If you wake up with a red, sore, or painful eye, your first instinct might be to contact your GP surgery. However, the best first point of contact is actually your optician. Opticians are eye-care specialists with the expertise and specialist equipment needed to diagnose, treat, and manage a wide…
Welcome to our Anti Reflection Coating Blog Post where I’ll be walkingyou through each coating, explaining the benefits and helping youunderstand why adding an anti-reflection coating to your new glasses canmake such a difference to your everyday vision. If you’re ever unsurewhich option is right for you, or you have any questions…
School’s out for Summer! If there are any children in your family, now is an ideal time to make sure their eye examination is up to date, if not then the summer holidays give you plenty of time to cross this off your to-do list! But my children don’t complain…
It’s the summer holidays! Time for fun and relaxation in the sunshine for all our children. While September brings a new academic start for them, it is as good a time as any for us to think about their learning from a different point of view, for the next school…
Spring is here, the birds are singing, and the trees and flowers are blooming. It has been a long winter, but there is much to look forward to. Spending more time outside is a welcome change for many but for millions of adults and young people it can bring on…
Hello and Happy Springtime! This month I am going to be talking to you about gardening. Yes, you read that correctly, your local Optometrist is going to be talking to you about gardening! There is a link - I promise. There are plenty of seeds you can sow at this…
I can see everything I need to, so that means my eyes are fine…right? Wrong. I wish it were that straightforward, but many eye conditions have no symptoms in the early stages, and this is when we want them to be picked up so that if there is a suitable…
Learn about how you can slow the progression of short sightedness in children.
Exciting changes are ahead in optometry, and COVID-19 has sped up this process. Gone are the days where optometrists simply carried out sight tests day in, day out. Our job role has expanded to support our colleagues in the NHS and optometrists now have the opportunity to gain extra qualifications.…
When you venture out to certain places in this new life we’re living, you may be required to wear a face covering. This can feel unpleasant but if you wear spectacles it can be a real annoyance when it causes them to mist up! Being back in practice over the…