It's always great to get out into practice and see how the theory of eyecare and dealing with patients is put into practice.
I recently accompanied Mrs Optician Editor to the optician so she could have an eye exam and buy a new pair of specs, I badgered her into going as it had been over two years.
She went into the practice alone and I was requested to join her later on to give my verdict on her eyewear choice. Not something I was looking forward to, I could just imagine the conversation: Her: " What do you think of these?" Me: "Yes, they are lovely darling." Her: " You're just saysing that to hurry things up."
She spent much longer in the consulting room than I expected and when she came out she was absolutely delighted by the treatment she had recieved. She was surprised that the optometrist had been so interested in her wider health experiences and she was impressed by the thoroughness of the eye examination.
I had a chat with the optom as we know one another ( he didn't know that his patient was my wife) but I saved him the embarrassment of telling him that she had been so impressed.
