Prevention
in sight

A vision test measures how well you see – your visual acuity and whether you need glasses, for example. The Skleo Augengesundheits-Check, on the other hand, looks at the health of your eyes: a retinal image is analysed for 12 defined retinal markers that can indicate common eye conditions such as glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, or diabetic retinal changes.

In short: a vision test checks how you see, the eye health check checks the health of your eyes. It’s the perfect complement – far more than a vision test.

That’s a common misconception. Preventive eye care, such as the early detection of glaucoma, is usually a private-pay service, even at the ophthalmologist’s you’ll normally pay for it yourself, as long as there’s no specific suspicion of illness. So the Skleo Eye Health Check isn’t an extra hurdle – it makes exactly this kind of preventive care easy to access, with no waiting time, whether you’re covered by statutory or private health insurance. We already work together with statutory and private health insurers. It’s best to ask your insurer whether a partnership already applies to you.

Yes, early prevention pays off. Many eye conditions can be addressed all the better the earlier they’re noticed: for conditions such as glaucoma or diabetic retinal changes, timely medical intervention can help preserve vision and slow its progression. Vision that has already been lost, on the other hand, usually can’t be restored – which is why timing is crucial. Early detection gives you exactly that room to act: the chance to respond before you notice anything yourself.

A finding is an indication; a signal that a marker on your retinal image deviates from the norm and is worth a closer look. It doesn’t mean you’re ill, but that it’s worth having the matter specifically checked by an ophthalmologist. A diagnosis, on the other hand, can only be made by a doctor as part of an ophthalmological examination. Only there is it determined whether a condition is actually present, and which one. So the eye health check shows you what to pay attention to, and deliberately doesn’t provide a final assessment. A normal result gives you peace of mind but doesn’t replace an ophthalmological examination – and a finding is no cause for concern, but your starting point for the next step.

On Average your eye health check is done in under 15 minutes. This time varies depending on the scope of your partner’s consultation.

Yes. The check doesn’t use any pupil-dilating drops that would impair you. You can get straight back to your day right after the check.

No problem: the eye health check works entirely without email and without pre-registration. At the optician’s: just call your preferred location directly, arrange an appointment, and ask about the price while you’re at it. At the drugstore, you can drop by without an appointment. In this case, you’ll receive your results report by post. It’s still ready within 24 hours as always, but is then sent by post. So it will take a little longer to reach you than digital delivery by email.

Your privacy is our top priority. For the specialist validation, your results are provided in pseudonymised form so that your privacy is protected. Only with your active consent do further specialists gain access. All data is stored fully encrypted in the Skleo Cloud.

Your data, your choice: we only use results to further develop our AI if you actively give us your explicit consent to do so. In that case, the data is used exclusively in fully anonymised form, so that no conclusions can be drawn about you as an individual. Without your consent, your data is not used for training purposes.