During the lockdown, we have been one of the few opticians available to provide our services for all patients requiring urgent, emergency and essential eyecare.
Now, We are really pleased to announce the re-opening of our practice for all routine eye tests. You can rest assured that all appropriate measures have been taken in our practice to ensure we are delivering our services in a safe working environment, ensuring yours and our safety is not compromised.
Please take a couple of minutes to watch our video which will demonstrate the steps we have taken to ensure your visit to us will leave you feeling safe and comfortable.
These are some of the extra measures introduced in our store:
You will receive a pre-appointment phone call the evening prior to your appointment from the optometrist. This will include asking whether you or anyone in your household have any Covid-19 symptoms. If you do, you will be asked not to come in and to self-isolate. The optometrist will also conduct the history and symptoms part of the eye test including obtaining information about your general health and family history. This is done with a view to reduce the appointment time, thereby limiting your time in the consulting room with the optometrist to enhance your safety.
Social distancing measures are in place to keep you and our team safe.
Our staff have access to full PPE as and when they need it.
Extra standard cleaning is in place using 70% alcohol wipes to wipe down all equipment and surfaces etc.
All our frames will be going through a frame sterilisation process after being handled.
All collection appointments for your spectacles/contact lenses will be booked in advance.
Retinitis Pigmentosa is a hereditary disease where a specific gene defect causes the cells in the Retina of the eye to misfire.
There isn’t a defined cure or treatment, however, many find the onset to be quite slow. The symptoms begin with central vision losses, but there are cases where the outside of vision can deteriorate slowly creating a tunnel vision effect.
Bad vision in environments with dim lighting at the later stages in life are considered early symptoms of RP. These can be connected to other eye problems which in some cases are called syndromes. The loss of hearing along with RP is called the Usher’s Syndrome.
