I remember being fascinated by a programme that I saw on the Discovery Channel when I was a teenager.It showed the concept of attaching a camera to the brain of people who are visually impaired, | more
PAC 2021 booking opens
The Professional Advancement Conference (PAC) returns for 2021, from 12-27 April for two weeks packed with live learning for qualified eyecare practitioners.
There are up to 30 interactive CET points available, with a choice of daytime and evening slots, repeat sessions and recordings post-conference. | more
Ex-mayor encourages others after her cataract surgery
Former Mayor of Carlisle Mary Styth is urging people with cataracts not to be afraid of having them removed – because the operation can transform their lives. The long-serving councillor has undergone a number of | more
Three women co-own a family-friendly practice
On International Women’s Day, three women joined forces as directors to jointly own Specsavers in South Shields. During the last five years there has been a 142 per cent increase in female owners of Specsavers | more
World Glaucoma Week – the impact of Covid-19
Specsavers data is helping to demonstrate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on glaucoma care, in the lead up to World Glaucoma Week (7-13 March). It is estimated that more than half of people (55%) | more
‘You can choose the career you want’
Nikki Gardiner, is celebrating her 20-year anniversary with Specsavers – from working weekends as an optical assistant, she joined the graduate programme – which let her choose the career she wanted. She’s now busy supporting | more
International Women’s Day – Donna and Emma share their story
Omagh born optometrist Donna Harbison and dispensing optician Emma Finn, originally from South Wales this year mark ten years of patient care at Specsavers in Omagh town centre. The hard-working duo look back at a | more
‘Don’t let glaucoma stop you’ says director with the disease
Pragna Raghwani, contact lens optician and director of Specsavers in Barnet shares her experience of her own eye disease this World Glaucoma Week. In 2010, after seven years of owning a Specsavers store, Pragna had some blurriness in her peripheral vision and immediately | more
Covid vaccinator role for optometrist
An optometrist with practices in Kirkintilloch is one of the many clinicians in the UK to have training to become a vaccinator in the fight against Covid-19
Patient choice in ophthalmology treatments
Tim Manners MRCGP, FRCOphth. In England, more than 20 years ago, NHS-funded surgical eye care was generally in the local general hospital. This meant sharing space with all the other hospital services, but at least | more