If you’ve been walking around campus lately, you would have noticed that there’s a new building along NP’s Orchard Road. Know what it is?
Here’s a clue: Its glass walls gleam like a crystal in sunlight under the afternoon sun, and it’s got something to do with eyes.
I spy something green, something glassy, something new!
Well if you know our school well, you’ve guessed right! It is NP’s very own Optometry Centre, and you can get your eyes checked up in there. If necessary, you can also get prescribed treatment by the second-year Optometry students (who’re supervised by accredited optometrists – so don’t worry ok!). Hehe.
However, the NPOC isn’t like any other optical shop, where you finish in a jiffy and get your new prescription. Over here, you go through a full eye examination where you test for eye health and eye coordination in addition to the eye power that most optical shops have.
The test takes about one to two hours, and it only cost $3 (doesn’t matter if you’re a student or a lecturer – it’s the same!) For the public, it costs $5, but it’s still just a fraction of the sum that you’ll be charged if you take the same test outside. (It costs around $70 to $100!)
Hur. You can have your pick - choose whatever you like! :)
Once you’re done, if you have to get spectacles, you can get to choose from a pretty wide variety of spectacle frames and contact lenses, so I’m certain you should be able to pick out something that you like.
If you have the time, do make an appointment with them! After all, when was the last time you’d had an eye exam to make sure all’s well with your eyes? :)
