Tag: optician
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Parents Choose Unapproved Eye Treatments Over Children’s Specs
It appears parents are looking at other ways to enhance their kids sight rather than SelectSpecs – if you pardon the pun! There is nothing child-like here though, as something more dangerous is going on. Unapproved treatments rather than glasses are being chosen by parents and the rate is increasing. This is largely in part…
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Glaucoma – Don’t turn a blind eye to the disease!
Glaucoma is categorised as a disorder that affects the function of the eye. The characteristics of Glaucoma produce specific signs and symptoms, and ultimately share a single common feature, progressive optic neuropathy (Damage to the optic nerve). All manifestations of Glaucoma can result in progressive loss of vision if untreated, or undetected, eventually this can…
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Eye Health Awareness Week 2010 – Day 2: The importance of regular Eye Testing
Eye Examinations An eye test is both painless and inexpensive – it may even be free – and could literally save your life, but not nearly enough people are getting themselves checked on a regular basis. Everyone knows they should go to the dentist once a year but the same awareness is yet to apply…
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Want a long and healthy life? See your optician!
While looking for any interesting eye / glasses related news today I came across an interesting article on the Daily Mail website looking at 5 individual cases of people who took a simple trip to their local optician only to be told they have potentially life threatening health problems. Here are the 5 cases with…
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Quarter of UK population endanger vision in downturn
A quarter of the UK population could be endangering their vision because of the financial downturn according to Action for Blind People (ABP). The charity is calling for people to get their eyes tested in the New Year and not to be put off by the economic downturn after a study revealed that many are…