Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Ask A Question
Eye testing by NW Eye Testing Service, is it a scam?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Boo1979" data-source="post: 1649675" data-attributes="member: 446715"><p>Eye clinics and retinal screening services are different things.</p><p>Screening services are a primary care service specifically set up to screen large numbers of people for retinopathy and are not a treatment or further diagnostic service - that is the remit of the secondary / tertiary care eye clinics who target people with already diagnosed sight problems</p><p>Retinal scans are conducted by technicians with a certain level of training and then reviwed by a team which includes optometrists ( my optician is also part of the retinal screening MDT in NE london.</p><p>My understanding of the reason they do a sight chart test is not as a general sight test like the optician does when seeing if you need glasses, but rather to see if there are any localised sight impairment at the top / middle/ sides / bottom of rows.</p><p>Any signs of proliferative or maccular retinopathy are referred on from the screening services to an eye clinic. Any other sight related issues are referrable to a specialist eye clinic by either your gp or optician</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boo1979, post: 1649675, member: 446715"] Eye clinics and retinal screening services are different things. Screening services are a primary care service specifically set up to screen large numbers of people for retinopathy and are not a treatment or further diagnostic service - that is the remit of the secondary / tertiary care eye clinics who target people with already diagnosed sight problems Retinal scans are conducted by technicians with a certain level of training and then reviwed by a team which includes optometrists ( my optician is also part of the retinal screening MDT in NE london. My understanding of the reason they do a sight chart test is not as a general sight test like the optician does when seeing if you need glasses, but rather to see if there are any localised sight impairment at the top / middle/ sides / bottom of rows. Any signs of proliferative or maccular retinopathy are referred on from the screening services to an eye clinic. Any other sight related issues are referrable to a specialist eye clinic by either your gp or optician [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Ask A Question
Eye testing by NW Eye Testing Service, is it a scam?
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…