Other Services

GM Primary Eyecare services also supports the delivery of a number of other primary eye care services in parts of Greater Manchester from optical practices – in particular to repeat diagnostics where suspect readings are found or supporting patients prior to and after cataract surgery.

Repeat Measures Service

A number of areas of Greater Manchester have a service in place which enables the optometrist to repeat suspect diagnostic results for intraocular pressure and or visual fields.

In some cases the pressure in one or both of your eyes may be higher than normal when it was measured for the first time or you may be found to have a suspect visual field.

This may just have been one abnormal reading. So you may simply need to be measured again, perhaps twice, to see if the pressure is high each time or your visual field defect is consistent. Often a different instrument is used for this

When your eye pressure is measured again, the optometrist will put drops in your eye to numb the surface. Then he or she will use a small instrument to gently touch the front of your eye.

Your optometrist will check for other signs of glaucoma. If the only sign of glaucoma is that your eye pressure is slightly higher than normal or you have a suspicious visual field defect, then taking the measurement again will show whether your eye readings continue to be abnormal.

If it is, then your optometrist will arrange for you to visit an eye clinic. However, if the repeat tests shows your readings are within the normal range, then you simply need to have further regular eye examinations with your optometrist.

It must be noted this service is not available in all parts of Greater Manchester and your optometrist will inform you should you be eligible for this service.

Community Cataract Services

A number of areas of Greater Manchester have a service in place which enables the optometrist to discuss the risks and benefits of cataract surgery for those identified as having a cataract which is impacting their vision.

Your optometrist will inform you should you be eligible for this service and guide you through process to ensure you are well informed and they gather the additional information needed for a detailed referral for cataract surgery. They will ensure you are provided with the relevant choices and process your referral

In some parts of Greater Manchester following routine uncomplicated cataract surgery you will be discharged following surgery to go on to have your follow up at your optical practice, thus enabling care closer to home for you.

Again you will be informed by your treatment clinic if this is the case and they will make arrangements for the necessary information to be passed to the optical practice. The optometrist will report the outcome of the follow up back to the treatment clinic and where needed refer you back for any additional needs where these are required.

You can use the map below to search and find details of optical practices which offer this service, just type your postcode in the ‘search box’ and press ‘enter’.

The dots on the map are all the opticians who are part of the service, click on the dot to see the name and phone number of the optician. You can zoom in and out of the map so see where the opticians are.

There is also a list of all the opticians in the box under the map, use the bar at the side to move down the list. You can then click on the opticians to see where it is on the map.