Road safety and your eyes Poor vision causes an estimated 2900 road casualties a year. So, we all need to be able to see clearly when in charge of a vehicle. In the wrong hands, a vehicle can be dangerous. It is everyone’s responsibility to ensure they have their eyes checked and have an up...

Local Optometrist and Company Director, Alan Macdonald of Hughes, Macdonald & Davidson Opticians is lending his expertise at the 2017 Special Olympics Great Britain National Summer Games. The Special Olympics are being held in the City of Sheffield between 7-12 August 2017. The Games are the country’s largest multi-sports event for athletes with intellectual disabilities....

Did you know: 3.5 million people in the UK have diabetes. 17% don’t know they have it. People with diabetes are 60% more likely to develop cataracts. What you should know about diabetic eye disease: Diabetic eye conditions often have no symptoms or warning signs By the time symptoms arise, damage may have already occurred Early...

Why are having regular eye examinations so important? If I had a £1 every time I heard this question….Not to put too much emphasis on the importance of a half hour eye examination, but it could mean the difference of being able to see or not. At an eye exam we can pick up on...