ChromaGen™ is a unique system of coloured lenses of a specific density and hue that are worn as either contact lenses or spectacles. For people suffering from colour deficiency or ‘colour blindness’, ChromaGen™ haploscopic filters work by changing the wavelength of each colour going into one or both eyes, which enhances colour perception and colour discrimination.

The simple assessment and wearing ChromaGen lenses can:

• Rule out or help with colour blindness
• Help with dyslexia, dyspraxia, migraines, and glare reduction
• Assist with feeling comfortable reading from computer screens
• Flag up issues with tracking the position of words when reading
• Help notice when words are seen as ‘moving’ or having ‘fuzzy edges’ and ‘jumbling’ letters
• Spot when you might see 6 and 9 looking similar when reading
• Help you avoid missing words, loosing alignment, and having to use a ruler to keep position. 

The assessments are free of charge for children and adults of any age they will be carried out in the privacy of the examination room by trained ChromaGen staff.

Appointments are available Monday to Saturday 09.00 to 17.00 by appointment.

Christmas Eve – open
Christmas Day – closed
Boxing Day – closed
Tuesday 27th Dec– closed
Wednesday 28th Dec – open
Thursday 29th Dec – open
Friday 30th Dec – open
Saturday 31st Dec – open
New Year’s Day – closed
Monday 2nd Jan – closed
Tuesday 3rd Jan –– opening times as usual.

Happy New Year from J. Oliver Radley Opticians!

We offer:

• NHS and Private eye examinations
• Free hearing checks
• Professional footcare

Visit the practice to find out more.

Oliver, Terry, Edel, Oliver Goldsmith, the Mayor of Buntingford and James.

The Buntingford Late Night Shopping event was a great success last Friday, with the community enjoying the festivities and fantastic lights that now adorn the shops and streets around the High Street. 

As part of the celebrations at our practice, we invited one of the top eyewear designers, Oliver Goldsmith, to visit us. The Oliver Goldsmith collection is a very popular range for us, and we’re one of only eleven opticians in the UK who have the Oliver Goldsmith Vintage Collection available. It was fantastic to talk to Oliver about his Vintage Collection, which includes styles that were worn by celebrities in films, including Michael Caine, Audrey Hepburn, John Lennon and Peter Sellers.

Also joining us at the practice for the celebrations was Buntingford’s Mayor, Stan Bull.

Our chosen charity for the evening was Optometry Giving Sight, who relies on practices like ours, to help fund training of local people and building of vision centres in the developing world. We raised £73.79 for the charity from the evening’s donations, and J. Oliver Radley Opticians doubled this to make a £150 donation to Optometry Giving Sight.

Merry Christmas!

Call into our practice to give your friends and family a voucher towards a sleek new pair of sunglasses, spectacles or foot care this Christmas.

To date Optometry Giving Sight has funded projects in over 21 countries, trained over 2,200 local people to become eye care professionals and this has offered over 3.8 million people an eye examination and the spectacles they’ve needed.

Any donations on the night will be welcome and for more information on projects you can visit: www.givingsight.org

Oakley’s winter sports sunglasses come in a wide range of colours, styles and provide UV protection and clear vision during the winter.  You can customise your sunglasses to create the perfect look for the slopes, driving or out and about in town.

Adidas ski sunglasses and goggles give clear vision, UV protection, secure fit and durability during harsh conditions on the slopes. And if you’re driving in the fog where glare can be a problem, Adidas sunglasses come with interchangeable lenses making them an excellent piece of kit for the winter.

Prices from £65 for sunglasses, visit our practice to check out the new collections.

The Buntingford Late Night Shopping event

Late Night Shopping is an excellent community event. The High Street is illuminated and the shops stay open until 8pm. You can watch the lighting of the ‘Lights of Love’ tree in aid o f Isabel Hospice, join in with the carol service and the kids can enjoy the fun fair and Santa’s Sleigh.

Buntingford local businesses pull out all the stops to make the Late Night Shopping event one to remember and the window displays along the High Street get you in the Christmas spirit. This year our practice has an exclusive winter display of flowers by Crazy Daisy in the fireplace, and Country Flowers are creating a festive display for our front desk.

Celebrity guest, designer Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith himself will join us at the event to showcase his OG Vintage Collection. Why not pop in for this unique opportunity to meet this eyewear designer.

At the practice we collect donated pairs of spectacles to send to the cause, and this month we’re donating cash to a team of optometrists who will fly to Ethiopia for two weeks in September to set up a new optical clinic.

The project includes training local Ethiopian optical mechanics on how to carry out eye examinations, to screen for disease, to refer for eye surgery and to issue a prescription for glasses. Then, poorer people with eye problems can for the first time undertake paid work and be able to support their extended family.

If you’d like to help the cause or to donate your unwanted spectacles, please call in to the practice.

We’re offering a free 60ml trial pack to introduce you to this new product – one application per person. Call into the practice to find out more.