- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
Lenses that reduce night-time glare
If you’re one of the 17 million motorists who struggle to see whilst driving at night*, ask us about Essilor RoadPilot lenses that help...
- Sep 20, 2021
- 3 min
Four ways to keep your eyes healthy and protect your vision for the future
National Eye Health Week starts today and our Crosspool retinal imaging equipment supplier, Optos has shared their top tips for eye...
- Aug 16, 2021
- 1 min
Don’t miss our 25th anniversary offer!
To celebrate 25 years at Woodseats, we’re offering the first 25 people who book an appointment at either practice from our anniversary...
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
We’ve added hearing clinic to our services
We’re really pleased to announce that we have partnered with an established family run business to offer a hearing care service to our...
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
The link between screen time and myopia in children
After a busy week in the practice, I was relaxing at home one Friday night when this message pinged into my inbox. It was the findings of...
- Aug 18, 2020
- 1 min
Keeping it in the family
We’re delighted to share that Alex and Sarah’s elder daughter, Emma, has graduated from Cardiff University with a 2:1 degree in Optometry...
- Jul 29, 2020
- 1 min
Please can you help us to spread the word?
In order to keep everyone safe from coronavirus, we are allowing an hour between patients so that we can clean everything thoroughly. The...
- May 12, 2020
- 1 min
It’s important to keep using eye drops during Ramadan
Whilst the Woodseats and Crosspool practices are shut, optometrists Alex and Sarah have been using their time to keep up to date on all...
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Please note that we are operating a locked door policy
In the interest of keeping us all as safe as we can, we are operating a locked door policy and only carrying out essential work. Please...
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
Covid-19 Policy
We are taking measures to help protect staff and public during this unprecedented time. We aim to have a 15-minute gap between...
- Feb 11, 2020
- 2 min
Alex is a volunteer ‘pilot’ for a revolutionary community cycling project
The founder of Alex Gage Family Optometrist has joined a new scheme to make cycling accessible to all. Alex Gage is one of a team of 15...
- Oct 24, 2019
- 1 min
Welcome to the team Sylvia, Jo and Margaret
We’re delighted to welcome three new(ish!) faces to the teams at Crosspool and Woodseats. Sylvia Moffatt, Jo Bambrough and Margaret Green...
- Feb 28, 2019
- 2 min
We’ve added a hearing clinic to our services at Crosspool
We’re delighted to announce that the first Hearing Clinic UK service in South Yorkshire has opened within our practice at Sandygate Road,...
- Feb 6, 2019
- 1 min
We’re launching our new mental health initiative on Time to Talk Day, 7th February
We’re delighted to lend our support to a national Time to Change Campaign by implementing a wellness strategy for our team on its Time to...
- May 30, 2017
- 1 min
Congratulations, Rachel
We’re delighted to report that our optical assistant Rachel Ireson has been with us for over 20 years! Rachel has worked in...