What is our Ultimate Eye Test? 

Our Ultimate Eye Test gives a complete picture of your eye health . Our Ultimate Eye Test combines an optomap® eye scan, with ultra-wide imaging technology, an OCT scan (Optical Coherence Tomography), and your Essential Eye Test — which includes our Dry Eye Evaluation.* 

Our Advanced Eye Test includes our Essential Eye Test and OCT scan, while the Essential Eye Test is a standard eye exam.

How much does an Ultimate Eye Test cost?  

Our Ultimate Eye Test gives our most comprehensive view of your eye health and can help to detect health conditions that other scans alone might miss.** Because our Ultimate Eye Test involves additional scans, additional charges from £50 may apply.*** 

What is an optomap eye scan?   

Our conventional scan allows the optometrist to view only 15% (a 45-degree area) of the retina at a time, whereas optomap captures up to 82% (a 200-degree area) in a single photograph, providing a more comprehensive view of your overall eye health. 

optomap is quick, non-invasive, and painless, making the process both fast and comprehensive. You simply look into the device, one eye at a time, and a brief flash of light captures an image of your retina—similar to having a photograph taken. 

optomap is available at selected stores. Book your eye test online today and ask in-store about upgrading to our Ultimate Eye Test. 

How optomap helps check for other health conditions  

The eye is the only place in the body where blood vessels can be viewed directly, and these vessels can provide important insights into your overall health. 

For example, diabetes can affect your eyes in multiple ways. Some people with diabetes may develop a complication called diabetic retinopathy, where consistently high blood glucose (sugar) levels damage the blood vessels in the eye. If left untreated, these changes can impact vision. 

High blood pressure (hypertension) also affects many people and, over time, can damage blood vessels throughout the body, including those in the eyes. The resulting eye condition, known as hypertensive retinopathy, often shows no noticeable symptoms in the early stages. 

Eye strokes can occur when a blood vessel within the retina becomes blocked. Depending on the location of the blockage, this can lead to partial or complete vision loss, which in some cases may be permanent. 

Adding optomap and OCT through our Ultimate Eye Test allows the optometrist to capture more than 80% of your retina in a single image, helping with the detection and monitoring of these conditions. 

optomap is beneficial for children, too 

Eye diseases in children are thankfully rare and the vast majority of children have healthy eyes.   

However, a small number of children may be born with, or go on to develop, eye disease which may not be obvious in the early stages.   

Adding optomap to your child's eye examination will help the optometrist to see more of your child's retina in one image and monitor any changes over time.    

The discovery of optomap  

Did you know, this exam was created by a father whose child lost sight in one eye due to an undetected retinal detachment? 

In 1992, Douglas Anderson OBE founded Optos after his then five-year-old son lost vision in one eye because a retinal issue wasn’t caught early enough. Despite regular eye exams, standard tests didn’t allow for a full view of the retina in one go. A wider field of view might have led to an earlier diagnosis. 

Motivated by this, Anderson set out to develop a more comfortable and effective way to view the entire retina in one image, leading to the creation of optomap, giving people greater peace of mind and better chances of protecting their vision.