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What is the purpose of binocular vision appointments in the POLA clinic?<\/h3>\n
Binocular vision appointments are for patients who have difficulty coordinating their two eyes together. Our team includes optometrists and orthoptists (eye muscle specialists), with experience of diagnosing and managing eye coordination and focusing problems in children and adults.<\/p>\n
Who can be seen?<\/h3>\n
Patients of all ages can have binocular vision appointments. Children (up to the age of 18 years) with a suspect eye coordination or eye focus problem can directly book an appointment in the POLA clinic. Adults will be required to have an eye examination first within our Primary Care clinic who will internally refer to the POLA clinic should this be appropriate.<\/p>\n
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Appointments can be made by contacting the main optometry clinic reception.<\/p>\n
Phone: 0161 306 3860<\/a> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”mailto:optometry.clinics@manchester.ac.uk” button_text=”Email our team” admin_label=”Button: Email our team” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: How much will it cost?” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”left” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Binocular vision appointments are free of charge.<\/p>\n The student optometrist or supervisor will ask some detailed questions about:<\/p>\n Tests will be performed to assess your vision, depth perception, coordination of your eyes, spectacle prescription and eye focusing ability. It may be necessary for our team to administer eye drops to you during the appointment. These drops temporarily relax the eyes’ focusing ability, allowing the true spectacle prescription to be determined. This is particularly helpful in children who have lots of focusing ability.<\/p>\n If you are given any eye treatment (spectacles or eye exercises) you will attend a follow up appointment 4 to 6 weeks later.<\/p>\n It is important to allow up to two hours for the initial appointment, and one hour for follow-up appointments. This is because the appointments are very closely supervised by a qualified optometrist, and may involve the use of eye drops.<\/p>\n Please bring along any current spectacles (if relevant).<\/p>\n It is also helpful to bring your most recent spectacle prescription, but do not worry if this isn\u2019t available.<\/p>\n Please bring a list of any medications you regularly take.<\/p>\n Dr Ketan Parmar.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: Spacing only” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: Find us anchor” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n < Find us<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: Back to home link” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n < Back to home<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Connect Title” module_class=”footer-section” _builder_version=”3.0.90″ background_color=”#1d1d1d” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” global_module=”380″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” module_id=”footer-row” _builder_version=”4.16″ make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Contact Us Title” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Contact Us” module_class=”contact-us” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#aaaaaa” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n +44 (0) 161 306 6000<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Find Us Title” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Address” module_id=”address” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
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