Services
Core Services
Supplementary Services
- Chromagen Assessment
- Dyslexia Assessment
- Binocular Vision Assessment
- Spectacle Repairs
- Safety Spectacles
- Contact Lens Aftercare
- Contact Lens Solutions
- OrthoKeratology (OrthoK & Paragon CRT) Aftercare
- Dry Eye Assessment
- Punctal Plugging
- Red Eye Assessment
- Glaucoma Assessment
- GdX Optic Nerve Assessment
- Diabetic Eye Assessment
- Retinal Photography
- LASER Refractive Surgery Assessment
- Low Vision Aid Sales
- Low Vision Assessment
- Macula Assessment
Eye Test at Newcastle Opticians
Eye Tests
All our Optometric services are provided by John Davidson, & Sarah Townsend- fully qualified, and registered UK Optometrists.
More information about our professional staff
NHS Funding & Private Consultations
If you are entitled to an NHS sight test, we think it important that you understand the narrow scope of NHS funding, and its implication for Optometry practices. Other than a basic NHS sight test, all our examinations & procedures are private. We offer a huge range of primary eyecare services in the practice, using up to date, and innovative equipment. These services are not NHS funded.
Some practices, such as our own, have the technology to investigate eye pathology to a very high standard. Unfortunately, the cost of purchasing the equipment to perform such techniques is not funded in any way by the NHS sight test fee, or by any grants from NHS funding sources. Considerable private investment has been made (over £70,000 since 2002) to have instrumentation in the practice, which is available privately to all patients (NHS or Private). This equipment allows us to refine our diagnoses of eye diseases, and to monitor patients within the practice rather than send them un-necessarily to hospital eye departments for investigation. This means less time waiting in hospital outpatient eye departments (often un-necessarily) & prevents undue strain on the resources at the local hospital Ophthalmology departments.
Our Eye Examinations
About Full Eye Examinations
At Querido & Davidson, we provide additional procedures to private eye examination patients, as they pay almost double the amount paid by the NHS for a basic sight test. The duration of this examination is much longer (up to 60 minutes), and the equipment used is also more advanced. Until the funding issues are resolved, we are unable to offer equal service in return for inadequte NHS remuneration. NHS patients are invited to upgrade to a full eye examination, if they prefer, and pay the supplementary fee to match the private eye examination fee.
The additional procedures we provide during a full eye examination are to aid in the detection of early signs of eye disease, peripheral retinal abnormalities, and visual performance changes. A summary of additional these procedures is as follows:
About NHS Sight Tests
GOS sight test funding only covers the detection of "signs of eye disease". Further investigation, and refinement of a referral, using any advanced equipment, is not funded by the GOS sight test fee.
A private eye examination provides a better standard of investigation, with more sophisticated instrumentation, & a much longer consultation time of between 40 & 60 minutes. All NHS patients are given the option to pay to upgrade their NHS sight test fee to cover the shortfall in funding, and opt for the longer, full eye examination.
For those NHS patients that opt to have only a basic 20 minute NHS sight test...
....on detection of any eye disease, those patients then have 3 management choices:
A basic 20 minute NHS sight test is short, and cursory, and not recommended for adults over 40 years, who are more susceptible to eye disease.
Book an eye examination
Eye Tests All our Optometric services are provided by John Davidson, & Sarah Townsend- fully qualified, and registered UK Optometrists.
More information about our professional staff
NHS Funding & Private Consultations
If you are entitled to an NHS sight test, we think it important that you understand the narrow scope of NHS funding, and its implication for Optometry practices. Other than a basic NHS sight test, all our examinations & procedures are private. We offer a huge range of primary eyecare services in the practice, using up to date, and innovative equipment. These services are not NHS funded.
Some practices, such as our own, have the technology to investigate eye pathology to a very high standard. Unfortunately, the cost of purchasing the equipment to perform such techniques is not funded in any way by the NHS sight test fee, or by any grants from NHS funding sources. Considerable private investment has been made (over £70,000 since 2002) to have instrumentation in the practice, which is available privately to all patients (NHS or Private). This equipment allows us to refine our diagnoses of eye diseases, and to monitor patients within the practice rather than send them un-necessarily to hospital eye departments for investigation. This means less time waiting in hospital outpatient eye departments (often un-necessarily) & prevents undue strain on the resources at the local hospital Ophthalmology departments.
Our Eye Examinations
- Examinations provided by Fully Qualified Optometrists
- Full eye examinations last between 40 & 60 minutes per appointment, & are also available to NHS patients for a small supplement. You will be at the practice for approximately 60 minutes in total
- High Tech instrumentation is used to provide an indepth higher standard of examination
- Fully guaranteed prescriptions issued
- Advice given on best product required, to suit all budgets
- Fully experienced in examining all age groups, from babies to senior citizens & those with communication & physical diabilities.
- Highly trained back up staff provide a smooth appointment, and help and support as required
- We accept all major credit & debit cards, as well as cash & cheques for payment
About Full Eye Examinations
At Querido & Davidson, we provide additional procedures to private eye examination patients, as they pay almost double the amount paid by the NHS for a basic sight test. The duration of this examination is much longer (up to 60 minutes), and the equipment used is also more advanced. Until the funding issues are resolved, we are unable to offer equal service in return for inadequte NHS remuneration. NHS patients are invited to upgrade to a full eye examination, if they prefer, and pay the supplementary fee to match the private eye examination fee.
The additional procedures we provide during a full eye examination are to aid in the detection of early signs of eye disease, peripheral retinal abnormalities, and visual performance changes. A summary of additional these procedures is as follows:
- Pupil dilation
- Digital slit lamp examination with image capture of the anterior & posterior eye
- Binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy
- Retinal Photography
- Automated visual field screening where appropriate
- Contrast Sensitivity measurement where appropriate
- Goldmann tonometry where appropriate
- Sphygmomanometry where necessary
- Gonioscopy where necessary
- Tearscope assessment where necessary
- Colour Vision Screening where necessary
About NHS Sight Tests
GOS sight test funding only covers the detection of "signs of eye disease". Further investigation, and refinement of a referral, using any advanced equipment, is not funded by the GOS sight test fee.
A private eye examination provides a better standard of investigation, with more sophisticated instrumentation, & a much longer consultation time of between 40 & 60 minutes. All NHS patients are given the option to pay to upgrade their NHS sight test fee to cover the shortfall in funding, and opt for the longer, full eye examination.
For those NHS patients that opt to have only a basic 20 minute NHS sight test...
....on detection of any eye disease, those patients then have 3 management choices:
- Pay privately for further refinement & investigation, looking into the severity, and possible prognosis of the disease
- Decline further investigation, and ask to be referred to the local hospital eye department via their GP
- Have further investigation, as funded by local primary care funding schemes (such as the North Tyneside diabetic eye screening service)
A basic 20 minute NHS sight test is short, and cursory, and not recommended for adults over 40 years, who are more susceptible to eye disease.
Book an eye examination