Saturday 31st August
Saturday 21st September
Saturday 19th October
Saturday 16th November
When making an appointment please let us know if you prefer to attend on a weekend date.
World Sight Day 2018 – Please help us with fundraising
World Sight Day is a national fundraising campaign to raise funds to assist with eye care in under developed countries. There are more than 600 million people in the world who are blind or visually impaired because they do not have access to eye examinations or glasses. The World Sight Day Challenge, which Patricia Hayselden and Partners is taking part in, aims to address avoidable blindness caused by uncorrected refractive error – simply the need for an eye exam and glasses.
During October, our practice is donating some of every eye examination fee (paid either by yourself or the NHS), to raise money for Optometry Giving Sight and Vision Aid Overseas – two charities working together, to help provide eye examinations and spectacles in developing countries.
Just £5 can help provide an eye examination and spectacles to those in need. We are aiming to help 200 people.
We know that preventable blindness is a solvable problem. That is why every contribution is meaningful and can help to transform a life. Last year, tens of thousands of children, women and men lost everything when tropical cyclone Yolanda smashed into the Philippines. The Optometry Giving Sight organisation helped more than 8000 people by providing them with glasses, restoring their eyesight and enabling them to rebuild.
If you feel able to make a personal donation, please call in and put money into the red collection tin at reception.
See Giving Sight and Vision Aid Overseas for more information
Extended C:MY:K Range
This affordable range, suitable for both men and women, come in a great package deal with single vision lenses (complete with reflection free coating) from only £99.
Call in to view the range and take advantage
Privacy Policy Updated
Data Protection law is changing and we want to keep you up to date with the steps Patricia Hayselden and Partners are taking.
On the 25th May the General Data Protection Regulation, known as GDPR, comes into effect. GDPR imposes additional obligations on organisations and gives you extra rights around how your data is used.
We want you to know that Patricia Hayselden and Partners respects the information we hold on you and that we take the security of your information very seriously.
We have recently published an update to our Privacy Policy to give you more information on the data we hold on you, what we do with that data, who we share your data with and your new rights under GDPR
Our updated Privacy Notice is now on our website and can be viewed by clicking here
Kodak Drive Lens
Twice as effective as standard reflection free lenses.
- Significantly less glare from oncoming vehicles, traffic and street lights
- Details exposed to glare can be seen better
- Improved colour and contrast perception
During the day, KODAK Lens performs as well as a standard reflection free lens, but at night the performance is improved twofold compared to the standard reflection free lens.
KODAK Drive Lenses are particularly suited to motorists as they offer significantly less glare from oncoming vehicle, traffic and street lights. Light sources are seen clearer and reflecting objects keep their sharp contours, meaning levels of glare are reduced.
Staff Changes
We would like to welcome our newest team member Lauren, who has joined us as a customer service apprentice / trainee optical receptionist. Lauren is replacing Sally who has left us to pursue a new career with the emergency services. We wish Sally the best of luck.
Oxfordshire Minor Eye Conditions Service
If you have a recent onset problem with your eyes such as those listed below, then this service may be able to assess and treat you.
The service is funded by the NHS and is available from Patricia Hayselden and Partners, as well as other local opticians throughout Oxfordshire.
Appointments are available within 48 hours (2 working days).
Minor eye conditions that can be treated by the service include:
- Red eye or eyelids
- Dry, gritty, irritable and uncomfortable eyes
- Significant recent sticky or watery discharge from the eye
- Recently occurring flashes and/or floaters
- Painful eye including pain with bright lights
- Ingrowing eyelashes
- Recent and sudden change in vision
- Foreign body in the eye
- Unusual eye appearance (lumps and bumps)
NOTE: This Minor Eye Conditions service is for sudden onset problems and not for major, prolonged eye conditions such as cataracts, diabetic retinopathy or glaucoma.
If you are registered with an Oxfordshire GP and over age 6, you can use the service. To make an appointment, call us on 01491 835466 or come into reception. You will be asked some questions about your symptoms in order to assess if you are suitable and how quickly you need to be seen by this MECS service, which will be within 5 working days or sooner if possible.
Please note that this is not an eyesight test. Some eye conditions are better suited to immediate referral to eye casualty – please ask your optometrist, pharmacist or GP if unsure. Others may simply need a routine complete eye examination
For more information on the Oxfordshire Minor Eye Conditions Service see:
www.oxfordshireloc.org.uk
£487.40 Raised for Optometry Giving Sight
A huge thank you to our patients and clients who helped us raise £487.40 for the Optometry Giving Sight and Vision Aid Overseas charities, during our fundraising month of October. This should help up to 150 people, in under-developed countries, to access eyecare.
If you would still like to make a donation, please call into the practice or email uk@givingsight.org
Alister Fully Qualifies As A Dispensing Optician
Huge congratulations to our employee Alister Nettleship who has graduated as a Dispensing Optician. Alister has been studying for the qualification for the past 5 years and all of his hard work has now been rewarded.
Optometrist Liz Retires
After 7 happy years working at Patricia Hayselden & Partners, Optometrist Liz Pearson has decided to retire. She will be missed by both staff and patients and we wish her a happy retirement.