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At Teahan Optometrists we always invest in the latest diagnostic equipment to enhance our patients’ care. We are currently using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) as an integral part of the standard eye examination. This is a 3 dimensional imaging technique that images the internal eye structures, including the retina, in great detail.OCT is a non-invasive, painless, diagnostic test.  The OCT takes high resolution digital photographs, and uses light waves to take cross-sectional images 3-D images of the retina. The cornea and irido-corneal angle can also be imaged.

What is myopia? ‘Near-sighted’ or ‘short-sighted’ are more commonly known terms for myopia. A myopic person cannot see clearly in the distance, but they have clear sight up-close.  Currently 28% of the global population are myopic. It is estimated that by 2050, 50% of the global population will be myopic (a staggering 5 billion people!). With this increasing prevalence of myopia worldwide, methods of myopia control are becoming research topics of great interest. Myopia usually starts in childhood and teenage years and generally progresses as the eyes continue to grow.

Our window displays are a very important part of our business. We take great pride in having stylish, eyecatching displays that are unique and catch the imagination of the passerby. Our window display designer, Carol Walsh, of ‘The Retail Artist’, designs and installs all our displays. It is a very effective way to showcase our new designer frames. We change our windows on a regular basis using different themes depending on the season. For our summer theme, Carol has created a French vibe with beautiful lavender flowers.

I had an interesting case recently where a young boy, Adam, was brought in by his Mum and Dad for an eye exam to see if he was colour blind.As he was quite young the paediatric colour vision test was used. This test uses easy to recognise shapes such as a circle, square and star, and pictures such as a car, boat, and house. This is a child friendly alternative to the Ishihara Colour Vision Test (the standard colour vision test used in eye exams), which uses number presentations to assess colour vision.

Transitions® lenses are everyday lenses which adapt to outdoor lighting conditions and are designed to be worn all day, every day, protecting from UV light and harmful high-energy visible blue light.There are many benefits to wearing Transitions®. They reduce fatigue and eye strain indoors, and reduce squinting in the sunlight outdoors. They are the ideal lens for glare-sensitive people who want comfortable eyes all day long.These lenses are designed to quickly adapt from clear when indoors to full dark tint in the brightest sunlight.

We are delighted to be one of the lucky few optical practices to stock Tom Ford eyewear! These pieces always make a big impact when they arrive in store; and with fans including Daniel Craig, Justin Timberlake, Kim Kardashian, George Clooney, Tom Hanks and Gigi Hadid, – Tom Ford has a pair of spectacles to suit all styles! Tom Ford launched his signature line in 2004 after a ground-breaking career as Creative Director of Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, in which he made a monumental impact on the fashion world throughout the 90’s

In April 2017 we were very busy creating window displays to enter the Punchestown window competition. We were delighted to be picked as one of the five finalists from the locality in this competition.As a team we thoroughly enjoy entering this competition, brain-storming and coming up with different ideas every year! We love creating the windows ourselves, and giving our usual window designer, Carol Walsh (Retail Design) a break!We came up with two window displays this year. In one we had a racecard with names of horses (quirky and funny names) and we used the names of designers of spectacle frames as the trainer names.