Singer-songwriter Gary Barlow of Take That fame is the face of Osiris eyewear. He shares his thoughts on wearing glasses and frame fashions.
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Gary Barlow shares his love of glasses
Ross Campbell on glaucoma
Over 700,000 people in the UK1 live with glaucoma, of which an estimated 300,0002 do not know they have the condition. 146,000 people live with sight loss that is severe enough to have a significant impact on | more
Sutton optical team trek for RNIB
Staff from a Sutton-in-Ashfield opticians are raising money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) in store this summer, before taking on a 30km trek in July. The RNIB works to offer help | more
Two thousand optometrists geared up for OCT
More than 2000 optometrists at Specsavers have completed an extensive programme of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) training, ahead of the installation of the hospital-grade technology in their stores. The milestone has been reached almost half | more
Working to tackle preventable sight loss
The chair and chief executive of the International Glaucoma Association have visited Specsavers’ main office in Guernsey at the start of Glaucoma Awareness Week (17 to 24 June) to discuss opportunities to improve detection, treatment | more
Routine sight test picks up sight threatening condition
When Mary Booth made an appointment at her local Didcot opticians for a routine eye examination, she had no idea that the visit would ultimately help to save her sight. Mary (78), a regular customer | more
New campaign urges people to catch glaucoma in time
A multi-million pound marketing campaign from Specsavers launches this week to raise awareness of the eye disease glaucoma and increase detection rates. The campaign will continue in Glaucoma Awareness Week (17 -23 June) and beyond. | more
‘We want to grow a closer bond with the hospital’
Peter Harvey, optometrist director at Specsavers Newcastle-under-Lyme, has been involved in enhanced optical services for a long time – but he isn’t resting on his laurels. The Staffordshire store offered its first shared care scheme | more
Banbury optometrists support Cambodian sight mission
Two opticians from Banbury have taken part in a charity mission to help improve vision for people in Cambodia. Nimish Desai and Manjot Panesar, both optometrists at Specsavers, travelled to Phnom Penh in Cambodia to | more
Biggest ever Specsavers roadshow delivers training ‘from Padawan to Jedi’
Attendee numbers at Specsavers’ CET roadshow have continued to grow for the fifth year in a row, particularly amongst dispensing opticians. A total of 2,050 optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians attended the series of regional | more