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Don’t let cataracts cloud your vision

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 10 February 2021 Read time: 2 minutes

Sometimes it’s not enough to give your specs a good cleaning, that clouded vision may be due to an issue with your eyes. Cataracts are the main cause of impaired vision and are more likely to develop as we get older. An estimated one in three people over the age of 65 have this common Read more…
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Managing Tinnitus when working from home

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 2 February 2021 Read time: 2 minutes

Enforced working from home during the pandemic is tougher for some more than others depending, on their individual circumstances. Coping with different ways of working, unreliable technology, a lack of support and isolation from colleagues – plus the challenges of home schooling – can all take their toll. For people with tinnitus, such challenges can Read more…
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Calling attention to Tinnitus

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 26 January 2021 Read time: 2 minutes

It’s a hidden condition that affects one in ten adults and raising awareness of the need for help and research will be spotlighted in Tinnitus Week (1-7 February). There is no cure for tinnitus, which is often described as a buzzing or ringing in the ear. The British Tinnitus Association (BTA) will use the week Read more…
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A guide to keeping your eyes healthy as you work from home

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 14 January 2021 Read time: 3 minutes

With more children being home schooled again and a lot of people working from home – some even for the last 9 months – you may have your new routine carved out and be happy with your WFH setup. But is this setup helping or hindering your eyes? Can you do more to help keep Read more…
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How to prevent headlight dazzle for glasses wearers

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 12 January 2021 Read time: 2 minutes

Do you suffer from headlight dazzle? If yes, you are not alone. With shorter days, we spend more time in winter driving in the dark.  It can be an issue when bright LED headlights intensify the problem for glasses wearers, who can become dazzled by the brightness. In a recent survey, 67% of Scrivens Opticians Read more…
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Charity support through eye of a needle

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 13 November 2020 Read time: 2 minutes

Rosalie Roe, an optometrist from our Broadstone branch, who turned her sewing skills to making face masks in her spare time has raised more than £700 so far for our chosen charity, Alzheimer’s Society! Rosalie’s handiwork is much in demand, with people visiting the store to choose from a variety of colourful coverings in return for Read more…
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Prepare for the glare

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 27 October 2020 Read time: 2 minutes

Now that the clocks have gone back and the nights are drawing in, it’s a good time to make sure your eyes are winter ready. It’s not surprising that there is an increase in accident rates among motorists driving between 5pm to 8pm in the weeks following the end of British Summer Time – as Read more…
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Mask Associated Dry Eye (MADE) and tips to help it

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 22 October 2020 Read time: 3 minutes

Wearing a face mask is a crucial part of tackling the Covid-19 pandemic – and they won’t be going away anytime soon. But as something many of us are still fairly new to wearing, face coverings are throwing up a few issues; like foggy glasses, maskne (acne caused by masks) and an increase in people Read more…
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Start hearing care sooner rather than later

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 21 October 2020 Read time: 3 minutes

Listen up. Hearing loss is not confined to older people; it can strike at any age. Worryingly, an estimated four million people are at risk of hearing damage from loud music according to the charity Action on Hearing Loss, now known as RNID. It makes sense to look after this vital sense as permanent damage Read more…
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Take five to check out these hearing facts

Adam Townsley

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 7 October 2020 Read time: 4 minutes

Hearing is a sense we often take for granted until we start to lose it; yet hearing loss is more common than you might think. Did you know that one in six people in the UK have varying degrees of hearing loss? Here are some more facts about our ears and why looking after our Read more…
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