{"id":59641,"date":"2024-04-16T07:43:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T05:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newoptics.be\/eye-examination\/do-you-need-to-see-an-ophthalmologist\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T10:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T09:58:17","slug":"do-you-need-to-see-an-ophthalmologist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newoptics.be\/en\/eye-examination\/do-you-need-to-see-an-ophthalmologist\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need to see an ophthalmologist?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"59641\" class=\"elementor elementor-59641 elementor-52894\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c8ed13d animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3c8ed13d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-440ec1a0\" data-id=\"440ec1a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7242df elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b7242df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462041c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"462041c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you need to see an ophthalmologist?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11dbdf00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"11dbdf00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ca2871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58ca2871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-22ef0fa ); font-size: 1.1em;\">Since February 2023, there has been <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: var( --e-global-color-22ef0fa ); font-size: 1.1em;\">a new Royal Decree<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-22ef0fa ); font-size: 1.1em;\"> regulating the profession of optometrist. Although this Royal Decree is being challenged, it is currently in force. New Optics must therefore comply with it.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-22ef0fa ); font-size: 1.1em;\"> <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">It is best to make an appointment with an ophthalmologist ASAP<\/span>, as waiting times are increasing. You should also make a follow-up appointment within the periods listed below. Otherwise, you run the risk that if you lose your glasses or your diopter changes, you will have to wait a long time before you are sorted.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The following <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">age limits and periods<\/span> must be respected:<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Under 16 years old<\/span>: Only the ophthalmologist may measure your eyes.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Between 16 and 45 years old<\/span>: New Optics may measure your eyes provided you were seen by an ophthalmologist no more than 10 years ago.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Between 45 and 65 years old<\/span>: New Optics may measure your eyes provided you were seen by an ophthalmologist no more than 3 years ago.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Over 65 years old<\/span>: New Optics may measure your eyes provided you were seen by an ophthalmologist no more than 2 years ago.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The period can be adjusted by the ophthalmologist, depending on the pathology.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you have lenses with a ground-in prism? Then you must always have a prescription from the ophthalmologist confirming this. <\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">An optometrist may <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">re-measure your eyes once you have been seen by an ophthalmologist. <\/span>This allows the strength of your spectacle lenses to be optimized.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks to this interdisciplinary collaboration, ophthalmologists can guarantee that your eyes are healthy and New Optics can guarantee that you will have the best and most comfortable vision with your glasses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49caf2f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"49caf2f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17fd9816 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"17fd9816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"buttonuniq\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2date.eu\/newoptics\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 42.48 28\"><path d=\"M48.53,29.54A13.5,13.5,0,1,1,35,43a13.52,13.52,0,0,1,13.5-13.5m0-.5a14,14,0,1,0,14,14,14,14,0,0,0-14-14Z\" transform=\"translate(-34.53 -29.04)\" style=\"fill:#ae9a64\"><\/path><circle cx=\"14\" cy=\"14\" r=\"2.48\" style=\"fill:#ae9a64\"><\/circle><line x1=\"13.48\" y1=\"14.21\" x2=\"42.48\" y2=\"14.21\" style=\"fill:none;stroke:#ae9a64;stroke-miterlimit:10;stroke-width:0.5px\"><\/line><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make an appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1606399b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1606399b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need to see an ophthalmologist? 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