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OCT - Ocular Coherence Tomography - is an advanced eye scan similar to a ultrasound.

OCT uses light instead of sound waves to illustrate the different layers that make up that back of your eye.

The OCT machine captures a fundus photograph and a cross sectional scan of the back of the eye at the same time.

There may be an additional charge for the OCT scan, but the benefits are obvious. This gives you piece of mind that comes from knowing your eyes are in great condition.

Using a Topcon state-of-the-art 3D OCT camera, your optometrist will take both a digital photograph and a three dimensional cross section of the back of your eye in one sitting. This allows us to instantly diagnose a number of common conditions. 

This scan is non-invasive, painless, simple and quick. 

Regular OCT Screenings can identify common conditions such as:

Age-related macular degeneration causes the gradual breakdown of the macular (the central portion of the eye) OCT can identify this and it's type (there are two types, wet and dry) it is the most common cause of vision loss in individuals over the age of fifty.

Diabetes diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of visual impairment among adults. Early detection of diabetes with a OCT screening greatly improves the success rate of treatment.

Glaucoma damages the optic nerve at the point where it leaves the eye. The danger with chronic glaucoma is that there is no pain and your eyesight will seem to be unchanged, but your vision is being damaged. An OCT screening will confirm if you are at risk, or indeed what stage of glaucoma you may have.

Macular holes these are small holes in the macular - the part of the retina responsible for our sharp, detailed central vision. There are many causes of macular holes, such as vitreous detachments and long exposure to sunlight.   

Vitreous detachment Vitreomacular traction can be clearly diagnosed through OCT providing invaluable information about the current relationship between the vitreous and the retinal surface of the eye.

As people get older the vitreous jelly that takes up the space in our eyeball can change. It becomes less firm and can move away from the back of the eye towards the centre, in some cases parts do not detach and cause 'pulling' of the retinal surface. The danger of a vitreous detachment is that there is no pain and your eyesight will seem unchanged but the back of your eye mat be being damaged.