Activeyes UK

12/05/2019

Barista’s shot of inspiration turns grounds into glasses

A barista who was shocked to learn the true environmental cost of coffee is turning used coffee grounds into spectacle frames. Ryan Davren, 24, was saddened to discover that it is not only takeaway...

06/04/2019

Elderly go blind as NHS ignores eye surgery rationing advice

Tens of thousands of elderly people are left struggling to see because of an NHS cost-cutting drive that relies on them dying before they can qualify for cataract surgery, senior doctors say. The...

15/03/2019

Very sorry to learn of Neal Grimason's passing. Neal was such a popular figure within the optical market and will be sorely missed.

RIP Neal.

07/11/2018

Compulsory eye test every decade urged for drivers

Motorists should be given a compulsory eye test every decade to ensure they are fit to be on the road, experts say. The Association of Optometrists said that large numbers of motorists with...

20/08/2018

Flushed contact lenses add to burden of plastic waste

Tonnes of ecologically damaging “microplastics” are being dumped into the world’s oceans each year by people who flush disposable contact lenses down the sink or toilet, research indicates. A study...

16/08/2018

Hope for blindness cure as gene therapy restores sight in mice

Scientists have reversed blindness in mice after reprogramming eyes to regain self-healing abilities, in research that will give hope to millions suffering from blindness. For the first time...

07/06/2018

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/686c96e6-69d7-11e8-9c53-0e2cb45ebb16

Studying too hard really does make you short-sighted, with every year spent in education worsening your vision, scientists have said. Going to university could be the difference between needing...

18/05/2018

I've just written a new blogpost:

As an independent business owner, and having worked with, and supported, independents opticians for most of my career, it is always a thrill to discover fully differentiated retail concepts. I trekked across to Precision Imaging in Kings Heath in Birmingham yesterday, to collect framed prints for Ac...

20/03/2018

Two patients with the most common form of sight loss have had their ability to read restored by transplanted patches of cells taken from human embryos. Experts say that the experiment has raised...

23/12/2017

Interesting development in optometry and dentistry...

Over the past 30 years Stan Brock has set up hundreds of massive temporary clinics across America, bringing dentists and eye doctors to the country’s poorest people. Now this former cowboy hopes to...

14/11/2017

Third of motorists stay on road despite poor eyesight

One in three motorists is driving with eyesight below the legal standard even when advised not to do so, a survey shows. A third of optometrists have seen patients in the past month who have...

18/10/2017

https://www.which.co.uk/news/2017/10/two-out-of-five-eye-tests-not-up-to-scratch-according-to-which-probe/

Which? research uncovers opticians prescribing incorrect or unsafe glasses, and conducting poor eye tests that fail to diagnose or treat eye health issues.