Prevent Blindness America (PBA) has designated April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month in an effort to educate women about the steps they can take today to help preserve vision in the future. Of the 4.1 million Americans age 40 and older who are visually impaired or blind, 2.6 million are women. Here’s a […]
Sheffield Optometrist to turn practices blue for World Autism Awareness Day
A Sheffield Optometrist is turning his practices blue in support of World Autism Awareness Day on 2nd April. The blue themes at Alex Gage Family Optometrist will include blue balloons outside the Crosspool and Woodseats practices, staff wearing blue items of clothing and donning blue wigs. World Autism Awareness Day was established in 2008 to […]
Sheffield Optometrist backs spring eye health campaign with investment in ultra wide-field retinal imaging equipment
The weather this week suggests that spring will soon be upon us and, as such, our thoughts will turn to the annual spring clean. But how often do you think about giving your health a spring clean? As news is released that Yorkshire’s favourite actress, Dame Judi Dench’s eyesight is failing due to macular degeneration, […]