Happy New Year 2019. Can you believe that 2018 has gone so quickly. January 2019 is here and we are all making our New Year Resolutions. Apparently most of us will break them with only 20 percent keeping them. Still you have to be in the running to be one of the 20 percent. Good Read More…

First, we ask the Ray-Ban representative to come into the practice. We then look through the whole range in all the colours. We then choose the best Ray-Ban frames in the best colours so that you can look your best. We then sit back and admire our new collection which is now in store. We Read More…

KODAK Drive Lens Perfect for day and night driving You don’t have to have a separate pair of spectacles to enjoy the benefit of night driving glasses. Did you know that 48% of us feel impacted by glare when driving?* When you’re behind a steering wheel, your vision needs to be in top condition. That’s Read More…

Looking for new specs? We know here at Specs Direct Opticians how crucial and difficult that decision is. Most people change their glasses once every 2 years. A bad hair cut can last 6 weeks but imagine wearing bad glasses for 2 years! That is why our team, The Eye Team (just like the A Read More…

It is our fourth birthday this month! It has been exactly four years since Specs Direct moved to the new location. The building used to be the old Mothercare store. Many times I would wonder in looking for a new toy or clothes for my then baby daughter. At the time I would never have Read More…

The New OCT Scan has Arrived A lot of patients have commented on how nice and easy to use our new visual field machine is. If this wasn’t enough I have recently purchased our most expensive and advanced piece of equipment.   The new equipment is called an OCT which stands for Ocular Coherence Tomographer. It Read More…

Transition Lenses or Polarising Sunglasses?  The summer is over but I was lucky enough to go to 2 trips abroad. The first trip in late July was to Athens and a small Greek island off the coast called Poros. It was great to spend time with the family. As I mentioned in the last newsletter Read More…

Leaves are starting to turn colour, soup is back on the menu and coats are making a re-appearance, but as we transition from summer to autumn there’s also an increase in people experiencing Dry Eye Syndrome. Characterised by an uncomfortable, gritty sensation in your eyes, dry eye symptoms can include stinging, sensitivity to light, redness, Read More…

“Before Fashion there was craftsmanship,” laments ic! Berlin’s founder Ralph Anderl, “to avoid going back to the Middle Ages we must go back to quality.”  Pioneering in both artisanal craftsmanship and scientific innovation, ic! Berlin lives through this philosophy, manufacturing eyewear so timeless and so durable that each pair should last a lifetime. Primarily forged Read More…

May marks the start of summer for us and we want to celebrate by hosting two designer eyewear open days, especially for you! The first open day will feature all frames from the stunning, handmade Ogi & Seraphin Eyewear Collections, whilst the second will showcase the entire Gucci Eyewear Collection! That’s not all- at each Read More…

The A-listers’ camouflage of choice, sunglasses are the ideal all-season accessory through which to channel effortless style. World class designers from Tom Ford to Pierre Cardin jump at the opportunity to launch eye-catching ranges of sunglasses fit for the beach or red carpet in equal measure, whilst leading sports brands issue yearly collections of active Read More…

Over two million people live with sight loss in the UK.  It’s a staggering statistic and is only set to rise, with experts predicting that the figure will double by 2050 due to the aging population and an increase in trigger-conditions such as obesity and diabetes. But we shouldn’t just accept this shocking trend as Read More…

Tiffany has always been synonymous with effortless elegance, eternal glamour and absolute luxury.  Over almost two centuries of craftsmanship, the iconic brand has captured our imaginations and dazzled us with jewelled creations fit for A-listers, royalty and the international fashion elite.  And in 2008 the designer turned its attention to eyewear, creating one of the Read More…

Choose your Beautiful Glasses to Reveal Your Secret Personality: Dare to choose bright colour frames to reveal your inner artist. These bright colours are for outgoing extrovert personalities. They are also great if you are introvert but want to break out of your shell. Thick Black frames are trendy: These glasses show you are bold, Read More…

British Summertime officially ended on the 28th October. This means that clocks went back by an hour. As a consequence it will get progressively darker in the mornings and immediately darker driving home after work. Driving at dusk can be very wearing at the best of times, but if your prescription is no longer accurate, Read More…

Holiday Tips to Keep Your Eyes Healthy! Summer is finally here and you know what that means – family holidays and fun trips Just like you, we are really excited by the summer holidays. But we also want to make sure that when you leave on holiday, you continue practicing the good habits that keep Read More…

Join us for Austrian wine, chocolates and Great Glassesit is a real privilege to have Silhouette, one of the world’s leading eyewear brands, with the whole collection here in the practice. If you wear rimless glasses or were thinking of a pair of rimless glasses then please come around to the practice on Saturday and Read More…