James Kidner Opticians Blog

A contact lens examination is an aftercare appointment to check on how well your eyes are while wearing contact lenses.

Please wear your contact lenses to your after care appointment!

During your contact lens after care appointment we will be checking your vision in...

Seeing as we are surrounded by this amazing glorious sunny weather, we thought we would share with you a good quality lens which will benefit and protect your eyes from Ultraviolet rays.

FACT: Did you know that UV rays are invisible and painless but pose a constant thre...

You may not realise it, but optometrists use a wide variety of tests and procedures to examine your eyes. These tests range from reading an eye chart to complex tests using high-powered lenses to visualize the tiny structures inside of your eyes. 

Pre-test

Before you eve...

The eyelids are thin folds of skin which cover and protect our eyes. They have muscles controlling their movement up and down known as the levator palpebrae. This can either be done via an involuntary or voluntary action of our nervous system. Each eyelid will have a r...