Join us for our next event...September 20th..12-6pm in Littleover. Our expert style experts will be on hand to find our most loved eyewear yet. Enjoy a relaxed and fun event and have a glass of fizz whilst you browse! Click...

When aspects of our health change, whether it be eye health or health in general, we look for answers. We ask ‘why?’, we may (attempt) to involve a GP or even (Dr) Google™ in an effort to find out the...

Styling the Stylist! We are passionate about eyewear and we love styling frames for each individual’s personality. Our journey on this path of being Eyewear Styling consultants took us to one of Young Ideas’ styling event in Ashbourne a couple...

For the past 20 years our founder, Richard Petrie himself, has been pivotal to the evolution of our practice, and has documented the journey as a key contributor in the Littleover Littlebook. As one of our favourite local publications, it's...

Myopia and it’s management, awareness of and spreading information about is one of my more recent purposes and passion as an Optometrist and parent alike. We CAN now inform families with lifestyle advice and healthy visual tips, we CAN rely...

Monitoring our children's eye development can feel like an overwhelming responsibility, especially when it comes to worries around shortsightedness (aka Myopia). We understand this not only because we're parents ourselves, but as optometrists who liaise with parents and children on...

In early 2022 we launched our eyewear styling service. Why did we feel it was important to extend our service beyond vision and hearing, and into building self-esteem? We truly believe that when you dress in alignment with yourself, you...

Richard writes about stroke and how it can affect your field of vision. Last week was the UK's 'wear a hat day' which aims to raise awareness around brain tumour detection and research. Sometimes, when someone has a stroke, they...

We are passionate about helping you look great and not only like your glasses but actually LOVE to wear them! Glasses are great to add new features and dimensions to your face. If you need to wear glasses (or simply...

Recently, the general public opinion has been that myopia is more of an inconvenience than a health concern. However, at Richard Petrie Optometrists, we are fully aware of the importance of eye health and what the best ways are to...

Last month I wrote that there is an imbalance between the fee charged for an eye examination and the prices charged for spectacles and how it came about. If you remember, the government, through the NHS, originally made sight tests...

Those people who have had an eye examination very recently with Davina or Fiona at Richard Petrie Optometrists may have been examined on their new piece of equipment, the Optomap. This, in relation to the OCT, which I introduced ten...