Alex Gage Optometrists launches spring eye care health push

Alex Gage Optometrists in Yorkshire has invested in Optos ultra wide-field imaging to offer its patients the best possible eye care as part of a Spring eye health MOT push.

In a poll of 3,000 people by the Eye Love My Local Independent Optician (ELMLO) group, a quarter admitted to not having had an eye examination for more than two years.

This has prompted the ELMLO to run a spring campaign encouraging people to book an eye exam.

Sheffield optometrist Alex Gage, who owns practices in Crosspool and Woodseats, said the public needed to be made aware of the importance of an exam to health. He said most retinal imaging equipment could only view a fifth of the eye at any one time, but the Optos ultra wide-field imaging could view 80 per cent and could show early signs of conditions such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetes and cataracts.