The Alex Gage Blog

We’re delighted to share that Alex and Sarah’s elder daughter, Emma, has graduated from Cardiff University with a 2:1 degree in Optometry...

We’re delighted to welcome three new(ish!) faces to the teams at Crosspool and Woodseats. Sylvia Moffatt, Jo Bambrough and Margaret Green...

We’re very excited to be sponsoring 17 year old silver medallist Phoebe Newton-Hughes with daily disposable contact lenses. Phoebe was...

We’re proud to be one of only four practitioners in Sheffield to offer a sophisticated personalised service for patients with Varilux X...

Regular check-ups are essential to protect our vision and overall health yet many of us don’t take the time to think about the importance...

We were delighted, but not surprised, to read that Independent Opticians came out on top in the latest Which? report into the quality of...

We are delighted to announce that we have sponsored the two Crosspool Juniors FC Under-11s teams by providing them with rain jackets....

We’re delighted to share that we have given a permanent job to the optical assistant who first joined us on work experience from school...

In a bid to show his support behind the National Glaucoma Awareness Week campaign that began yesterday, Alex Gage is working alongside...

Diabetics should have regular appointments with an optometrist in addition to their annual diabetic retinopathy screening – that is the...

An independent optometrist has shared five resolutions we can all make to keep our eyes healthy in 2017. Alex Gage, who owns two...

We’re thrilled that our daughter, Emma has gone to Cardiff University to follow in our footsteps and study Optometry. Here’s her story.....

Did you know? More than one and a half Million (1.6Million) school–aged children in England could be living with an undiagnosed vision...

Hayfever can be of particular nuisance to contact lens and glasses wearers who may develop itchy, sore and red eyes as pollen counts...

Thanks to the College of Optometrists for sharing this simple guide to hayfever

With the 3D version of the children’s classic, The Jungle Book, just launched, we’d like to urge parents to ensure that children have...

Posted on April 26, 2016 In a world where there seems to be a commemorative day, week or month to build awareness for causes of every...

The NHS recommends that we eat two portions of fish a week, including one of oily fish such as mackerel, salmon, trout, sardines and...

Optometrist Alex Gage is urging smokers to consider their eye health when they next light up ahead of No Smoking Day on March 9....

website or the BABO (British Association of Behavioural Optometrists) website. I’ve suffered from strabismus almost all my life. I’ve...