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North East Optician of the Year!

04/07/26

We won! We were over the moon to be announced as The North East Optician of the Year for 2026! It's brilliant that the team that make Village Optician what it is can be recognised like this.

Do you know what to expect from a cataract operation?

19/11/25

Do you know what to expect from a cataract operation? The visual outcome (whether or not you'll need glasses for seeing distance afterwards) can depend on many factors like if you have a high prescription for your glasses before, the curves on your eye, previous laser surgery to name a few.

How we "look" for Glaucoma

27/01/23

For our first post of 2023 I thought I'd make it a clinical one and talk a little about an eye disease that everyone has heard of but not many know what it actually is - Glaucoma. Now Glaucoma is a little tricky to even explain what it is, there are a few different types of Glaucoma (or "the Glaucomas") which makes it even more difficult. But here goes!

Why Am I Seeing Floaters?

11/06/21

Have you ever seen little black or grey spots, squiggles or lines in your vision? Yes? Then you have seen your floaters.