The CEO of the Road Haulage Association has teamed up with Specsavers and road safety charity Brake to remind drivers of the importance of regular sight tests, after he himself was diagnosed with glaucoma. According | more
Newmedica opens fifth joint venture eye health clinic
A brand-new state-of-the-art eye health clinic and surgical centre has been opened ophthalmology company, Newmedica, in North Ormesby in Teesside. Set up as a Newmedica ophthalmology joint venture partnership with consultant ophthalmologists Qasim Mansoor and | more
Sophie Thompson on children’s eye health
This National Eye Health Week (September 23-29), actress and mother of two, Sophie Thompson, is urging parents not to neglect their children’s eye health. Recent reports also state that 65% of the population are visual | more
Actress Sophie Thompson talks about the importance of eye tests
Actress Sophie Thompson is working with Specsavers to highlight the importance of regular eye tests this National Eye Health Week (September 23-29). It’s an issue close to Sophie’s heart after her grandmother and mum were | more
Chef Rosemary Shrager talks about her own eye health
TV chef Rosemary Shrager has revealed she is ‘extremely worried’ about losing her sight after several close family members went blind due to glaucoma. She is now working with Specsavers to raise awareness of the importance | more
Musician’s early glaucoma diagnosis prevents sight loss
A visit to a Bicester opticians helped ensure 80-year-old Jane Singleton’s sight wasn’t lost to glaucoma. After noticing she was having trouble reading number plates from distance, Fringford resident, Jane made an appointment for an | more
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
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