Visionix Vx120 review

The Vx120 (from Visionix, UK distributor Grafton Optical) is a multifunction desktop instrument capable of a wide range of tests (figure 1).

These include:

Each test is easily undertaken using a touchscreen interface and the instrument can analyse data for screening for dry eye, cataract and glaucoma as well as accommodative capability and refraction shifts in various lighting environments.

Primary care practice

Karen Vermeulen is an optometrist who works at Osborne Harle, an independent community eye care practice in Tonbridge, Kent (figure 2). ‘It is more of a medical practice as opposed to a commercial practice,’ she explained. ‘We do community ophthalmology, emergency appointments and, of course, the normal eye test side of things. My role is to perform sight tests and we focus on delivering a comprehensive service to all our patients. We have a very varied patient base, from very small children to really elderly folk, and everything in between.