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Wake up to sensible contact lens advice

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 17 November 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

It’s bad enough waking up when you really want a lie-in, but much worse when you realise you have forgotten to remove your contact lenses. That feeling when you try to get those dried out lenses off your eyes is not the best start to your morning routine and you are not alone if it Read more…

Pets in the frame for Kirsty’s calendar win

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 9 November 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

A charming photograph of a rabbit and a cat’s unlikely friendship taken by a Poole animal lover has been chosen as the cover shot for our national charity calendar. Kirsty Godsell was overall winner in the photographic competition to find 12 special images for the Memorable Moments calendar in aid of Alzheimer’s Society. The touching study of Kirsty’s Read more…

Pets in the frame for Kirsty’s calendar win

Get Yourself Seen advice on eye tests

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 3 November 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

Turning the clocks back is a sure sign that winter and trickier driving challenges are on the way. If you find yourself having to concentrate more as fading light and shorter days make it more difficult to see, it’s probably a good time to have a sight test. Drivers need optimum vision for their own Read more…

Cheap Halloween contact lenses could have scary consequences

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 25 October 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

You’ll see some frightful, scary sights this Halloween as people go to town on dressing up in ghoulish costumes and make-up. But if you are tempted to stick cheap novelty Halloween contact lenses in your eyes to complete the look it is worth thinking again, for you could be the one feeling scared. For while Read more…

Cheap Halloween contact lenses could have scary consequences

Hearing problems may be cause of children’s learning struggles

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 19 October 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

It’s a concern for any parent when children struggle with reading and writing and they want to help, but could the problem lie with hearing issues? Researchers have found that many children in school may have undetected mild hearing loss which affects their ability to learn and to understand how sounds and language translate into Read more…

Hearing problems may be cause of children’s learning struggles

It’s time to set your sights on an eye test

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 12 October 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

Today, Thursday 12 October, is World Sight Day, the annual day of awareness to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. On a more personal scale it provides a timely reminder of the need for all of us to take better care of our eyes and to have regular eye tests. It’s easy to Read more…

It’s time to set your sights on an eye test

Watch out when it comes to contact lens hygiene

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 4 October 2017 Read time: 3 minutes

Contact lenses have given a new outlook on life to millions of people who enjoy the freedom and ease of use they offer. It is clear to see why improved vision without the need for spectacles is so attractive, but we also need to focus on the rules of their use, especially when it comes Read more…

Watch out when it comes to contact lens hygiene

Soothing solution for dry eyes may be close at hand

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 25 September 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

A simple and inexpensive way to treat severe dry eye conditions by using a drop of blood is being trialled at London’s Moorfields Eye Hospital It is based on the fact that blood contains many of the same natural nutrients found in tears, which help to keep our eyes lubricated and nourished. In the hospital Read more…

Soothing solution for dry eyes may be close at hand

A seasonal feast for the eyes

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 7 September 2017 Read time: 2 minutes

Remember being advised as children to ‘eat your greens’ because they’re good for you? Well autumn’s harvest of seasonal produce is a feast for the eyes that can help to maintain not only our general well-being but healthy eyes too. Eye problems such as cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration are all affected by our diet, Read more…

Sandra eyes up 30 years at Blandford opticians

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 1 September 2017 Read time: 1 minute

A Blandford opticians has rolled out the red carpet for its manager, Sandra Way, who is celebrating 30 years at the branch. Loyal customers from Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care, Market Place, joined Sandra, 51, for a special tea party to mark the milestone. When Sandra started at the branch in 1987 she was a Read more…

Sandra eyes up 30 years at Blandford opticians

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Wake up to sensible contact lens advice

Pets in the frame for Kirsty’s calendar win

Get Yourself Seen advice on eye tests

Cheap Halloween contact lenses could have scary consequences

Hearing problems may be cause of children’s learning struggles

It’s time to set your sights on an eye test

Watch out when it comes to contact lens hygiene

Soothing solution for dry eyes may be close at hand

A seasonal feast for the eyes

Sandra eyes up 30 years at Blandford opticians