Please note that our opening times will change slightly over the Christmas period: Friday 24th Dec 9.00am – 1.00PM Saturday 25th Dec CLOSED Monday 27th Dec CLOSED Tuesday 28th Dec CLOSED Wednesday 29th Dec 9.00am – 5.30pm Thursday 30th Dec 9.00am – 5.30pm Friday 31st Dec 9.00am – 1.00pm Sat 1st Jan CLOSED MON 3rd […]

The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in, and winter feels like it has arrived. At this time of year, you’re more likely to be driving in the twilight or dark. For some, this makes driving difficult, possibly even dangerous.   Data from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) shows each […]

The key to having and maintaining healthy eyes is in the early detection of potential problems.  We are delighted to announce that we are now offering optomap® imaging. This investment in our practice offering allows us to see a much wider view of your retina than any other imaging device. This provides us with the […]

Contact lenses provide unquestionable ease, convenience and comfort – no glasses to lose, lenses to scratch, no frames to get in the way of your vision.  They can also help with a range of eyesight problems, such as long or short-sightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia.  However, you do need to know how to look after your […]

The sun is shining! What better way to say that summer’s here than with a pair of Maui Jim sunglasses!  Born on the beautiful beaches of Hawaii Maui Jim sunglasses blend industry-leading technology with the culture and spirit of island life. Not only do they look great but they work hard to protect your eyes […]

It’s a fact of life as we age our eyesight deteriorates. This natural consequence of ageing is called presbyopia. Once you reach the age of 40, even if you’ve never worn glasses before, you may start to find it increasingly difficult to focus on things close up. Books, menus, phone screens all become a bit […]

There are many benefits to wearing contact lenses. For example, there are no annoying obstructions or reflections, you have clear vision in all directions, they are safer for sports and of course, they don’t fog up if you’re wearing a face mask. Contact Lenses can also easily correct common eyesight problems – such as short-sightedness, […]

With children back at school, hopefully for the rest of the academic year, and businesses starting to reopen and get their staff back into the office we’ll all be grateful for a little more personal interaction and a little less screen time. However, after months of sitting hunched at our home desks, locked in to […]

Did you know glaucoma often has no symptoms but can lead to blindness? It’s a condition that affects up to 800,000 people in the UK. And is expected to rise by 44%1 between 2015 and 2035. Yet 50% of cases remain undiagnosed. Most people say sight is the sense they’d least like to lose. However, […]

March 4th is World Book Day 2021. World Book Day believe that reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background or their income. They encourage children to ‘explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to […]