Eye Care Services at Chase Meadow Opticians

  Advanced Eye Care. Personalised Around You.

Comprehensive eye examinations, specialist eye care and carefully selected eyewear for adults and children — with the time, expertise and attention your vision deserves.

From routine NHS and private eye examinations to dry eye care, visual stress assessments, myopia management, contact lenses and specialist lenses, our independent Warwick practice provides personalised eye care for every stage of life.

Your vision is about much more than reading the smallest letters on an eye chart.

At Chase Meadow Opticians, we take the time to understand how you see, how your eyes feel and how your vision affects everyday life.

Whether you are due a routine eye examination, experiencing uncomfortable or dry eyes, concerned about your child's vision or looking for a more detailed assessment of a particular visual problem, we can help determine the most appropriate next step.

Independent eye care in Warwick • NHS & private appointments • Specialist clinics • Adults & children

We provide much more than routine sight testing.

Our range of eye care services allows us to support patients with different visual needs at every stage of life.

Regular eye examinations are an important part of looking after both your vision and your eye health.

Our NHS and private eye examinations assess your vision, prescription and eye health while giving you the opportunity to discuss any changes or concerns you may have noticed.

We believe good eye care starts with listening.

Dry, Burning, Gritty or Watery Eyes?

Dry eye is not always as simple as needing another bottle of lubricating drops.

Symptoms can include:

• Burning or stinging
• Grittiness or a feeling that something is in the eye
• Excessive watering
• Redness
• Fluctuating or blurry vision
• Eyes that feel tired or uncomfortable
• Contact lenses becoming increasingly difficult to wear
• Sensitivity to wind, air conditioning or screens

At our dedicated Dry Eye Clinic in Warwick, we take a structured approach to understanding what may be contributing to your symptoms.

The aim is to look beyond temporary relief and create an individual management plan based on your eyes, symptoms and lifestyle.

If you have repeatedly tried eye drops without understanding why your eyes continue to feel uncomfortable, a dedicated dry eye assessment may be the next step.

 When Reading Feels Harder Than It Should

Some children and adults experience visual discomfort when reading even when a routine eye examination does not fully explain their symptoms.

They may describe:

• Words appearing to move, blur or distort
• Letters seeming crowded together
• Losing their place while reading
• Difficulty tracking across a page
• Headaches or eye strain when reading
• Glare from white paper
• Difficulty reading for long periods
• Tired or uncomfortable eyes
• Preferring coloured paper or backgrounds
• Reading becoming noticeably more difficult with dense text

At Chase Meadow Opticians, our Visual Stress & Processing Assessment looks at the wider visual experience rather than relying on one timed reading task alone.

Not Just a Timed Reading Test

Reading speed can provide useful information, but it does not tell the whole story.

Our assessment takes a structured approach that considers the individual's symptoms, visual comfort, relevant eye and vision findings, response to different visual conditions and, where appropriate, objective reading assessment and colour assessment.

The aim is not to diagnose dyslexia or another learning difficulty.

Our role is to investigate whether a visual factor may be contributing to discomfort when reading and whether practical visual adjustments may help make reading more comfortable.

For children under 18, we require a recent NHS eye examination before proceeding with a Visual Stress & Processing Assessment.

Supporting Vision While They Learn and Grow

Children rely heavily on their vision at school, when reading, using screens, playing sport and navigating the world around them.

However, children do not always realise that the way they see is different from everyone else.

Regular eye examinations can help identify changes in vision and allow us to provide appropriate support when needed.

We provide children's eye examinations alongside additional services for children who may require more detailed support with myopia, visual comfort or reading-related visual symptoms.

Helping Manage Short-Sightedness in Children

Myopia — commonly known as short-sightedness — often develops during childhood and may increase as a child grows.

If your child's prescription is becoming progressively more short-sighted, simply updating their glasses each year may not be the only option available.

Myopia-management strategies are designed to help slow the progression of myopia in suitable children.

At Chase Meadow Opticians, we can discuss your child's prescription, visual needs and available myopia-management options, including specialist spectacle lenses.

Whether you would like to wear contact lenses every day, occasionally for social events or sport, or simply want an alternative to glasses, we can help find an option suited to your eyes and lifestyle.

Our contact lens service includes assessment, fitting, teaching and ongoing aftercare.

Already wearing contact lenses?

We also provide regular contact lens reviews to ensure your lenses continue to provide comfortable, healthy vision.

Choosing new glasses should be about more than finding a frame.

Your prescription, working environment, driving, screen use, hobbies and everyday lifestyle all influence the type of lens that may suit you best.

We offer a carefully selected range of frames alongside lens options tailored to different visual needs.

Our team can guide you through the choices without unnecessary jargon, helping you understand the differences and select the solution that works best for you.

For patients requiring different vision at distance, intermediate and near, the design of a varifocal lens can make a significant difference to everyday comfort.

We offer KUDOS® varifocal lenses alongside personalised measurements and professional dispensing to help achieve the best possible result from your eyewear.

DVLA Vision Testing in Warwick

If the DVLA has asked you to complete a visual field assessment as part of your driving licence requirements, we offer DVLA visual field testing at Chase Meadow Opticians.

Our team can guide you through the appointment and explain what to expect during the assessment.

Look After Your Hearing as Well as Your Sight

Your sight and hearing both play an important role in communication, independence and everyday life.

Chase Meadow Opticians is also home to hearing services provided by The Hearing Care Partnership, allowing our patients to access professional hearing care from our Warwick practice.

Services include:

• FREE hearing tests
• Hearing aid consultations
• Hearing aids and ongoing aftercare
• Ear wax removal
• Hearing protection
• Tinnitus support

Hearing appointments are available within Chase Meadow Opticians, making it easier to look after both your sight and hearing in one convenient location.