Cowen And Morgan

It's MS Awareness Week 2019. Often, the first symptom MS sufferers will experience is blurred vision and eye pain. Speak to us if you have any concerns over changes to your vision

It's Stress Awareness Month - Stress can lead to high levels of adrenaline which can impact on our sight, causing blurred vision. Talk to us if your stress levels have made changes to your sight this Stress Awareness Month.#StressAwarenessMonth

How many of you walk to work, or at least part of the way to work? It's Walk to Work day so grab some of those fresh air benefits now Spring has sprung! As long as it's not Snowing!

It's Wear a hat Day for Brain Tumour research. Share awareness and understanding of brain tumours, including early signs through changes in sight, here: https://www.braintumourresearch.org/fundr aise/wear-a-hat-day

How our eyes can play tricks on us - A small fishing town in Iceland has produced an exciting development in road safety. A new pedestrian crossing has been painted that appears to be 3D by way of a cleverly-detailed optical illusion.
Not only does the innovative design give foot-travelers the feeling of walking on air, it also gets the attention of drivers, who will be sure to slow down their speed once they spot the seemingly floating ‘zebra stripes. Check out this video https://bit.ly/2CClHR2
Image credits: Gústi Productions

It is the start of Sustrans Big Pedal, encouraging us to leave the car behind and head out on two wheels. For map of cycle routes go to https://www.sustrans.org.uk/map-ncn. Also check out our favourite eyewear for all activities https://www.ndrsports.com We are happy to advise on prescription and non-prescription eyewear

It's Love Your Lenses Week. Take this quiz to find out whether you're giving enough love to your contact lenses. https://bit.ly/2Fmmk0e

Opticians are great because try as they might, they always manage to improve our sight. It's World Poetry Day, and we are sure you can create a better verse than we can! What's your best optical rhyme?

It's Nutrition and Hydration week where the theme is 'Reinforce, focus and energise'. Dehydration can cause Dry Eye, leading to sore and irritated eyes. So drink up and focus!

It's the return of Red Nose Day! Get involved in this amazing fundraiser; whether you're climbing mountains, dressing the kids up for school or sitting back to watch a brilliant evening of fun entertainment on the TV. More information can be found here: https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday

Join us on 29th or 30th March to see our latest Spring Collection. Get FREE standard single vision lenses into any spectacles from our New Spring Range (worth £60) Other lenses available for a supplement

Cowen and Morgan Autumn/Winter Newsletter now available - https://mailchi.mp/db8e9680004e/cowen-and -morgan-newsletter