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Spring has finally arrived, and with it comes the pesky hay fever, also known as allergic rhinitis, that many people suffer from. This condition can cause a range of irritating symptoms such as sne...

As we go through our daily lives, our eyesight plays a crucial role in how we experience the world around us. However, for many people, poor vision can make even the simplest of tasks difficult. Wh...

World Optometry Day falls on the 23rd of March and is a day dedicated to celebrating and valuing eye care professionals worldwide. Eye care and the importance of ocular health is often superseded i...

Were you aware that dementia impacts roughly 55 million individuals around the world, and this number is anticipated to triple by 2050?* In accordance with global research, those with severe hearin...

It’s a new year and new start for many of us with the typical new year’s resolutions set and underway as well. Things like watching what we eat, exercising, loosing weight, drinking water, going to...

As the temperatures are dropping lower- often below freezing, in order to maintain our comfort as we start to layer our clothing, crank up the heating and cosy down near our fire places (or radiato...

Walking into an optician, surrounded by hundreds of glasses in different colour, shape. materials and size can often leave you rather confused. We all have an idea of what fashion trends are, what ...

World Sight Day, which this year falls on the 13th of October, is a day which “focuses” (pun intended) on the importance of eye care worldwide. A survey known as the “Global Eye Health Survey” was ...

Are your children school-ready? It’s that time of the year again, the long Summer break is coming to an end and preparation for the new school year begins. Rushing to the shops to stock up on the u...

We’ve all been enjoying the great weather here in the UK over the last few weeks. This Summer has probably been THE Summer of all Summers. With the bright blue skies, the lovely warmth, the bright ...

As days are getting brighter and things are heating up, here are our top tips for looking after your eyes.

Human beings perceive up to 80% of all impressions by means of their sight. This alone gives an idea of the extreme importance of keeping your eyes healthy. With this in mind, we have asked our Opt...

The transition from the short day, cold, wet, winter months to the longer day, warmer, drier spring and summer months brings not only a wealth of sunshine, but also a large variety of grass and tre...

Contact lenses are an easy to use, affordable, comfortable alternative to spectacles that offer the user additional benefits over wearing spectacles. They are thin lenses which are placed on the fr...

It is often believed by many that eye care simply involves testing one’s eyes and wearing prescribed spectacles. Many are in fact not aware that there is far more to our eyes and their care than si...

There are numerous conditions of the eye that result in one requiring the use of eye drops. In many cases, a simple over-the-counter eye drop such as dry eye drops is enough to manage the symptoms ...

Vision matters Every day up to 5 individuals in the UK die in serious road traffic accidents and numerous more are injured. In fact, statistics* have shown that every 22 minutes somebody in the UK ...

As indicated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), 1.1 billion people experience vision loss, of which 90% could be prevented or treated. 14/10/2021 is World Sight Da...