel health which would indicate possible overall health problems such as diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Eyecare for Adults at Panoptic Vision Lake Cathie and Bellingen

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Other Adult Eye Health Services

COMPLETE VISUAL ASSESSMENT

Vision is much more than sight. Sight refers to the clarity of an image and requires a healthy eye and correction of “refractive error”

EYE HEALTH ASSESSMENT

A thorough eye health assessment includes viewing all the layers of the eye. A microscope looks at the front layers.

CONTACT LENS FITTING & AFTERCARE

Contact lenses are an alternative to spectacles but can also be worn part time as a convenient way to be spectacle free

COMPUTER VISION PROBLEMS

Computers are now part of every day life and for some people, part of 8-10 hours of every day. Any task set at 70-80 cm such as a desktop computer

SPORTS VISION THERAPY

Vision for sport is often a critical component to the success of any player. It is well documented that the “6th sense“ that elite sports people have is often due to their ability to accurately and quickly react to visual information.

ASSESSMENT FOR CATARACTS & GLAUCOMA

All three of these conditions become more prevalent with age which is largely why the Medicare rules changed recently

DRY EYE

The eye has a film which keeps the eye moist. With dry eye, the film is not sufficiently lubricated. Irritation and problems can occur.

Dry eye can be exacerbated by certain environments such as dry, windy weather, smog or dust, air conditioning and heating systems, and cigarette smoke.

Symptoms of dry eye can include gritty sensation, sore or tired eyes, watery eyes, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, foreign body sensation, burning or irritated eyes and red eyes.

OPTICAL CORRECTION

Spectacles and Contact lenses are both solutions for sight correction. Many people find that a combination can provide the best of both worlds, with spectacles providing more lens design options than contact lenses but contact lenses providing the wonderful advantage for outdoor activities of non prescription sunglasses or frame free vision.

A good fitting frame is essential, not only for comfort but for the many sophisticated multifocal lens designs which require exact positioning. Certain prescriptions will look and work better in larger frames, while others will have a thinner lens edge in smaller frames. An experienced optical dispenser is the best person to advise you on a frame choice as they are also able to adjust many aspects of a frame to improve the fit.

Make an appointment

Lake Cathie: 02 6584 8900

Bellingen: 02 6655 2768