Yates & Suddell Blog

“All varifocals are bespoke aren’t they?” I hear you ask. Up to a point you’d be correct in thinking this. Traditional varifocals are made up using an optometrists prescription which is unique to you and are accurately measured so that once glazed into your frame the different areas within the lens are in the ‘correct position’, also unique to you. These two processes put together result in a pair of glasses which enable you to see comfortably at all distances. That’s pretty

Often eye diseases do not affect your vision in their early stages and therefore go untreated. Yates & Suddell are delighted to be able to offer their patients the next generation of eye screening; Optical Coherence Tomography, or OCT for short. OCT allows our highly trained optometrists to spot eye diseases far earlier, enabling more effective treatment. What can OCT detect? OCT can detect many different types of eye disease including glaucoma, retinal detachment, macular de

Back in 2001 the Age Related Study for Eye Diseases (AREDS) suggested that certain anti-oxidants, some of which are relatively uncommon in many people’s diets could help those with macular degeneration. AREDS scientists published a formula with recommended dosages of each compound they found effective. As a result many dietary supplements became available to help sufferers of the disease to get the right balance of these anti-oxidants into their diet. In 2012 the results of a