Month: May 2018

OPTOMETRISTS URGED TO PLAY GREATER PART IN VITALITY

Optometry has a major role to play in the quality of longer life expectancy, believes Professor John Nolan from Ireland’s Nutrition Research Centre. “There are strong indications that the first signs of blindness – particularly caused by macular degeneration – have some correlation with the first signs of dementia. The state of the retina, and […]

WHY DOES UK LAG BEHIND SCANDINAVIA?

Swedes are twice as likely to wear contact lenses than Brits – how so? Awareness of all the options is a big factor – lenses for presbyopia (yes, you can ditch the ageing reading glasses); EyeDream lenses for overnight vison correction as you sleep, and lenses for extreme prescriptions are all available…they can make sport […]