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Jan 9, 2016
1 min

8 Tips for Healthy Eyes this year

Thanks to Nichole Baxter and allaboutvision.com for this great infographic. Please call us on 0114 266 7066 (Crosspool) or 0114 274...

Alex Gage conducts a second screening with GB boxers

Sep 24, 2015
1 min

Eye injuries

Alex Gage conducts a second screening with GB boxers

Alex Gage, who owns practices in Woodseats and Crosspool, specialises in Sports Vision and is one of only a handful of optometrists in...

Jun 1, 2015
2 min

Charity

The Vision to Light it up Blue leads to charity support

Sheffield optometrist Alex Gage, his wife Sarah and his staff celebrated Light it up Blue Day recently in conjunction with a Sheffield...

Sheffield optometrist offers advice to hayfever sufferers

Apr 20, 2015
1 min

Contact lenses

Sheffield optometrist offers advice to hayfever sufferers

Hayfever can be of particular nuisance to contact lens and glasses wearers who may develop itchy, sore and red eyes as pollen counts...

Sheffield hairdresser sets her sights on a new career

Feb 18, 2015
1 min

Eye Examinations

Sheffield hairdresser sets her sights on a new career

29 year old Kate Wilson has joined the team at the Woodseats branch of Alex Gage Family Optometrist as an Optical Assistant. Of the...

Bid to boost sports culture could be hampered by poor eyesight

Dec 11, 2014
2 min

Eye Examinations

Bid to boost sports culture could be hampered by poor eyesight

However the millions invested may not benefit children whose poor eyesight affects their ability to throw and catch a ball. Alex Gage,...

Sheffield optometrist helps local canoeist makes waves in the competitive ranks

Nov 20, 2014
2 min

Eye Examinations

Sheffield optometrist helps local canoeist makes waves in the competitive ranks

An independent optometrist has come to the aid of a young sports star thanks to his expertise in a new innovative contact lens...

Parents should make children’s eye care a priority, says Sheffield optometrist

Nov 11, 2014
1 min

Eye Disorders

Parents should make children’s eye care a priority, says Sheffield optometrist

Alex Gage, owner of two practices in Crosspool and Woodseats, said although children have eyesight tests at school, eye care sometimes...

The importance of perfect vision for professional racing cyclists

Jul 9, 2014
2 min

Eye injuries

The importance of perfect vision for professional racing cyclists

Alex Gage, an independent optometrist with practices in Woodseats and Crosspool, was invited to meet the riders and learn about new...

Sheffield Optometrist is a hit with GB boxers

May 14, 2014
1 min

Eye injuries

Sheffield Optometrist is a hit with GB boxers

A Sheffield optometrist is celebrating his involvement with the GB Boxing team. Alex Gage screens Felix Cash, member of GB Boxing’s...

Apr 22, 2014
2 min

Eye Examinations

Looking back…

“Optics has changed a lot in my lifetime and I don’t consider myself old just yet. My two daughters are at secondary school and I am the...

Apr 2, 2014
1 min

3D OCT

Going blue for autism awareness

We had great fun today in our quest to raise awareness of autism on World Autism Awareness Day. Here are a few pictures…

Mar 4, 2014
2 min

Eye Examinations

Sheffield Optometrist warns that smoking can cause blindness

With No Smoking Day on the horizon (14 March), Sheffield optometrist Alex Gage is alerting his patients to the potential dangers that...

Sheffield Optometrist backs spring eye health campaign with investment in ultra wide-field retinal i

Feb 24, 2014
2 min

Eye Examinations

Sheffield Optometrist backs spring eye health campaign with investment in ultra wide-field retinal i

Of the 3,000 people who were polled for the The Eye Love My Local Independent Optician spring MOT campaign, a quarter admitted to not...

Your Vision Matters to Sheffield Optometrist this National Eye Health Week

Sep 12, 2013
1 min

Eye Examinations

Your Vision Matters to Sheffield Optometrist this National Eye Health Week

During National Eye Health Week (NEHW) eye care charities, organisations and health professionals from across the UK join together to...

Optometrist offers advice to hayfever sufferers

May 8, 2013
1 min

Eye Examinations

Optometrist offers advice to hayfever sufferers

A Sheffield optometrist is offering advice to its patients on how to manage hayfever from an optical point of view. Staff at Alex Gage...

Kidney charity benefits from visionary donation

Apr 20, 2013
2 min

Eye Examinations

Kidney charity benefits from visionary donation

Clients and staff at Alex Gage’s practices at Woodseats and Crosspool were inspired to raise money for SAKA (Sheffield Area Kidney...

Sheffield Optometrist extends services with Dry Eye treatment

Mar 7, 2013
2 min

Eye Examinations

Sheffield Optometrist extends services with Dry Eye treatment

Dry Eye. Alex Gage, who owns practices in Crosspool and Woodseats estimates that he is seeing 10% more patients with Dry Eye than this...

Save more than money by stopping smoking

Feb 21, 2013
2 min

Eye Examinations

Save more than money by stopping smoking

No Smoking Day theme of Swap your fags for swag and advising people that stopping smoking can benefit more than their finances....

Jul 23, 2012
1 min

Eye Examinations

Alex Gage in the news

Thanks to one of our valued patients for sharing this article by Rachael Clegg of the Sheffield Star.

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