Are regular eye examinations important? Find out why they are vital for our overall health and why you need to book your eye examination at Ellis & Thompson Optometrists in Cobham.

Here at Ellis & Thompson, we are continually investing in state-of-the-art equipment, including the Heidelberg Spectralis 4D OCT Eye Scanner, Gold standard Humphreys Visual Field Analyser and Corneal Topography.

We’ve all been there. Squinting into the glare as the sun reflects off the road or the bonnet of the car, trying our best to carry on driving. Well, there’s something you can do about that, and they’re called polarised lenses.

With Diabetes Awareness Week upon us, now is the perfect moment to discuss how diabetes affects eyesight. The short answer is that it can cause a number of eye conditions, although not everyone with diabetes will develop one.

We’re finding that patients are asking, in increasing numbers, if their daily routines are harming their eyesight. And with good reason. The amount of time we spend looking at screens has risen dramatically over the last few decades and while they help us work and keep us entertained, time spent looking at screens isn’t all good.