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Richard’s View – Technology

June 04, 2015

As the technology that we use in everyday life gets more and more complicated the chances of something not going entirely as expected get greater and greater so it’s hardly surprising when things don’t always work out exactly as planned....

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Richard’s View: What is Glaucoma?

May 21, 2015

Chronic glaucoma used to be the most common cause of registered blindness in the UK. Nowadays thanks to better and more universal eye care and to better treatments it is no longer so prevalent. Glaucoma develops when the pressure within...

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Richard’s View: What is a Cataract?

May 15, 2015

We should all expect to develop some Cataract. Most of us will to live long enough for the natural ageing processes in the lens to cause a lack of clarity within it. Exposure to Ultra Violet light has a cumulative...

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Spring Summer Eyewear Trends by Fashion, Business and Promotion student, Lucy Ball

May 12, 2015

Now that spring is in full swing, the latest eyewear trends are hitting the stores straight from the catwalk. Why not treat yourself to a new pair of our on trend glasses in time for this summer’s BBQs and holidays?...

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Richard’s View: When we are examining your eyes, what are we looking for? Part 3

May 08, 2015

Eye Diseases The three eye diseases that we see more than any others are Cataract, Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration. All three are more likely to develop with age, although Cataract and Glaucoma can be present in one form or another...

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After the election…

May 06, 2015

Whatever happens in the election the one thing that I am sure of is that whoever ends up in power will want to change things. Not necessarily because they think that things need changing but because if they don’t change...

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Richard’s View: When we are examining your eyes, what are we looking for? Part 2

April 28, 2015

The structure of your eyes In the last blog we talked about how we determine the correct lenses that you need to give you the best, most comfortable, vision. Here’s what we do next. We always look very carefully at...

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Richard’s View: When we are examining your eyes, what are we looking for? Part 1

April 24, 2015

How your eyes work Firstly we’re looking to see how well your eyes work at a distance. We look to see how well they work on their own without any help and we also look to see how well they...

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The Jenson Button Trust Triathlon Comes to Derby

April 10, 2015

It seems that 2015 is turning out to be a great year for sports in Derby, with University of Derby’s £10 million state of the art Sports Hall development and the March opening of the Velodrome and Sports Arena at...

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Richard’s View: the accuracy of what we read

April 01, 2015

As part of my on-line activities I keep a regular eye on a number of discussion websites, particularly those that have to do with things I am interested in. I am frequently amazed at the inaccurate things that other people...

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The Eclipse

March 17, 2015

On Friday, just as most of us are getting down to work, the sun is going to go very dim indeed as we experience a partial solar eclipse, although we may not be able to see it because of cloud....

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Richard’s View: New Website

March 04, 2015

A long time ago, when Ted Heath was Prime Minister and we had the three day week to cope with, I was set a task by my then employer to try to predict how things might change in the future...

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