The exclusive City Eyes Opticians clinic is one of the first eye-care practices in the City of London to provide this examination which can help diagnose a range of medical conditions as well as protecting eye health.

Mr Babumba has built up a client list which includes celebrities and high profile business people following an appearance on ITV's This Morning programme where he demonstrated a new type of contact lens on presenter Philip Schofield. Subsequently, he was also invited to Downing Street to meet Tony Blair and attended a reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.

The optomap® Retinal Exam has assisted in the diagnosis of serious eye conditions (e.g. diabetic retinopathy, retinal tears/detachments and macular degeneration) that often first exhibit in the periphery of the retina and progress without symptoms. Signs of other medical conditions such as heart disease, stroke, and certain cancers can also be detected in the retina.

The optomap® Retinal Exam takes a digital image of the retina, which can be immediately evaluated by the optometrists and if necessary, emailed any where in the world for a specialist opinion. There is no pupil dilation, no eye drops or blurred vision.

The optomap® Retinal Exam is able to take an image of approximately 82% of the retina (the back of the eye) in one capture compared to less than 5% that can be seen by conventional eye examination techniques.

Mr Babumba explains: "The optomap® Retinal Exam improves our clinical abilities to detect disease at an earlier stage. This is critical in terms of treatment and monitoring. We recommend that all of our patients have this important new exam as part of their regular eye health check."

Taking only seconds to capture the image, the optomap® Retinal Exam provides a permanent record for future comparison thus making early detection and treatment more likely. Available and recommended for all ages, including children, it is a comfortable, quick and simple procedure which allows patients to resume normal activity immediately.

Since Optos first introduced the optomap® Retinal Exam, over ten million exams have been conducted worldwide.

City Eyes Opticians are located on Suite 91 (3rd Floor) 65 London Wall, EC2M 5TU
The optomap® Retinal Exam is included in a comprehensive Eye Exam and costs an additional £45. It is carried out by a fully qualified Optometrist.
Telephone: 0207 638 6192 to arrange an appointment or visit www.cityeyesopticians.com for more details.

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Notes to Editors:
" Scottish businessman, Douglas Anderson, founded Optos - the company behind the optomap® Retinal Exam - after his son, Leif, lost the sight of an eye at the age of five due to an undetected retinal tear. He immediately set out to improve eye care examinations and spent fifteen years researching possible solutions, which led to the development of the optomap® Retinal Exam.
" The optomap® Retinal Exam can highlight retinal tears and detachments, which are common in contact sports like football and rugby and can lead to blindness.
" It has also been successful in highlighting and fighting the early signs of potentially lethal diseases such as diabetes, strokes and cancer and is quickly being introduced by optometrists throughout the UK.
" The optomap® Retinal Exam is comfortable, quick and very simple, with a digital image captured in less than a second.
" Pupil dilation - putting special eye drops into the eyes - is not required. Nothing touches your eye at any time during the exam, there are no side affects and you can resume your normal activities as soon as the exam is over.
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For more information, images or to arrange for a journalist to have an optomap® Retinal Exam call Heather Paterson, KDMedia on 0131 624 9840