Love Your Lenses

http://www.loveyourlenses.com Love Your Lenses Week Love Your Lenses Week is a time for everyone who has anything to do with contact lenses – from wearers to opticians to manufacturers – to remember that if you love your eyes, love your lenses. The first ever Love Your Lenses Week took place in March 2017 and saw…

Does your young bookworm need a sight test?

We recognise not all children enjoy reading books. Have you ever wondered why? It could be Visual Stress and at Newsome Opticians we can offer your child help. Visual Stress is a condition that is also known as Meares-Irlan Syndrome and is responsible for causing reading difficulties for people with otherwise normal vision, the symptoms include:- Movement…

Daryl back in India with the FBDO

These students are from the Indian province of Tamil Nadu in the South East of India. They travel to Chennai, formerly Madras, to study at the educational facility of Sankara Nethrelaya, which is an educational, medical, research and service provision centre, with a charitable arm, that helps both the poor and the lower caste. They…

Ben and Jane attended Careers Event at ICC

Ben Heatly and Jane Wilson both attended the careers event for 2017 held at Ivybridge Community College. Pupils were given a chance to talk to Jane, who is an experienced Dispensing Optician and Contact Lense Practitioner and Ben, who is in his 2nd year of a Dispensing Optician course, and given a first hand understanding…

All British brand of Walter & Herbert have arrived at Newsomes

At Newsome Opticians we are very excited to introduce a beautiful collection of frames by Walter & Herbert. Every frame boasts striking colour combinations of the best globally sourced acetates. Smooth contours reminiscent of shapes from the 1940’s make the frames irresistibly tactile. Skilfully crafted in England by specialist technicians who ensure every frame is…

Halloween contact lens warning!!

Daryl returns to Chennai, India

Returning to the educational institute was a true pleasure, familiar faces of staff, three years of students, the elder two years very recognisable and memorable from previous visits and a new cohort of first years with record numbers – our training programme grows year in year. We have new purpose built class rooms and optical…

National Eye Health Week – Day 7

Tobacco smoke causes biological changes in your eyes that can lead to vision loss. The link between smoking and sight loss is as strong as the link between smoking and lung cancer. #EyeWeek

National Eye Health Week – Day 6

Nutrients found in fish, fruits, vegetables & other wholesome foods are important for good eye health #EyeWeek