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Ripley opticians is on the ball with football sponsorship

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 13 July 2015 Read time: 2 minutes

A Ripley opticians has scored a winner with young footballers thanks to a sponsorship donation for kit. Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care at Commercial Buildings has given its support to Ripley Rangers FC by funding hooded training tops for its Under 9s, Under 10s and Under 13s teams. Branch manager Emma Baldwin said: “As a Read more…

Protect your hearing aids from the summer sun

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 13 July 2015 Read time: 2 minutes

The sound of ocean waves, birds chirping and children laughing are all sounds that we associate with summer. However, hearing aid wearers are in danger of missing out on these magic moments as heat, sweat and dust can cause potential damage. To avoid the risk of poor sound clarity, short battery life or your hearing Read more…

Top 5 festival tips for contact lens wearers

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 9 July 2015 Read time: 3 minutes

Summer is here and so is Festival season. At Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care we have had Festival loving customers ask us what they can do to minimise the hassle of wearing contact lenses in, let’s face it, not always the most hygienic (and sober) of settings! So, we thought we’d share our advice and Read more…

Spectacular summer of festivals

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 2 July 2015 Read time: 3 minutes

With a number of festivals kicking off this month, check-out our ‘spec-tacular’ festival guide. All we’d urge is that you protect your hearing, especially the delicate hearing of younger festival goers! 1. Cornbury 10 -12 July, The Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire: An eclectic and eccentric musical carnival – a dynamic summer festival disguised as a country Read more…

Eating five-a-day is sound advice

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 2 July 2015 Read time: 3 minutes

We all know that eating a balanced, healthy diet is good for us but a new study has discovered it our hearing can benefit from it too. The research team at the University of Florida suggest that people who eat a healthy diet are less likely to suffer from hearing loss. Dr Christopher Spankovich, health Read more…

Why our eyesight deteriorates with age

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 22 June 2015 Read time: 4 minutes

We all know that as we get older, our physical strength and energy levels decrease. So it should come as no surprise that our eyes also experience an age-related decline in performance. It is perfectly normal for us to experience long-sightedness [presbyopia] as we reach middle and old age. This is caused by loss of Read more…

Hearing loss caused by earbud headphones

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 17 June 2015 Read time: 2 minutes

Earbud headphones, even at low volume, may be causing permanent damage to your hearing. For decades, scientists have looked, almost exclusively, at the loss of hair cells as an indicator of hearing loss. But a study released by the Acoustical Society of America reports a “hidden hearing loss,” shedding new light on hearing protection. Sound Read more…

Diabetes and your vision

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 15 June 2015 Read time: 2 minutes

Diabetes causes all sorts of medical complications, but the most common eye disease is diabetic retinopathy. While treatable, diabetic retinopathy – damage to the back of the eye (retina) – can become particularly dangerous when left untreated, causing some loss of vision and in extreme cases, blindness. That’s why Scrivens Opticians is highlighting the issue Read more…

Loyal customers star at Wallasey launch

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 11 June 2015 Read time: 2 minutes

A husband and wife who have been loyal customers for 50 years were chosen to officially launch a new branch of a Wallasey opticians. Barbara and Peter Howard performed the honours at Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care, which has moved from Wallasey Road to a bigger, more centralised store at Liscard Way. The couple were Read more…

Bionic lenses give better than 20:20 vision

Author: Adam Townsley Date: 8 June 2015 Read time: 2 minutes

A Canadian optometrist has invented a tiny bionic lens that is capable of enhancing eyesight so that wearers can see three times better than 20:20 vision, which could revolutionise eye care treatments. The Ocumetics Bionic Lens is the brainchild of Dr Gareth Webb from British Columbia. The button-shaped lens can be injected into the eye Read more…

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Ripley opticians is on the ball with football sponsorship

Protect your hearing aids from the summer sun

Top 5 festival tips for contact lens wearers

Spectacular summer of festivals

Eating five-a-day is sound advice

Why our eyesight deteriorates with age

Hearing loss caused by earbud headphones

Diabetes and your vision

Loyal customers star at Wallasey launch

Bionic lenses give better than 20:20 vision