A child’s first eye test as told by Mum – Part 3

January 26, 2016
A first eye test can be a little daunting for children and their parents, but we try to make it as comfortable as possible for all of our patients – especially the little ones. Alfie, aged 3, came along for...
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A Child’s First Eye Test – as told by Mum – Part 2

January 22, 2016
A first eye test can be a little daunting for children and their parents, but we try to make it as comfortable as possible for all of our patients – especially the little ones. Alfie, aged 3, came along for...
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A child’s first eye test as told by Mum – Part 2

January 22, 2016
A child’s first eye test can be a little daunting for children and their parents, but we try to make it as comfortable as possible for all of our patients – especially the little ones. Alfie, aged 3, came along...
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A Child’s First Eye Test – as told by Mum – Part 1

January 19, 2016
A child's first eye test can be a little daunting for children and their parents, but we try to make it as comfortable as possible for all of our patients – especially the little ones. Alfie, aged 3, came along...
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A child’s first eye test as told by Mum – Part 1

January 19, 2016
A child’s first eye test can be a little daunting for children and their parents, but we try to make it as comfortable as possible for all of our patients – especially the little ones. Alfie, aged 3, came along...
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Richard’s View: Cataract

January 08, 2016
Happy New Year! As you all must know by now I shall only be working as an Optometrist for the first three months of the year. Hopefully I shall still be writing these articles for the Littleover and Mickleover Little...
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Winter Eye Trends with Davina

December 10, 2015
Now that it’s chillier in the mornings and darker in the evenings, the chances are you’re turning up the heating and cosying up in chunky jumpers. This season brings us family get-togethers, lots of shopping trips and (with any luck)...
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Video: Children’s Contact Lenses

December 08, 2015
There’s no age criteria for wearing contact lenses – it all depends on the individual. In her video, Davina talks about the advantages of contact lenses over spectacles and how at the practice we can help children to learn how...
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Richard’s View: Children’s Vision Screening

December 02, 2015
For the last thirty years our area of Derbyshire has had a very good system for checking the eyesight of local young children at around three and a half to four years of age. The only drawback to this is...
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Video: When shall I take my child for their first eye test?

December 01, 2015
We often get asked by parents when the best time to test a child’s eyesight is. The answer is that there really is no rule on when to book a child’s eye test. It’s down to the individual. Learn more...
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Is it safe to buy glasses online?

November 27, 2015
Internet purchasing is on the rise according the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Their most recent research indicates that men shopping online has increased by 20 percent and women by 26 percent. That said, there are...
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Video: Children’s Vision Screening

November 24, 2015
By April 2016, children in Derby and South Derbyshire will have their eyes tested in the reception year of school, instead of it being offered at 3 and a half years old. In Davina’s latest video, she talks about the...
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