Pen Byrd

Raising your Company’s Corporate Eyecare Policy at Work

You wouldn’t imagine working behind a desk could be a dangerous thing for your health. We usually associate danger with jobs that could bring an immediate threat to your wellbeing, such as becoming a fire-fighter, or working on the front line of the polic... Read >

Top 5 Workplace Signs You Need to See an Optician

Because the Queen Mother, the Prime Minister, and the Houses of Parliament love you so much they decided to help make your workday easier. If you spend the majority of your workday in front of a visual display unit, read: your computer, then you qualify ... Read >

Top 5 Glasses Wearing IconsEvery once and a while a person comes along who transcends time, culture,

Every once and a while a person comes along who transcends time, culture, and style to become something larger than life. When that happens it seems that all aspects of their lives become iconic, everything from their quotes to their fashion is celebrated... Read >

Why Are My Eyes Blue?

If you have ever been curious about why your eyes are a light blue while your husband’s are brown and your son has green, this is the article for you. While scientists can predict blue or brown eyes with 80% accuracy by evaluating only six genomes, very ... Read >

Why is it important to have your hearing tested?

As a new-born, we have our hearing tested to make sure that we aren’t suffering from any hearing disabilities. But as we get older, there are no official recommendations as to how often you should have a hearing test. Most recently, medical bodies hav... Read >

What is an Eye Care Specialist

Finding someone you can trust with your eye care may not be as simple as it first sounds. There are thousands of optometrists and ophthalmologists to choose from, and many don’t know the difference between the two. Friends and family can often suggests g... Read >

How to Look Smarter

While the sexed up-ness of celebrities and super-star athletes will always be at the forefront of culture, there has recently been a recent resurgence in the appeal of the young smart ones. This is great news for the natural nerd but the average Joe may n... Read >

Sleeping in Your Contact Lenses can help Far Sightedness

It seems like an impossible task to go to bed with an eyesight problem and then wake up with crystal clear vision. You’d want to pinch yourself just to check whether you weren’t still dreaming. A Spanish optometrist now says this is possible after patenti... Read >

Preventing Hearing Loss at Nightclubs and Live Music Events

After a long week at work, many of us look forward to making the most of our evenings and weekends by unwinding and de-stressing from the hectic week we’ve had. Going to the cinema, visiting new places or partying the night away in a night club are easy w... Read >

Looking after your eyes while carrying out DIY over the Bank Holiday

With a double bank holiday approaching soon, it can be difficult to think of something to keep you and the family occupied over the bumper 4 day weekends though it provides a handy opportunity for many of us seek to carry out all of the overdue DIY repair... Read >

Looking After your eyes at work during the summer

With April temperatures reaching above average levels this year, office workers around the country are making the most of the early summer rays by venturing to their local open spaces during their lunch hours. It’s second nature for many to bring along su... Read >

Clarifying the Astigmatism

One of the more common types of eye defects, astigmatism is a refractive error, one that is separate from both near sightedness and far sightedness, that causes blurriness in vision and is one of the main reasons people go to see an Irish optician. Althou... Read >

Finding Frame Colours That Fit

Without the help of a trained optician, or at the very least a friend with a good eye for fashion, choosing a frame colour for your new pair of glasses can be a bit of a daunting task. Never fear short- and long-sighted friends, your guide to finding fra... Read >

Make Your Glasses Work for You

With some 11 million people in England alone getting an eye test in 2010 according to the NHS, it is clear that many in the UK are worried about their vision and how to protect it moving forward. For those in the workforce who require the use of some kin... Read >

Looking after your eyes in the summer

With Britain embracing the transition from spring to summer soon, it can be tempting to crack out t-shirt, shorts and flip flops before the British tradition of the rainy summer comes along. The longer days, warmer temperatures and sunshine can provide an... Read >