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Comprehensive Eye Examination
A complete check of your vision and eye health, from glasses power and eye pressure to a dilated look at the retina and optic nerve.
A comprehensive eye examination is more than reading a chart. It is a structured look at how well you see and how healthy your eyes are, including conditions that give no warning in their early stages.
Why it matters
Glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy can damage sight long before you notice any change. Cataract comes on so slowly that many people adapt without realising how much they have lost. A proper examination can pick up these problems when treatment has the most to offer.
Not just for people with symptoms
Good vision does not rule out eye disease. Regular examinations are worthwhile even if you have never worn glasses, and particularly from your forties onwards.
Symptoms to watch for
- Blurred, dim or fluctuating vision
- Difficulty reading, or driving at night
- Frequent headaches or eye strain
- Red, watery, dry or uncomfortable eyes
- Floaters or flashes of light (please come promptly if these are new)
Who is this for?
An examination is especially worthwhile if you:
- Are over 40, even if your vision seems fine.
- Have diabetes or high blood pressure.
- Have a family history of glaucoma or other eye disease.
- Wear glasses or contact lenses and have not been checked recently.
- Take long-term steroids or other medicines that can affect the eyes.
- Have a child who squints, sits close to screens or struggles with the board.
What the procedure involves
- History: your symptoms, medicines, general health and family history.
- Vision test with and without your current glasses.
- Refraction to find your spectacle power.
- Eye pressure measurement.
- Slit-lamp examination of the front of the eye.
- Dilating drops, where advised, followed by examination of the retina and optic nerve.
- Further tests if needed, such as an OCT scan or visual field test.
Recovery and follow-up
If your pupils are dilated, near vision stays blurred and bright light feels uncomfortable for a few hours. Please do not drive yourself home, and bring someone with you if you can.
Carry your current glasses, contact lens details, old reports and a list of your medicines. Your doctor will advise when you should return; many adults need a check every one to two years, and yearly if they have diabetes or other risk factors.
Common questions about Comprehensive Eye Examination
Allow extra time if dilating drops are used, since they need a while to take effect. The team can advise you when you arrange your visit.
They may sting briefly. Near vision is then blurred and bright light feels uncomfortable for a few hours.
Many adults benefit from a check every one to two years. Yearly checks are sensible if you have diabetes or high blood pressure, are over 40, or have a family history of eye disease.
Ask us about Comprehensive Eye Examination
OPD runs Mon - Sat 5 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (closed Sunday). Call or WhatsApp us and our front desk will confirm a slot. Cashless mediclaim and TPA empanelment available.