Professional Fees
We want you to be sure of how much money you are spending on our services. We therefore advertise our fees to be as clear as possible. We can not account for every eventuality but we are committed to be as transparent as possible.
Standard Eye Examination
This may be available to you through the NHS. However should you have to pay a standard eye examination is £39.00. This typically is for a 20-30 minute appointment and covers the regulatory eye examination suitable for most patients.
There are some symptoms where a standard test is inappropriate. These include flashing lights or new floaters. Red eyes and painful eyes are also not suitable. Where possible we may be able to see you through the NHS Minor Eye Conditions Service (sometimes also called Community Eyecare Service or Community Urgent Eyecare Service). Funding is by the Integrated Care Board and unfortunately not all GP surgeries are covered. See right.....
Advanced Eye Examination - If you have a concern about a certain condition or if you need something particular to be screened such as Glaucoma. This option gives you an eye examination that includes one procedure such as Threshold visual field or OCT scan.
Comprehensive Eye Examination This is likely to need two procedures such as Threshold visual fields and OCT scan.
See our OCT page.
Minor Eye Conditions Service
Sometimes this is also called CUES (Community Urgent Eyecare Service) or CES (Community Eyecare Service). This is typically an emergency appointment to be seen within 1-2 days and involves a new condition causing a specific concern or problem. This could include Flashing lights and floaters, a red eye or a painful eye. Lid lumps and bumps or other problems also come under this type of examination. If you are registered with a NHS GP in Islington, ICB areas then this service is Free. we are able to see people from other areas but please check to see if you are able to do this by contacting our team. We will need a few details from you to check. If you are not covered through the ICB, then a charge of £50 will apply. This will include the costs of all investigating eye drops required and may include a basic treatment.
Please note that this is symptoms targeted so is not eye examination as such. It is aimed towards investigating your symptoms and coming up with a diagnosis and treatment plan if required.
Visual fields
Zeiss Humphrey Visual fields have been the mainstay of Hospital diagnosis of diseases such as Glaucoma for over 30 years. Our instrument helps determine the visual standard. this instrument is really useful when used with the GDx VCC.
Fee £25 - Screening, £35 Full threshold, £25 Macula, £35 Central 10-2 Drusen / ARMD across a larger area and Neurological. It is recommended by the College of Ophthalmologists for monitoring Hydroxychloroquine Ocular Toxicity.
Topcon 3D OCT 2000 with Nikon Camera
Our Hospital standard OCT instrument offers spectacular images of very fine details about the retina useful in analysing Macula Degeneration, Glaucoma and many other eye conditions.
See OCT page ....
Colour Vision Assessment
The Ishihara vision book is the main test used for assessing colour vision however practitioners rarely say that it only investigates 2 of the 3 types of colour vision anomaly. Some practitioners feel it only gives a pass or fail answer but really it is rarely fit for purpose. I have a City University Colour Vision Test that tests for all three types and classifies their severity giving a more complete picture.
Fee £30
Dilated Assessment
Available free when eligible for a NHS eye examination, but if required privately helps with the diagnosis of Macular Degeneration, retinal Tear/detachment and Glaucoma.
Fee £39 includes diagnostic eye drops
Satisfaction Guarantee
Each test comes with a comprehensive evidence based interpretation of the results of diagnostic instrumentation from a practitioner with over 30 years experience.