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...
Nov 9, 20211 min read
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...
Sep 20, 20213 min read
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 16, 20211 min read
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...
Aug 12, 20211 min read
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...
Feb 2, 20211 min read
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...
Aug 18, 20201 min read
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...
Jul 29, 20201 min read
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...
May 12, 20201 min read
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 23, 20201 min read
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...
Mar 19, 20201 min read
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...
Feb 11, 20202 min read
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...
Oct 24, 20191 min read
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 28, 20192 min read
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...
Feb 6, 20191 min read
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...
May 30, 20171 min read