1 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: Michael Craft is our friendly local optometrist from Specsavors, Ashburton. 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: You can find to them on Cash Street. And I 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: feel like this is the time of the year we 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: were getting back into routine and we're starting to take 5 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: care of a lot of life. Edmond booking in for 6 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 1: those things that we've been delaying. And one on your 7 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,159 Speaker 1: list or maybe it should be on your list, is 8 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: booking in for and I exam. They recommend them every 9 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: two years, and I asked Michael, why is that. Well, first, 10 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 1: what's the process when we do come for a checkup? 11 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, so you would booking an I test with us, 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 2: and we have lots of ways that you can do 13 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,599 Speaker 2: that online, calling us, coming in and stored and doing that. 14 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: And then what you'd do is you'd go into a 15 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: special room where we'd do a few pre checks where 16 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 2: you'd get scans called an oct done, your pressures checked 17 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 2: and some people as well. We now include a free 18 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 2: hearing screening as well, and that takes about five minutes. 19 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 2: It's sort of like an X ray, but instead of 20 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 2: using X rays, it uses a light ray and we 21 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 2: can image the back of your eyes in a three 22 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: D space and monitor for any changes and detect early 23 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: diseases and eye conditions. 24 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 3: What's OCT steam. 25 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 2: For OCT stads for optical coherence tomography, which is just 26 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 2: a fancy word. 27 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 3: For yeah, IOCD for OCT. Yeah. So what are you 28 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 3: looking for with all this? 29 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, good question. So we're looking for anything that's out 30 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 2: of the ordinary, so we can pick up on changes 31 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 2: to the structures of the eyes. So we're looking for 32 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 2: things like glaucoma, which is damage to the optic nerve, 33 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 2: macular degeneration which is sort of a build up of 34 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 2: waste products at the back of the eye which can 35 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 2: cause vision loss, and also the general health of your 36 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 2: body as well, so we can check for your diabetes. 37 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 2: High blood pressure also shows up in the eyes, and 38 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 2: any sort of other eye diseases and inflammatory problems can. 39 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: Definitely Gosh, they say the eyes of the window to 40 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: the soul. They're also the window to our house. But 41 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: the sound things do exactly. We can detect a lot 42 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: of things and monitor for change there. So that's why 43 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: it's so important to come in because a lot of 44 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: the time there's no symptoms for early stages of diseases. 45 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: That's where I was going with this. There's a lot 46 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: of the stuff you rattled off there. I mean, how 47 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: would you know if you didn't do the funky three 48 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: D skin. 49 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 2: In the sort of early stages. 50 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:32,519 Speaker 3: You don't. 51 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 2: And that's the scary part is that you might not 52 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 2: know that you actually have any problems until it's too late, 53 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 2: and at that point we might not be able to 54 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 2: do anything. So that's why we recommend coming in even 55 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 2: if you don't have any vision changes or if you 56 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 2: still see fine, because if there is any problems, we 57 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 2: want to detect it early and then we can start 58 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 2: treatment and hopefully avoid blindness. 59 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:59,839 Speaker 1: Best part, I checks for kids are free, may even 60 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: be free for the big kids as well, depending on 61 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: like for instance, if you're an AA member. 62 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 2: Correct, Yeah, if you're an AA roadside member, you get 63 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 2: a free I exam every two years ideal ideal kids 64 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 2: are free for under sixteen, and if you don't have 65 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 2: AA roadside, the standard cost is sixty dollars, which we 66 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 2: include an oct in every I exam for free as well. 67 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: And just quickly, so you're open White tonguey Day, we 68 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: are yeah, public holiday for you. 69 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 3: Yeah wow. 70 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 2: We are open on yea white tonguey day. So if 71 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 2: that's the only free day that you have to come 72 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 2: and get your eyes checked. We are here to help. 73 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: So convenience well, that's why getting on top of this life, Edmund, 74 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: as we mentioned, and also your final chance to take 75 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: advantage of the store wide spekxtravaganza, which is the two 76 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: piers for two nine nine Road across the range. It's 77 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: a great deal that finishes on Saturday. 78 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 2: Saturday seventh is the last day for that one, so 79 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 2: if you are looking at getting a few new cheers 80 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 2: that coming before. 81 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: Then perfect cheers, Michael. Great to get you up again. 82 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 2: Yes, thanks for having me again.