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 Optometry Consultation Fees

Our fees reflect the time, care and attention that we offer to every client, and we feel they represent excellent value for money: Following your examination you will have a full understanding of any eye problems you may have, together with a treatment plan if appropriate. We encourage you to ask questions to clarify any particular concerns.

Premiere Eye Examination

This package is excellent for those people who not only want the most detailed eye examination that we offer but also like or need to keep complete records of their results in a hard format. If you prefer we can save your data to a memory stick. The examination price includes:  

  1. Comprehensive Eye Examination

  2. Ocular Coherence Tomography (3DOCT)

  3. Bound Folder including results for:
  • Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT)
  • Visual Field Examination
  • Spectacle Prescription   

Please allow up to 2 hours for this appointment. If we need to put drops in your eyes to obtain a clear image with the OCT, your vision may be too blurred for you to drive for up to 2 hours afterwards.
Private    £95.00    NHS    £60.00

Enhanced Eye Examination


This is our most popular package. We are able to determine baseline readings for future comparison, as well as providing detailed information on the current state of your eyes. It includes:
  1. Comprehensive Eye Examination
  2. Ocular Coherence Tomography                             
Please allow up to 2 hours for this appointment. If we need to put drops in your eyes to obtain a clear image with the OCT, your vision may be too blurred to drive for up to 2 hours afterwards.
Private    £70.00    NHS    £35.00

Standard Eye Examination

Our traditional eye examination. It includes:                                

  1. Comprehensive Eye Examination                      
Please allow up to 1 hour for this appointment. Occasionally, if we need to put drops in your eyes to obtain a clear view, your vision may be too blurred for you to drive for a further 2 hours.
Private    £35.00    NHS    Government Funded
                                                         

ACES

Acute Community Eyecare Service for Somerset. Please review eligibility criteria on the Somerset PCT website HERE. You must allow up to 90 minutes for this appointment. Your vision may be too blurred for you to drive for up for up 2 hours afterwards.
Private/NHS    Government Funded

Emergency Appointments

For those not eligible under the ACES scheme
Private/NHS    £45.00    

Eyeplan Fees (per month)

Spectacles from:
    Private    £10.00    NHS    £9.00
Contact Lenses from:
    Private    £13.00    NHS    £12.00

Contact Lenses (if not on Eyeplan)

Contact lens trial
Private/NHS    No Charge

Registration Fee - payable following successful fitting.
Private/NHS    £62.00
    
Annual Examination Fee - includes comprehensive eye examination - allow 1 hour
Private            £97.00    NHS    £62.00

Emergency/Extra Appointment - allow 30 mins
Private/NHS    £45.00

Repeat Visual Field Checks                                         

If we detect a visual field defect during a routine visual field examination this may require further investigation by an eye specialist. However to rule out errant readings it is normally advisable to repeat the examination before referring you and this can often save you a wasted journey. We do have to make a small charge for the extra time involved but if you do not wish to pay then we simply refer you with our first set of results.

Repeat Visual Field Check - allow 30 minutes
Private/NHS    £10.00

Vision Therapy

Full Functional Assessment - includes coloured overlay assessment - allow up to 4 hours
Private/NHS    £225.00

Individual Therapy Sessions - allow up to 1 hour
Private/NHS    £45.00
   
The number of Therapy sessions required depends on the nature of the problem and the diligence with which the exercises are performed, but does not normally exceed 10, with 6 sessions being the norm. 
There will be extra fees for equipment required for the therapy exercises. These will be discussed at the time but unless we decide on the computer software approach they will not exceed £70.00.

Colorimetry Assessment         

Colorimetry is normally only performed following a Full Functional Assessment, and if specific tinted lenses are required it is repeated every 12 months. Allow up to 1 hour.
Private/NHS    £50.00          
 

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Contact

The Young Clinic
46 High Street
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
BA4 5AS

Tel: 01749 345259
Fax: 01749 345074


Opening times

Monday to Friday:
9.00am to 5.30pm
Saturdays:
9.00am to 1.00pm