Eyesight is undoubtedly your most precious sense. In fact, 90% of memories are made up using vision, so it’s important you keep your eyes as healthy as possible.
One of the best ways to ensure your eyes are not at risk of any problems is to have them scanned using an ocular coherence tomographer – OCT machine for short. This process is quick, painless and non-invasive, and strongly recommended .
“It’s not just eye conditions such as glaucoma and macular degeneration we can detect using the OCT machine, but complications of general health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes too.”
Neringa Galloway, Optometrist BSc (Hons) MC Optom
An OCT machine works by taking a series of scans of your eye (including the parts that can’t be seen). The images are then combined on a computer screen, presenting your optometrist with a 3D view of your entire eyeball. They can then examine your eye in great detail and identify even the smallest changes to your eye health over time.
At Insight Opticians we are proud to be one of the first opticians in Dorchester to have this revolutionary piece of equipment. Not only does it offer 25 times the resolution of any other retinal imaging equipment, it allows early diagnoses of a number of potentially harmful conditions.
If you would like more information about OCT imaging, or to book an appointment at our practice, please don’t hesitate to contact our friendly team by calling 01305 260753.