The Alex Gage Blog

We’re delighted to stock a range of handmade spectacle frames that are produced from ocean waste in both Woodseats and Crosspool....

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 Karen Jones, the former PA to the Chair of Sheffield Health & Social Care to our team. Karen, who lives close...

Spreading the cost of a Comprehensive Eyecare package – for people who value their eyesight The Problem The cost of providing eye...

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

Because the UK is closer to the North Pole than the Equator, there are significant variations in the length of our days and nights. These...

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

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

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

Here’s the story of how it came about… Twenty years ago, Alex Gage Family Optometrist opened the doors to its Woodseats practice on...

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

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

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...

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

The blue themes at Crosspool and Woodseats will include blue balloons outside each practice, staff wearing blue wigs and clothes and...

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

Thanks to Nichole Baxter and allaboutvision.com for this great infographic. Please call us on 0114 266 7066 (Crosspool) or 0114 274...

We’re proud to be supporting the fabulous group of lads (and Manager, Matt Franklin) who play for Crosspool Juniors FC Under 9’s for the...

We are pleased to be able to offer clients the ortho-K lenses that are mentioned in this Daily Mail article on Sunday 29-11-15. Special...

Alex Gage, who owns practices at Woodseats and Crosspool, says: “People know the dangers of hot weather with regard to sunburn and...