Save the environment – Recycle your contact lens materials

19 June 2019
/ Your Eyes
/ By Bhavin Shah

We are leading the way in reducing plastic pollution from Contact Lenses to help children with reading difficulties Contact lenses provide a very welcome and sought-after relief from the burden of spectacle wear for millions of people in the UK. The advent of disposable contact lenses, especially those replaced daily have significantly improved the health of […]

The ultimate guide for protecting your eyes this summer [MUST READ]

7 June 2019
/ Your Eyes
/ By Bhavin Shah

9 top tips for your eyes to survive the summer sunAfter a scorching summer last year, the holiday season is upon us again. Whether you’re travelling to exotic destinations around the world or seeing the amazing sights within the UK, here is the only guide you’ll need to keep your eyes safe and healthy and […]

Optomap: The world’s most advanced scan of your retina

17 January 2019
/ Your Eyes Examination services Vision for Life
/ By Bhavin Shah

Optomap by Optos, (especially the latest Daytona plus) is the worlds most advanced, widest and comprehensive scan of your retina at the back of your eyes. It can capture a breathtaking image in just a few seconds, in order to ensure that the back of your eyes are healthy and reduce the risk of retinal […]

Dyspraxia

11 January 2019
/ Behavioural Optometry Children Vision Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Visual Tracking
/ By Bhavin Shah

Dyspraxia: a guide to visual skills Although dyspraxia is understood to affect fine and gross coordination skills (small and large muscle movements), there is a strong relationship between these difficulties and visual skills. At Central Vision Opticians we have helped hundreds of children and adults with dyspraxia. We will assess you or your child’s symptoms to […]

Convergence Insufficiency

17 December 2018
/ Behavioural Optometry Children Vision Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Examination services Vision and Learning Vision for Life Visual Tracking
/ By Bhavin Shah

What is Convergence Insufficiency (CI)?Do you think you or your child has reading or attention difficulties at work or at school? It might be convergence insufficiency or other visual problems. At Central Vision Opticians we specialise in diagnosing and treating a range of binocular visual difficulties including CI. To date, we have helped hundreds of […]

2018 Vision-Boosting Toy and Games Christmas Gift List

5 December 2018
/ Children Vision Digital Devices and Vision Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Vision and Learning Vision for Life
/ By Bhavin Shah

As specialists in vision, parents often ask us about the things they can do to improve their kid’s vision and visual skills. Every year we compile our MASSIVE list of the best toys and games to improve physical and visual skills. Check out the links below if there is something specific you’d like to work […]

What does it mean to be short sighted (myopic)?

28 November 2018
/ Myopia Children Vision
/ By Bhavin Shah

What is Short-Sightedness (myopia)? What is Short-Sightedness (myopia)?What is happening to the eyes?What are the causes of myopia?What are the dangers of myopia?How can I tell if my child has myopia?What is the treatment for short sightedness?What should I do to help my child? What is Short-Sightedness (myopia)?Short Sight (also known as near sighted or myopia), is an increasingly common […]

Vote for us! Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year

AOP Awards – Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year 2019

15 November 2018
/ Your Eyes
/ By Bhavin Shah

Please vote for us: I am so honoured to be short listed for Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year 2019 It’s a wonderful recognition of the revolutionary, life-changing and cutting-edge work in the optical industry in fitting contact lenses for children and adults. I have a passion for ensuring my patients always the best vision The last leg now […]

Visual Tracking – The hidden cause of poor reading skills

15 September 2018
/ Behavioural Optometry Children Vision Vision and Learning Vision for Life Visual Tracking
/ By Bhavin Shah
/ 1 COMMENT

Has your child ever had difficulties with reading or comprehension in school, not just in literacy or English lessons, but also in maths and other subjects? Comprehension problems due to poor visual-tracking skills can affect all school subjects, so it’s worth learning more if your child seems to struggle in school. There is so much conflicting […]

Read this before your child wears MiSight contact lenses for myopia control [IMPORTANT]

4 July 2018
/ Myopia Children Vision
/ By Bhavin Shah

Read this before your child wears MiSight Contact Lenses What are MiSight contact lenses?What are the causes of myopia?What is the importance of myopia control?There are four major factors that play a part in myopia in children.What needs to be assessed BEFORE you start myopia control with MiSight?What are the important questions you MUST ask […]

Don’t fit your short-sighted or myopic child with Ortho-K (sleep-in) lenses until you read this [WARNING]

4 July 2018
/ Myopia Children Vision
/ By Bhavin Shah

Orthokeratology – What you need to know! What is Orthokeratology?How can OrthoK help a child with myopia?How do these lenses slow the deterioration in children who have myopia?Are Ortho-K lenses safe?What are the risks of Orthokeratology?What are the benefits of Orthokeratology?How are these lenses fitted?What are the best options for myopia control?The importance of a […]

5 things you should be doing to help your child’s myopia

4 July 2018
/ Myopia Children Vision
/ By Bhavin Shah

5 Essential Tips for Helping a Child with Myopia Get outdoorsHold books or devices further away Take breaks from close work and device use.SleepSpeak to an expert in myopia control Take our FREE online assessment to reveal your child’s risk of deterioration of their myopia Myopia is on the rise, it is reaching level higher […]

MiSight Contact Lenses for Myopia Control

28 June 2018
/ Myopia
/ By Bhavin Shah

As well as being one of the top 3 practices in the UK supplying this revolutionary contact lens. We are one of the only practices in the world to combine this technology with vision therapy to provide a complete Myopia Control Programme. Our results speak for themselves>> Myopia Control with MiSight Contact Lenses – All […]

Life is too short for boring glasses

“Life is too short to wear boring glasses” As an independent optical practice, that’s our new mantra. “There has been a massive revolution spectacle designs and the attitude that wearing the right glasses can make a statement about your personality, style and individuality” For many years the eyewear market has been dominated by a couple of […]

Shreeya’s Top Vision Tips

6 November 2017
/ Your Eyes
/ By Bhavin Shah

Top Vision Advice From Shreeya I believe in giving my clients the best possible eye care whilst making the whole experience enjoyable and personal. Our Senior Optometrist, Shreeya Barot, has been a member of the Central Vision Opticians team for over 2 years. Shreeya graduated from Cardiff University in 1998 with BSc(Hons) in Optometry and has […]

The Essential Visual Skills Your Child Needs To Read

23 October 2017
/ Children Vision Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Examination services Vision and Learning Vision for Life
/ By Bhavin Shah

There is so much more to your vision than being able to see small letters on a chart on the other side of the room. When we read, we are engaging a huge variety of visual and motor skills. There are at least 19 different visual skills that all come together to allow us to […]

Your Eyes in a Digital World

25 June 2017
/ Digital Devices and Vision Children Vision
/ By Bhavin Shah

Your Eyes in a Digital World: What YOU need to know… There has been a monumental shift in the proliferation of technology over the last 5 years. The advent of digital devices, smartphones and tablets has touched and revolutionised so many areas of our lives. The way we connect, communicate and interact with others. The […]

Equality of the… eyes! Here are 5 interesting facts of how gender plays a role in our vision

1 April 2017
/ Your Eyes
/ By Bhavin Shah

Bhavin Shah. London. We’ve all had a difference with the way in which we see shades of colours but what is especially unique is the different ways that men and women see colour. As a Behavioural Optometrist at Central Vision Opticians and as Chief Optometric Officer and co-founder of a vision tech start-up, I have […]

Driver awareness: Be fit to drive

21 March 2017
/ Your Eyes
/ By Bhavin Shah

KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD! In light of the recent news regarding the death of three year old Poppy-Arabella Clarke in Birmingham, Bhavin Shah, Optometrist at Central Vision Opticians, who has experience of examining vision for the DVLA, has advised the utmost importance of getting your eyes tested on a regular basis. The […]

Study more effectively by looking after your eyes

19 March 2017
/ Your Eyes
/ By Bhavin Shah

How to study more effectively? Look after your eyes! “Blurry vision, headaches, eyestrain, word running into each other, reading a paragraph and not remembering any of it…” These are the most common complaints I hear when I invariably get an influx of students with visual problems at this time of year. About 87% of the information […]

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