Exercise regularly, eat an eye healthy diet, don’t smoke and protect your eyes from the sun….to live well, see well. Check out these eye healthy recipe’s to try at home, by clicking on the titles:     Shakshuka   Prawn Jambalaya

Hughes, Macdonald & Davidson opticians is committed to providing a high quality service, whether it’s a routine eye exam or an eye emergency. Half of sight loss is avoidable, so know the warning signs, and know when to seek help to prevent irreversible vision impairment. Conditions like retinal detachment, sever forms of uveitis, certain types...

  As a contact lens wearer you, you might not be aware of the material your lenses are made from or the difference that could make to your eye health. Live ® one-day contact lenses are about to change that! Advances in contact lens material and technology, means contact lenses made with silicone hydrogel (SiHy)...

4,321 Plastic bottles retrieved thanks to your participation. CooperVision has partnered with Plastic Bank® to stop ocean-bound plastic by offsetting our plastic consumption through their certified Plastic Neutral programme. CooperVision purchase credits equal to the weight of the plastic they use in the production of their one-day contact lenses, the blister, the outer carton packaging...

Varilux® XR  – The Best Varilux Lens Ever The Varilux® XR Series lens responds to the way your eyes really move, giving you a more natural vision experience. The lens is powered by artificial intelligence, using 1 million data points from eyeglass wearers, so it can predict everyone’s visual behaviour. This means that the lens can optimise...

The hay fever season runs from sprint to autumn and affects around 18 million people in the UK. As one of the most common allergic conditions, hay fever is triggered by an allergic reaction to different types of pollen, causing inflammation and symptoms such as sneezing, itchy, runny or blocked nose and difficulty in breathing....

In the UK, sport is the leading cause of hospital admission for serious eye injuries. The most common sports related eye injuries are corneal abrasions and orbit fractures. In Scotland, football is the most common cause of ocular injury from sport. Other sports that cause eye injuries include squash, rugby, paintball, and motocross. Here are...

April is Woman’s Eye Health and Safety Month. Woman are more likely to develop eye diseases related to aging, such as age-related macular degeneration and cataracts because they love longer than men. Early detection of vision conditions can help minimise vision loss. Here are some tips to maintain good eye health: Attend regular eye exams....

Eye Health and the Menopause The menopause can cause eye problems including dry eye, glaucoma, cataracts and changes in eyesight and eye shape, making contact lenses less comfortable and increasing the need corrective lenses for reading. Dry Eye – around 60% of women experience dry eye during menopause, which can cause itchy red or tired...

The links between smoking and sight loss is as strong as the link between smoking and lung cancer. Here are just some of the ways smoking impairs your vision: Tobacco smoke causes biological changes in your eyes that can lead to vision loss Cigarettes contain toxins that enter your eyes & increase your risk of...