We are also delighted to announce the launch of our new practice video, which gives you some information about what we can provide you and your family. You can watch it below:
With the New Year upon us, Barnett Opticians' opening hours are back to usual, so we look forward to seeing you in the practice soon. We are also delighted to announce the launch of our new practice video, which gives you some information about what we can provide you and your family. You can watch it below:
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Over the festive season, we will have slightly altered opening hours as below. We would like to wish all our customers and their families a merry Season's Greetings with all best wishes for the New Year:
This year's National Glaucoma Awareness Week takes place next week (8 - 14 June 2015). The focus is on driving and encouraging people to have regular eye health checks to ensure that they are safe to drive. It is only with regular eye health checks through a local optometrist that people will know if their driving vision is affected. This is particularly important with glaucoma, as it has no early symptoms. But with early detection and continued treatment people will often retain useful sight for life and be safe to drive for many years. Driving and our ability and safety to do so, is something that many people take for granted. Yet, how many people have a regular eye health check to ensure that their vision is accurate? Even if a person can see a number plate at 20 metres, how many have been tested for glaucoma which affects vision? There is an estimated 600,000 people with glaucoma in the UK, but 300,000 are undiagnosed. As there are no early symptoms it is vital that people over the age of 40 have regular eye health checks every one or two years. Advanced glaucoma leads to serious loss of sight. Russell Young, CEO of the International Glaucoma Association (IGA), comments: “The majority of us wouldn’t take our cars on the road without an annual service and MOT yet, we are happy to put ourselves behind the wheel without knowing if we can see safely to drive. A visit to the optometrist will quickly check our safety and detect if there is any risk of glaucoma. Glaucoma is a complex condition, in that the brain fills in what the eyes cannot see. Many people will insist their vision is perfectly normal even when there is significant loss of vision”. “Around 10 per cent of the calls we receive to our helpline are from people worried about whether their glaucoma is going to affect their ability to drive. Yet the majority of those that report to the DVLA will not need further tests, and of those that do most will be found safe to drive.” Glaucoma causes misty, patchy or blurred vision in places. It can cause people to miss the unexpected such as a person crossing the road, a cyclist passing, or a vehicle merging into traffic. The only way to know for sure about your vision and your safety on the roads is to have regular eye health checks every one to two years, particularly if you are over the age of 40. “It is important people know if they do have glaucoma that has caused damage to vision in both eyes, they are required by law to report their condition to the DVLA. If they fail to do so they can face a criminal conviction, a fine up to £1000 and may be uninsured to drive. The good news about glaucoma is with ongoing treatment people can protect their vision and most people will retain useful sight for life”,. For further information about glaucoma, driving and National Glaucoma Awareness Week, see the IGA website here. Text adapted from http://www.glaucoma-association.com/news/
Many of you might have already heard that Google has halted sales of Google Glass Explorer, but intends to continue further research and product development for future versions of the device.
As a Google Glass Preferred Provider, Barnett Opticians can still continue to serve the prescription lens needs of Glass wearers who have the current version of the device. We have also been informed that Glass accessories for the current version will be available for purchase through 2015. Further information is available at: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-01/15/google-glass-is-no-more http://www.optometry.co.uk/news-and-features/news/?article=6841 Thank you to all the visitors of our practice who have helped fill our charity collection tin. We counted its contents the other day and have raised £78.00 for Fight for Sight!
Fight For Sight is a charity which has been funding research into blindness and eye disease for more than 40 years. On Wednesday 7 January, the charity launched its #BlinkWinkThink campaign to help win the fight against sight loss. They're asking our ‘selfie-loving’ nation to capture a ‘selfie’-style photo with one eye cleverly disguised in a creative manner. Below is principal Optometrist Mark Nelson's offering. If you'd like to get involved yourself, then upload your photo to Facebook or Twitter, including the hashtag #BlinkWinkThink and nominate a further three people to take on the challenge. You can donate directly to the charity by texting BWTC15 £3 to 70070 (£3 is a suggested amount, you can donate up to £10 by text), or by dropping some spare change into our charity collection tin the next time you visit. Our new website (www.barnettopticians.co.uk) has gone live!
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