Crafting Activities To Enhance Wellbeing For People Living With Low Vision In Care Home Settings
Wellbeing Activities for Care Home Residents with Low Vision In care home settings, ensuring that residents with low vision have access to engaging and meaningful activities i
The Not-So-Obvious Connection: How Stress is Looking Out for Your Eyes
The Link Between Stress and Eyesight Have you ever felt the insistent throb of a headache after a day crammed with meetings or noticed your eyes rebelling with dryness or blur
Exploring the Connection Between Stress and Eye Health: Comprehensive Insights
In today’s fast-paced world, stress has become an all-too-common part of our lives, affecting countless individuals globally. According to Champion Health, the statistics for
A home visiting optician | Year In Review 2023
We gave you some top tips on stimulating activities for older adults We are all aware that as we become older, our physical and mental health may take decline. Often, we are
Unwind and Refresh: Top Meditation Tips from Home Visiting Opticians
In the hustle and bustle of modern life, it’s easy to neglect our well-being, including our eye health. As home visiting opticians, we believe in a holistic approach to eye ca
Combating Loneliness: Brightening Lives through Engaging Outings and Support
Loneliness can have profound and detrimental effects on an individual’s physical and mental well-being. The impact of this pervasive issue is particularly concerning in the U
Stimulating activities and ideas for older people
Taking care of your client’s cognitive health We are all aware that as we become older, our physical and mental health may take decline. Often, we are no longer able to compl
Festive singing could help more than just your Christmas spirit!
It’s that time of year when we gather together for a warm drink before hitting the streets, the local church, or the parish hall for a good old-fashioned bit of festive singin
An Opticall guide to protecting the elderly during fireworks season
The interesting history of why we celebrate fireworks night Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot. With many of us finding ourselves looking f
The importance of sleep for your eyes
With World Sleep Day coming up on 19th March (the Friday before Spring Vernal Equinox of each year) we thought it was a perfect opportunity to explain some important issues re
The life of a visually impaired person
Someone who is visually impaired has vision that affects their ability to perform normal activities of daily living. Some of the causes of their visual impairment or loss of v
Look up at the sky – the benefits of stargazing
Look up at the sky - the benefits of stargazing Stargazing is a free, relaxing hobby accessible to everyone. All you need are your eyes and a dark location away from artificia
How is it December already?!
What a year it has been! We couldn’t have made it through without you.
World Mental Health Day
You may be thinking why is a mobile optician writing about a blog about mental health. Well we are just as passionate about mental health as we are about eye health. We wanted
Opticall – Home visit opticians during Lockdown 2.0
Opticall, the mobile opticians that do home visits, that’s us! We are still running through the current Lockdown 2. 0 and we will continue to offer our completely mobile opti
Getting back to what we love…being your mobile optician
We have all had some challenging times due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, but we don’t want this situation to negatively impact on your eyesight and therefore your lifestyl
Optician Comparison – home visit opticians vs high street opticians
A routine eye test with us is the equivalent, if not better, than going to your regular high street opticians such as Vision Express, Boots or Specsavers.
Importance of having eye tests
You may be thinking of putting off booking your regular eye tests because of the risk of COVID-19 but we want to reassure you that we strictly adhere to the latest NHS guideli
Opticall’s Covid-19 practices for returning to routine eye tests
S COVID-19 PRACTICES FOR RETURNING TO ROUTINE EYE TESTS We want to reassure our local communities that we are truly passionate about delivering outstanding eye care to the eld
Protecting your eyes from the sun
Here we share our top tips for protecting your eyes from sun damage with this gorgeous sunny weather. Enjoy the sun but stay safe by remembering this vital information.
Taking care of our mental health with Mindfulness
I know what you are thinking…what has a company of home-visiting opticians who specialise in free NHS home eye examinations and eye care for those in care homes got to do with