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Revolutionary New Treatment for Dry Eyes
Suffering from dry eyes is often a debilitating condition that can really affect your day to day life. Alisdair, Kathryn and the team have always been at the forefront of treatments for dry eyes and run one of the busiest dry eye clinics in the UK.
New Eye Tracking arrives in practice
For many children and adults who suffer from reading difficulties, there is an underlying condition that if helped can make a dramatic improvement to comfort and reading speed (up to 10 times faster). Read on to find out how a new eye tracking device could help anyone read more easily.
Award Winners again!
Having won the incredible accolade of Independent Practice of the Year at the National Optician Awards 2015-2016 we have repeated our success by being voted the Independent Optometrists of the year 2016 at the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards.
20% off Sunglasses
Factor 50 suncream didn't exist when I was a child. In fact, I suspect many parents thought a little bit of sun was good for our skin.
Optician Awards 2016
Buchanan Optometrists were finalists for three awards in the National Optician Awards 2016 coming runner-up in 3 categories; Independent practice of the year, Family Optician of the year and Technology Practice of the Year. Once again placing us in the top 5 practices in the UK.
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5 top tips to prevent Macula Degeneration
I've heard it called many things over the years: Maculo regeneration, mack thingy, maculose dryness, but even if you're not sure of the exact terminology, chances are you have heard about or know someone with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
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Could it be you next
Figures show there are 3.3 million people in the UK who have been diagnosed with a life-long condition that can lead to potential sight loss and there are a further estimated 590,000 people who have the condition, but don’t know it.
Blephex- new blepharitis treatment
Until now treatment has revolved around cleaning and massaging the eyelids with at home treatments. Unfortunately these treatments can take months to work and have to be repeated very frequently to see any significant improvement. But a new treatment for blepharitis is set to change that.
Dry eye makeup
I’m constantly being asked what eye makeup people should wear. Especially for those with dry eyes, allergies or blepharitis and contact lens wearers it can be a nightmare to find anything at all that you can wear comfortably.
Disney Frozen Spectacle Frames
Disney Frozen spectacle frames have just arrived in the practice. Suitable for any Disney loving child, pop in before they sell out as stocks are limited.
Cats may increase risk of Glaucoma
A headline caught my attention this week ‘Cats may increase risk of Glaucoma’. The article about a rather unusual American study could bring alarm to the millions of cat owners in the UK so let me try and ease your mind before you lock your cat out for good.
A parasite was eating my eyeball - Acanthamoeba
‘A parasite was eating my eyeball’ was a news item that appeared in the papers and online this week about the perils of contact lenses. A student, 19, had contracted an eye infection called Acanthamoeba. Which is caused when a parasite, common in tap water and soil infects the eye.
Best in UK award
18/4/15 Breaking News. Buchanan Optometrists have just been voted the best Independent Practice in the UK 2015 at the National Optician Awards. More to follow...
