I am going to see the Optician

York Hospital Entrance

The Foyer You need to keep going through the foyer to get to the eye clinic

Entrance to the eye clinic

Reception The receptionist will take my details and give me a card with a letter on

The card has a letter on it and is coloured

I will follow the signs to get to the right waiting area Some of the wall are the same colour as the card.

I will give the card to the nurse when I get there

The waiting room I can sit here

Clock I may have to wait a few minutes

The waiting room I can sit here

The Optician will ask me to come into the room

The questions The Optician will ask me some questions and look at my glasses

A letter chart I will read the letters or match them on a card, if I can not see all the letters it is OK

An eye cover One of my eyes will be covered during the test so we can check the vision in each eye separately

Waiting room I will need to sit and wait again

Clock I may have to wait a few minutes

The Nurse Will put some drops in my eyes

The waiting room I will be asked to wait while the drops work

The Optician will ask me to come into the room again

The light The Optician will shine a light towards my eyes

Lenses I will look through some lenses. The Optician will hold the lens very close to my eye

Eye testing glasses The Optician will ask me to wear special glasses for the test

The Optician will shine the light again to test my eyes

The Optician will shine another bright light into my eye This is to look at the back of my eye

Slit Lamp I will need to put my chin on the rest and keep my head still

The Optician will use a special lens The lens will come close to my eye

I must keep your eye open

This is what the Optician sees This is the nerve going to someone’s eye

At the end When the Optician has looked at my eyes they will explain what they think is happening. They might give me a prescription or just talk to me and whoever is with me