Our optometry practice started 40 years ago when the motorway ended at Smales Farm.  Hard to believe the change in the area over that time.  Originally, the practice was at the intersection between  Kitchener and Shakespeare Roads, but the building it was in was knocked down to produce a throughway to Omana Road.  It has been in its present location for many years.  Over that time period, optometry has had a lot of technical development.  We now have more equipment than ever to measure different parts of the eye – like the curve of the cornea which allows us to do specialist contact lens fitting. We can also accurately measure your peripheral vision and have an OCT machine that can take scans and photographs of different parts of the eye.  Contact lenses have developed over the years too, with a large emphasis on the daily use of contact lenses or myopia control contact lenses.  Optical lenses are now better than ever- progressive lenses allow people to see easily at all distances with minimal peripheral distortion. Optical frames are constantly evolving – and the best way to keep up to date with this is to talk to us.