I am going to see the Orthoptist

I am going to York Hospital to have my eyes checked

I will go through the main door

I will go through the foyer

I will follow the signs to the eye clinic

The receptionist will check my details on the computer

I will need to sit down for a while

The Orthoptist will call my name

I will go into the Orthoptists room

They will ask me or whoever is with me some questions

They will want to check my vision They will cover one of my eyes so they can check the other eye on its own

If I can read letters they will show me a letter chart I will read the letters I can see if I cannot read some of them that is OK

If I do not know the name of the letters I can point to them on a card

If letters are too difficult I can tell the Orthoptist what is on some pictures instead

There are some pictures I just need to point to if I cannot say what it is

The Orthoptist will test one eye at a time, by covering the other eye.

The Orthoptist will ask me to look a torch and follow it with my eyes

I will need to look at something very small and close up

A prism will be put in front of my eye to check if my eyes point in the same direction as each other

I will be given special glasses with one red and one green filter

When I have the glasses on I might be able to see in 3D!

The End The Orthoptist will write everything down and tell me and whoever is with me what will happen next.