Elderly Eye Exam | NHS Entitlement Over 60’s
Over 60’s Eye Tests
Under the NHS entitlement scheme those over the age of 60’s are entitled to have regular free eye tests. The elderly require regular eye exams as their perfect vision becomes increasing important to them as their other senses start to deteriorate such as their balance and mental capacity.
Also, the older the eyes become the more they are at risk to eye conditions like glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, cataracts.
These conditions can be detected early through regular eye exams, it can be treated with little or no vision loss or distortion. These conditions are sometimes a symptom of other underlying health conditions.
A basic eye exam lasts a minimum of 20 min, however an eye examination for those over 60 or those with pre-existing conditions, will have an eye test of around 40 minutes to carry out a full eye examination. The optometrist may arrange to refer you to an eye specialist, (ophthalmologist) to carry out full investigation and prescribe medication.
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