Lockdown screen time
Increased screen times for children has been inevitable during Lockdown and is set to continue, with home schooling being on the radar for the foreseeable future.
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Back to school
Starting school or returning to school can be a daunting time for both parents and child. I hope to address the main concerns I get from parents.
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Screen time – I feel your guilt!
There is a lot of misleading information about the damage that ‘screens’ cause our eyes and vision, here is a quick summary to keep you up to date with the facts!!
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Protecting your children’s eyes – as easy as UV A, B, C.
Clare Downes, Optometrist at Downes Opticians, Leith warns us of the damage sunshine has on our eyes.
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HELP! My child requires glasses for the first time!!
Receiving the news for the first time that that your child needs glasses is often terrifying, shocking and raises lots of self-doubt in a parent…. Is it something I have done, missed, could it have been detected earlier?
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Dyslexia and the Eyes
The benefits of coloured overlays for people with learning difficulties like dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia and autism have been widely debated.
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Fashion For Eyes
Inspired by my recent New York trip I felt it was about time I wrote an article about fashion and eyewear. Like it or not your spectacles make a statement about you and your style.
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Groundbreaking new treatment slows girl’s eye condition
A six-year-old girl has become one of the first patients to receive pioneering treatment in Edinburgh that halts short-sightedness in children.
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Eye care and Dyslexia
Clare Downes is an optician and is passionate about good eye care. Here she shares how dyslexia can be helped with coloured overlays
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Are you worried about your child’s short sightedness?
As a short sighted parent are you worried what is the likely hood of your child becoming myopic?
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