Are you finding words appear jumbled on the page, or a little fuzzy around the edges? Are your perceiving colours differently? A free and simple ChromaGen™ colour blindness and dyslexia assessment at our practice could put your mind at rest.

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.

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Rest assured that all minor repairs of your spectacles can be handled by us over the festive period. We’re just closing for the bank holidays so our opening times are as follows:

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 can provide gift vouchers from just £10 for a practical Christmas present. These can be spent on eye care, sports eyewear, foot care, hearing services or contact lenses.

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You’re entitled to a free NHS eye examination at the practice if you are:

• Under 16, or under 19 and in full time education
• Aged 60 or over
• Registered blind or partially sighted
• Diagnosed as having diabetes or glaucoma
• Aged 40 or over with an immediate, direct relative with glaucoma, or you have been advised by an ophthalmologist that you are at risk of glaucoma
• Prescribed a complex lens.

Following your eye examination, you can choose from our large choice of spectacle frames, lens and contact lens options, including classic single vision spectacle lenses starting from £36.20 (or free with NHS GOS3 voucher. Or there’s the Bifocal or Varifocal options from £62.70 (or free with NHS GOS3 voucher). 　

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Now that the sun is finally out, there’s no better way to protect your eyes from UV rays than to invest in a quality pair of sunglasses. Whether you need prescription or regular lenses, here at the practice we have a pair to suit every taste and all pockets.

We offer a wide variety of lens colours to suit different sports and activities, plus night glare reduction tints and coatings for driving when the sun is low on the horizon. Plus you can choose specialist wraparound frames.
We would like to invite you to come in and view our new collection of sunglasses with a glass of wine or orange juice at the 11th Buntingford Classic Car Show.

This annual event rolls into town on Saturday 3 September. With classic cars, trucks, tractors and bikes of all ages along our historic High Street, it’s sure to be a vibrant and colourful spectacle. Here at the practice we help with all the Buntingford Chamber of Commerce events and we’re especially looking forward to this one.

It’s a great day out for car enthusiasts and classic car owners, and with free admission, it’s the perfect day out for all the family.
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Oliver, Dispensing Optician; Gill, Resident Optometrist; and Practice Manager, James with the practice’s 7th year anniversary cake.

7th year Anniversarycelebrations on 1 August saw J. Oliver Radley Opticians on the High Street in Buntingford celebrate seven years of trading.　

Thank you to our team of staff for their hard work and to all of our customers for their support over the past seven years. And if you popped in to see us on the big day, we hope you enjoyed your slice of chocolate cake!

As your local Independent Opticians, we’re open to NHS and private patients. This year we’ve extended our full range of eyewear products from our budget collection of classically designed frames starting from £15 through to our customised Solid Gold range, and numerous designer brands.

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J. Oliver Radley Opticians has the Oliver Goldsmith frame collection available to our clients. But it seems like we’re not the only one with good taste, as Oliver Goldsmith have told us they’ve seen a number of celebrities in London wearing their retro frames.

So, if you’re looking for a new set of frames, visit the practice to see which suit you.

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Did you know?

That in Hertfordshire, falls remain the greatest cause of lack of independence, and the associated need for residential care, in those aged over 65. So this year we’ll be supporting the NHS and AgeUK’s National Falls Awareness Week, 20-24 June. This year, the focus is Watch Your Step, and aims to tackle the link between reduced vision and falls. And we want tell our clients about the importance of regular eye-health checks, and how vital it is that you’re wearing the right spectacles.

There is an estimated 52,000 falls in older people in the country each year, but there is good evidence that early identification, such as a simple eye test, can help reduce this number.

If you think that yourself, or an older family member, would benefit for getting their prescription checked, we offer free eye examinations and eye health tests for the over 60s.

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Golf requires visual precision whether you’re a pro or enthusiast. So to help you improve your game, we’re now stocking Adidas prescription and non prescription golfing eyewear with the specific tint that helps enhance the colours and contours for golf.

They are also essential kit to help protect your eyes from the effects of long-term UV damage, and to shield them from glare and windy environments when on the green.

• Prescription eyewear – the Advista – offers 100% UV protection in a shatterproof, wide wraparound frame that eliminates glare and provides excellent peripheral vision – even when playing side on. You can chose from either the prescription insert – a discreet, almost invisible, clip-in mini frame, that slots in behind the nose bridge, or the prescription adaptor – an all-over lens glaze.

• Non-prescription sunglasses – the Retego – developed with British golf proJustin Rose, these slick new sunglasses deliver a confident look and crystal-clear vision.

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We understand that times might be tight for some. Or perhaps you’re in need of an emergency pair of spectacles, or a second pair, and are looking to keep the cost down.

So now we’re stocking a budget frame collection. Gold classic frames are available. Plus there are options for single vision lenses, bifocals and varifocals- subject to your prescription being within a power range.

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