Eye Health: European Coalition for Vision Request End To Neglect

Earlier this year, the European Coalition for Vision (ECV) released a press statement to call on European decision makers to include eye health and vision in their political agenda. The call follows an earlier event in which members of the ECV claimed that eye health has been neglected in the political arena for too long, and that there is far too much avoidable and preventable vision damage….

The London Eye: Fun Facts About The Capital’s Very Own Visual Organ

The London Eye: Fun Facts About The Capital’s Very Own Visual Organ The EDF Energy London Eye is one of London’s most popular attractions, attracting around three million visitors every single year. In fact, it even gets more visitors than the Taj Mahal and the Great Pyramids of Giza! Construction began on the London Eye — originally named the Millennium Wheel — back in 1998, in order to celebrate the coming of the new millennium (along with other, less well-fated…

Keeping An Eye On Health – The London Vision Clinic Team Are Working Out

Physical fitness is good for our eyes as well as our bodies and minds – and with regular sessions of Zumba and yoga planned for 2014, members of the London Vision Clinic team are hoping to prove the point by working out. It has long been established that a sedentary lifestyle spent staring at a computer screen can have a negative effect on your general health, well-being and comfort, including that of your eyes. However, you may be relieved to know that reversing these bad habits can spell good news for your body, your stress levels, and your vision….

What A Drag It Is Choosing New Glasses…

As a delighted London Vision Clinic patient who – in a weak, sibling-bonding moment – offered to help her sister choose new frames, I was recently struck by what a drag it is selecting new glasses. The selection process can be akin to negotiating a very expensive minefield littered with costly mistakes and fashion blunders at every turn. …

The 10 Most Annoying Things About Reading Glasses

In life, it can sometimes feel like there are just two types of people – those that wear glasses and those that don’t. And, let’s be honest, those people who don’t have to wear glasses will never understand some of the frustrations they cause! Are any of these familiar to you?…