Archive for the ‘Optical Treatments’ Category
My Gold Eye Exam Saved My Life, Wakefield
Monday, March 28th, 2011Sightcare Conference
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
On Monday 28th March, the Pollards team attended the Sightcare conference at the Hilton in Birmingham. The day was packed with lectures by practice owners, contact lens companies & business coaches. We were given ideas about how to make our business stand out from the crowd and make our patients have a wonderful experience choosing gl…asses!
Here is a picture of our team at the Sightcare conference.
Qausia, Laura, Rowena & Roni.
Snow in Wakefield, 2010
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010It looks beautiful – but it affects business!
During the snow, we are open, but running on minimal staff & disrupted deliveries, so please be patient with us if your glasses exceed the date you were given for collection.
We hope to be running a normal efficient service as soon as we can!
Qausia & Khalid Hassan
Husband and wife try varifocal contact lenses, Wakefield
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010Angela’s friend came to see us to try varifocal contact lenses… Then Angela….Then her husband!
Here’s their story.
New Varifocal Contact Lenses, Wakefield
Friday, November 5th, 2010Mr Halls has been wearing contact lenses for a while to correct his distance vision, but was finding close up work more difficult. He had started to wear reading glasses on top of his contact lenses for reading. But then he tried the new varifocal contact lenses from Pollards Optical, Wakefield and this is what happened …
Improve your golf, Wakefield!
Thursday, November 4th, 2010This avid golf player used to use his distance glasses to play golf as he used to notice distortion in his vision on the green. With the new BBGR varifocals for sport, they take into account extra head movement required in golf & other sports, reducing distortions and allowing you to get on with your game! Come and get your pair at Pollards Optical, Wakefield.
Thinking of switching contact lenses?
Thursday, October 28th, 2010Melanie had worn Rigid Gas Permeable contact lenses for over 20 years, when her Optician at Pollards Optical Clinic advised her to try soft lenses for the first time. This is how Melanie felt afterwards….
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New Contact Lens Wearer, Wakefield
Thursday, October 28th, 2010Jane had always put off trying contact lenses, but today she took a risk – and she describes what it was like!
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Multifocal Contact Lenses, Wakefield
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010Jenny wears her multifocal contact lenses full time and sleeps in them regularly. She never thought she would be able to wear them, but was surprised at how comfortable they were, and also how good the vision was. She can see far away and read with them too! New technology has made contact lenses better than ever before and you can try them in Wakefield – book your contact lens fitting now on 01924-373697
Vitamin A & Age Related Macula Degeration
Friday, October 22nd, 2010Vitamin A-related drug could slow the progression of dry AMD and prevent the onset of wet AMD, according to new research.
An American study has found that fenretinide slowed lesion growth and preserved visual acuity in patients suffering from the most advanced form of dry AMD, geographic atrophy (GA). Patients who received the drug experienced a 49% slower rate of lesion growth compared to patients taking a placebo.
The drug is also reported to have reduced the rate of dry AMD sufferers developing choroidal neovascularization (CNV), a sight-threatening form of wet AMD, by 40%.
Dr Jason Slakter, clinical professor of ophthalmology at New York School of Medicine, said: “We are very encouraged because this data demonstrates that fenretinide may improve clinical outcomes for patients with both the dry and wet forms of AMD.”
The double-masked, two-year study involved 246 patients with dry AMD. Participants were split into three groups and each received a daily oral dose of either 100mg or 300mg of fenretinide, or a placebo. During this period participants’ retinal lesions were measured through fundus photography, fundus auto-florescence and fluorescein angiography. We can easily measure your retinal lesions from ARMD with our state of the art OCT 3D scan!
Dr Slakter added: “For the first-time ever, we may have a biomaker to predict patient response to therapy, as approximately one-third of patients who achieved a profound and sustained reduction in RBP levels experienced a beneficial treatment effect.
“I am looking forward to future studies to confirm these results and determine the role fenretinide may play in treating our patients.”