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Your optometrist Your optometrist is a highly skilled professional who will thoroughly examine your eyes. During a sight test, your optometrist will test your vision as well as the health of your eyes, prescribing glasses and contact lenses where necessary. Their qualifications Optometrists have extensive training for at least four years and must be registered with the General Optical Council (GOC), the governing body. Some of our optometrists take higher qualifications to al

How do subscriptions work? Great question. Subscriptions are only on certain products, including contact lenses. You can easily set a re-order schedule to suit your requirements. Let’s say you order your contact lenses on the 2nd of the month and would like to repeat this order every month for 6 months. Not a problem – change the settings within your shopping basket to match these requirements and you have automatically reordered your contact lenses for when you need them. Wh

Hearing Care It is a fact of life that as you get older your hearing may deteriorate. It often happens slowly so you may not even be aware of it. You can organise a simple hearing test with our Hearing Aid Audiologists. At Yates & Suddell we offer value for money to all our customers and our hearing service which has been an integral part of what we do for over 40 years. Initial consultation During the initial consultation we will discuss all areas which present you with di

Most people these days use a computer screen (VDU) at some point during their working day, many people for several hours at a time. It’s therefore not surprising that a good number of us complain of ‘eyestrain’ when using a VDU for a prolonged time. The good news is that in the majority of cases eyestrain can be reduced or even eliminated by following a few simple steps Take regular breaks. It has been shown that taking a brief rest of a couple of minutes once you have been l