COMPREHENSIVE

EYE EXAM

A comprehensive eye exam provides full assurance of vision and eye health.

At Oak Bay Optometry, our goal is to off exemplary vision care, beginning with checking the health of your eyes, your visual acuity, and offering a treatment plan custom to your needs.

During your eye exam, your optometrist will look at 3 main components:

  • EYE HEALTH – Your optometrist will assess the external and internal health of the eyes, including monitoring the development and progression of eye diseases.
  • VISION – Your optometrist will assess the quality of your vision, including the ability of the eyes to adjust focus, eye movement, eye coordination, and peripheral vision.
  • TREATMENT – Your optometrist will provide a custom treatment plan which may include a prescription for corrective lenses, such as glasses or contact lenses.
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When to have a comprehensive eye exam as recommended by the Canadian Association of Optometrists:

CHILDREN

Infants should have their first eye exam between 6-9 months of age.

Toddlers should have at least one eye exam between the ages of 2 and 5.

School-age children should have an eye exam annually.

ADULTS

Adults, aged 19-64, should have a comprehensive eye exam at least once every two years.

Adults with diabetes should have an annual eye exam.

SENIORS

At age 65 and older, adults should have an eye exam at least once every year.

WHAT TO EXPECT

When you arrive for your eye exam, please check in with the front desk.

We will begin with preliminary testing, including an auto-refraction, retinal photos, and visual field test. We will also take a look at any glasses you are currently wearing. Your optometrist will use the information gathered from this testing to begin the eye exam.

Next you will sit with your optometrist. They will discuss your family and health history, assess your visual acuity and eye health. If a problem is detected, treatment and management options will be provided accordingly.

After care may include a prescription for glasses and/or contact lenses, contact lens training, further testing to monitor eye disease, a consultation with an ocular hygienist, a referral to an ophthalmologist, a recommendation for eye drops or supplements, etc. 

CONTACT LENS

WEARERS

Contact lens wearers require additional testing to:

  • update your contact lens prescription (yes, it differs from your glasses prescription)
  • check the fit of your current contact lenses

If you’re trying contact lenses for the first-time you will require:

  • additional measurements to determine the suitable contact lens size, material and prescription
  • a contact lens training appointment with our specialist where you will learn to insert, remove, and care for your contact lenses
  • a follow-up contact lens check with the optometrist to ensure the lenses are fitting correctly and providing clear and comfortable vision

FAQ

If it is your first eye exam with us please bring your BC MSP / Personal Heathcare Number with you.

For each exam, please bring any glasses you’re currently wearing.

If you have third-party insurance, please bring your policy information and we will try to bill you plan on your behalf.  Most plans allow us to direct bill, but in the case your plan does not allow us, we will provide an itemized receipt for you to submit directly.
*Please note that we’re unable to see details of your plan prior to billing. If you have questions about your insurance coverage, please contact your insurance company directly.

The length of a comprehensive eye exam will vary from patient to patient.

We recommend allowing 45 minutes – 1 hour, unless otherwise specified.

We’re able to direct bill most insurance plans including, but not limited to: Pacific Blue Cross, Canada Life, Greenshield, Sun Life, GroupHealth, GroupSource, Johnson Inc., etc.

Please bring your personal insurance information at the time of your appointment.

It is comman practice to bill your insurance on the day of your exam only. We do not have access to the details of your personal insurance plan and therefore unable to tell you if or how much coverage is available prior to your appointment. For this information, we recommend you contact your insurance company directly.

It is comman practice to bill your insurance on the day of your exam only.

We do not have access to the details of your personal insurance plan and therefore unable to tell you if or how much coverage is available prior to your appointment.

For this information, we recommend you contact your insurance company directly.

LOCATION

Address:

2075 Cadboro Bay Rd
Victoria, BC
V8R 5G4

We’re located next to Oak Bay High School.

There is designated parking for clients alongside the Oak Bay Optometry building. In addition, there is 2 hour parking along Bee Street.

CONTACT

Please contact us to schedule an eye exam and to help answer your eye health questions & eyewear inquiries.

HOURS

Please contact us to schedule an eye exam and to help answer your eye health questions & eyewear inquiries.

  • Monday: 8:30 AM – 5 PM
  • Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 5 PM
  • Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 5 PM
  • Thursday: 8:30 AM – 5 PM
  • Friday: 8:30 AM – 5 PM
  • Saturday: 9 AM – 3 PM
  • Sunday:

*please note: the 1st Thursday of every month we’re open from 9 AM – 4 PM

**we are closed for stat holidays

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