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Problems with floaters?
Floaters are experienced as grey, blurred shapes that appear to float around in your eyesight. Most people have them, most of the time...


Can’t sleep? Could be blue light
There’s a lot of interest at the moment in blue light and how it affects us. Particularly interesting is whether the light given off by...


10 ways not to lose your glasses
(Or ten gift ideas for loved ones who do. Also, 2 tricks for you if you do.) 1. Get a cord or chain and hang them around your neck. We...


Why you’ll love digital lenses
For years, spectacle lenses have been made by taking a stock lens for your main prescription off the shelf, and grinding the rear side to...


£1 reading glasses, why not?
Even if you’ve enjoyed perfect eyesight for your first forty years, you’re likely to start to need reading glasses sometime in your...


Optical Coherence Tomography and you
In the last newsletter, we talked about retinal photographs and how important it is that we can take a photograph of the back of your eye...


The Dangers of Old Blue Eyes
Of all the options in coloured contact lenses, blue is the most popular. Strange, then, that blue eyes are becoming less common. Perhaps...


How to prevent crows-feet (and stay young looking)
Many people take daily action to prevent or reduce wrinkles, using moisturiser, making lifestyle changes and even resorting to surgery....


How to choose glasses to suit your face shape
Do you want to carry authority or seem approachable? Do you want to look intelligent, appear can-do, or to be the one people turn to for...


What to say when we ask “Do you want a retinal photograph?”
When you visit Pagan and McQuade for an eye test, you’ll be asked whether you want a retinal photograph. Our job is to keep you healthy...


How to protect your detail vision
When a lion runs towards you, you want to know about it. Our peripheral vision is optimised to spot movement, not detail. When you read,...
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