You may wish to bring sunglasses with you as the eye drops may make your eyes sensitive to light.
Arranging Transport
Please ensure you plan your transport arrangements as you should not drive away from your screening appointment. (The eye drops given during the appointment will blur your vision, which may invalidate your car insurance).
Would a chaperone service help you attend your screening appointment, give us a call to discuss on 01983 898334
We also have information on a number of local community car share schemes which help people get to appointments:
What will happen during a photography examination?
The screener will perform a basic vision test using a standard chart. They will then put drops into your eyes to make the pupils bigger (they may sting for a few seconds) you will then be asked to return to the waiting room until your pupils are fully dilated and big enough to take good photographs (10-15 minutes).
The screener will then call you back to have your images taken, typically there will be 4 images taken per screen. After details have been entered and the images have been taken you may leave, the whole procedure on average will take 30-40 minutes.
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The screener will hand you the above form, which details the drops provided to you at your appointment.
When you will receive your results
You will be sent a results letter as soon as images have been reviewed and graded; this is typically within a few days, some cases may take longer as more clinicians may need to review your images for quality assurance. We will state whether there is retinopathy present & whether a photographic follow up or further referral to an eye specialist is required.
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak we are only holding a limited number of clinics to screen those at high risk (pregnant women and some individuals under 3 or 6 month recall). A member of our team will telephone those people to arrange an appointment. If you experience any sudden loss of vision please telephone your nearest Hospital Eye Unit or A&E. If you are concerned about your vision please speak to your optician or call the booking office if you have questions about diabetic eye screening. https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
