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Want a long and healthy life? See your optician!

By James - August 4, 2009   |   Health & Information, Prescription Glasses   |   1 Comment

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While looking for any interesting eye / glasses related news today I came across an interesting article on the Daily Mail website looking at 5 individual cases of people who took a simple trip to their local optician only to be told they have potentially life threatening health problems.  Here are the 5 cases with a brief snippet of the conditions that were uncovered thanks to a visit to their optician:-

Juliet, 32, went to a laser eye clinic to see if her eyes were suitable for treatment and ended up being diagnosed with…

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Quarter of UK population endanger vision in downturn

By James - February 2, 2009   |   Health & Information, Prescription Glasses   |   No Comments

A quarter of the UK population could be endangering their vision because of the financial downturn according to Action for Blind People (ABP).  The charity is calling for people to get their eyes tested in the New Year and not to be put off by the economic downturn after a study revealed that many are avoiding eye tests because of the cost. The YouGov survey found that of 2,350 people questioned about their attitudes towards eye tests, 27 per cent hadn’t had their eyes tested in the last two years, with 30 per…

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