Local Optician reminds his clients to remember their eyes on celebrating their 60th birthday

LEICESTER, U.K. - July 14, 2014 - PRLog -- ‘Eye tests become free on the NHS when a person reaches the age of 60. therefore it’s a great opportunity for this age group to come ad see us for free routine eye test. As your eyes get older, they become more at risk of sight-threatening conditions such as Glaucoma, Cataracts and Macular degeneration. Many of these conditions can now be successfully treated and early detection often results in far better outcomes’, Mohammed said.

Visual Answers are award–winning optometrists and contact lens specialists. Over 10 000 people every year visit their 2 practices on Quorn and Barrow Upon Soar near Loughborough for routine eye tests every 1 to 2 years.

Clients come from far and wide as the practice has invested in some of the latest technology including a hospital grade OCT (Ocular Coherence Tomography), diagnostic technology that allows the early detectation of conditions such as macular degeneration, and glaucoma amongst other eye-conditions, by looking below the surface layers of the retina.

For more information or to book your appointment call Visual Answers Optometrists on Barrow (01509) 416800 and Quorn on (01509) 414151