The Alex Gage Blog

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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...

Glasses reunited!

When a Sheffield man lost his glasses whilst travelling in New Zealand, he thought that there was little chance that he would see them...

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...

Sheffield optometrist sponsors champion junior football team

An optometrist based in Sheffield has come forward as a sponsor for smart new training jackets for the Crosspool Juniors Under-8s Boys...

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...

Tips for winter driving

We’re getting close to the shortest day now and the weather is turning cold and wintry. Winter driving is known to cause eye strain so...

Revolutionary 3D screening at Alex Gage, Sheffield

Just sharing our latest news! I’m delighted with the new camera – it cost a lot of money but it’s so versatile – we will now be able to...

Watching 3D may help uncover eye disorders

Further to warnings over Christmas about the potential damage caused to under 6’s eyesight by the new Nintendo 3DS console, the College...

US study finds that short-sighted children do better with contact lenses

Image via Wikipedia I’ve just read an interesting American study that concludes that short-sighted children do better with contact lenses...