'Short-sightedness' or myopia is a common eye condition which makes things in the distance appear blurred. It usually begins in childhood and is the result of the eye growing beyond normal and becoming too long or the cornea and lens of the eye being too powerful so spectacles or contact lenses are needed to see clearly.

As the weather is warming up, sunglasses are becoming more essential!

Protecting our eyes from harmful UV is important, however also remaining safe when driving with sunspec's is just as important.

Our new ranges for Kids and teens are now in stock, We have our biggest range ever with frames starting from free on NHS voucher. We also have designers from Rayban, Emporio Armani, Polo Ralph Lauren and Oakley in all our practices.

I don't know about you but, I'm starting to feel the cold. Extra layers and woolly hats are definitely needed which means only one thing, Winter is well and truly on its way. Autumn and Winter brings some of the most challenging driving conditions especially where sight is concerned.
If you're not driving in the dark or rain, you will be faced with very low sun and lots of road surface reflections which are worse still after rain leaves the road wet making it feel like a mirror. What that means for your eyes is either dark driving conditions with headlights, or low sun and glare from the road.