To help her team deal with day to day mental health issues seen in a busy optical practice, Lucy Eva, shared her learnings from an Invictus Trust accredited mental health course. | more
Three career changes and two redundancies led to one calling
From optical assistant to store director and qualified dispensing optician. Laura tells her inspirational story. Laura Stallerbrass was made redundant twice in six months before finding a job at her local opticians. Now she has climbed the ranks | more
A trainee Dispensing Optician (and new mum) postponed studies when she learned of her husband’s brain tumour
Mansura Rahemtulla had her heart set on becoming a Dispensing Optician when her life was turned upside down. She is a shining example of someone who has stared adversity head on and overcome it to | more
Leeds homeless people receive much needed eye care
Opticians in Yorkshire have joined forces with the charity Vision Care for Homeless People. The team from Specsavers in Harrogate volunteered their time to the St George’s Crypt clinic in Leeds to provide essential eye | more
‘Smile’ postcards help the elderly stay connected this winter
With loneliness on the increase, Specsavers has partnered with the Royal Voluntary Service to help older people to stay connected. New research from Age UK shows that two million elderly people expect to feel lonely | more
Trainee DO drives 156 miles to save couple’s wedding anniversary
The team at Specsavers in Gyle stepped in to save the day after an Edinburgh man lost his glasses on the eve of his anniversary, while paddle boarding in the Scottish Highlands. John Saunderson, a | more
Mayor praises optical team’s service
Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Councillor Jim Montgomery paid a special visit to Specsavers in Castle Mall shopping centre to present Davin Quinn and the Specsavers team with a unique ‘services to the community’ certificate. Specsavers was one of | more
Tennis-ball sized tumour detected after a routine sight test
A 46-year-old man from Cardiff is urging people to get their eyes tested after a routine sight test identified a tennis ball-sized tumour behind his left eye. Dean Wright had no idea he had a | more
Fly in the face of…
A Leicester man thought the lasting irritation in his eye might have been from where he rubbed it. But the slit lamp revealed a fly the size of a pinkie fingernail Siddhant Majithia, an optometrist | more
New TV ad makes the nation smile
The TV ad Something To Smile About debuted on UK TV on 12 October in a 7.45pm break during Coronation Street on ITV [and 11 Oct in Ireland] with a 30-second film with a series | more