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Free Eye Tests with Friendly and Reliable Home Visiting Opticians. Contact us for more details 0203 418 8488 / [email protected]

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Joined October 2013
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We are with you for every step of the journey... Hear both Michelle from @CareOpticians and Antoinette from @JustHelpers1 discuss their experience with us. And don't forget to join us tomorrow for our Female Founders event! eventbrite.co.uk/e/female-fo…
What does 2021 have in store? And how will the profession respond? We asked some of @The_AOP's new Council members for their reflections, goals and concerns. Read more 👉 ow.ly/KN8K30rN8RW @CareOpticians
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If you’ve got glaucoma, your relatives are at higher risk of developing the disease. Encourage them to have regular eye tests as early detection can help save your sight. #LetsTalkEyeHealth #VisionMatters #GlaucomaAwarenessWeek
Sunday June 27th is #NationalSunglassesDay 😎 During the summer there can be three times higher the levels of UV. Remember to wear your sunglasses when out even if it's cloudy or overcast. #Blind #VI #Deaf #deafblind #hardofhearing
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GREAT NEWS! We now have hard copies of 'Dementia: A Whole Life Approach'. It includes years of learning, lived experience & hard work from hundreds of individuals. If you would like a copy, email us! [email protected]. We'll post it to you FREE! 👍👍
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Care Opticians retweeted
FEATURED....😍⠀ ⠀ Did you know, theres something known as eye yoga? Eye yoga can strengthen eye muscles, which can limit the effects of ageing eyes and help preserve sharper vision. 🙌 I spoke to Poosh: buff.ly/3qpg0h3 #eyes #eyesight #eyeyoga #optometry #optician
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Each week we're going to share a top tip for sight loss. Today it's how to track of the colour of your clothes with something as simple as a safety pin! Just put 1 pin on 1 colour, 2 on another & so on depending on how brightly you dress!👗 For sight loss help☎️ 01902 880 111
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A protein found in algae, ChrimsonR, helped improve a patient's vision. Published in Nature Medicine the study reports on how optogenetic therapy helped a blind patient to locate, count and touch objects. @NaturePortfolio ow.ly/vP3c30rJBNO #optometry #OT
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It’s #VolunteersWeek, a time to recognise the contribution volunteers make to local communities every day and to say a huge #ThankYou to each & every #volunteer. The pandemic has brought #volunteering to a new level & we are truly grateful to all the everyday heroes in our midst
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What is myopic macular degeneration, why does it occur and what is being done to find a cure? Find out at our condition-specific Virtual Clinic tomorrow evening. Register now. macularsociety.org/about/med…
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Care Opticians retweeted
The sensory changes & dementia booklet that @agnes_houston MBE developed with Life Changes Trust @LifeChangesTrst is available for download at lifechangestrust.org.uk #dementia #senses #smell #hearing #sight #sensory @AlzheimersShow
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If anyone has any questions or would like some more information on the services we can provide then feel free to drop us a message, call us on 0121 240 5898 or leave a like on this comment and we will be in touch as soon as possible!
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The majority of opticians offer home testing & kindly @CareOpticians (West Midlands) messaged us to offer home testing to anybody with ME/CFS in the areas they cover who are housebound. specsavers.co.uk/home-eye-te… careopticians.co.uk/ #pwME #MECFS #MyalgicE #eyesight
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Mike, a CAREGiver based at Home Instead Weston-Super-Mare office, has written limericks based on his experience working at Home Instead. Here he is reading out his limerick on the busy but rewarding life of a CAREGiver.
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This week is Word Retinoblastoma Awareness Week 2021 so we're helping @ChectUK to raise awareness. In our latest news story we report on how the charity welcomed CUES as an additional route to support the potential diagnosis of retinoblastoma. ow.ly/PMSL30rHx2K #RbWeek
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One of the most common questions we are asked, as a #SightLoss charity, is: 'What is a Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI) and how do I get one?' In our blog, Gail, our Patient Support Officer, explains what a #CVI is & the benefits of having one: buff.ly/3cG5KdD
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This time last year we were united in being inspired by @captaintommoore Now we are asking you to remember & take part in the #CaptainTom100 challenge this weekend with any challenge around the 100. Maybe you'll walk around your garden 100 times? bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-5231201…
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