Milan: The glasses capital of the world

Posted on 06th March 2012

This weekend Ian, Heather and Gillian are jetting off to the annual MIDO glasses frames conferences in Milan. MIDO takes over 6 huge pavilions of Fieramilano, one of the largest exhibition centres in the world.

Every major frame designer in the world exhibits at MIDO and we’re hoping to find some of the latest styles and bring them back to the UK. It’s a long way to go but we want to continue our reputation for stocking some of the best frames you can find anywhere and travelling so far means we’ll find things no one else can.

Cosmetic lenses created for our patients (and for Hollywood blockbusters)

19th February 2019

Heather Muir and Heather Grandon headed south to Hemel Hempstead to Cantor & Nissel, the company we use to manufacturer cosmetic lenses for our patients. We have used the company for many years, c...

Gillian Bruce awarded medal as part of masters

12th February 2019

In June last year, we shared the news that our clinical lead optometrist, Gillian Bruce, had passed her Masters of Science (MSc) degree in Primary Care Ophthalmology with distinction. As if that wasn�...

Did you know these health conditions can be detected in a routine eye examination?

30th January 2019

Eyes are said to be the windows to the soul, but in fact they could be the windows to less ethereal parts of the body like the heart. An eye examination is recommended at least every two years to ...

Donald Cameron awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours List

29th December 2018

An Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal has been awarded to Donald Cameron in the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2019. The award recognises the practice's former managing director's...