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In early December 2009, I said farewell to my home in sunny St Petersburg, Florida and hello to a snowy Newbury, my husband's long time home. Once settled, I began to work. Initially as a resident, I chose to change my work to locum in order to have a better work-family life balance. My longest work was for the former Tesco Opticians on Pinchington Lane in Newbury. During my time there, I had the opportunity to meet many people from the local area.

A lot of people have a misconceptions about contact lenses and how they are meant to work. Here are some common conversations about contact lenses I have with people - family, friends and patients together with my explanations...

If you have a significant prescription and cycle then you know the spectacle options for you are limited. To have the best "wrapped" style specs for cycling, you may need to ignore your correction and go without or use those small lens inserts.

The time comes when we all experience age related changes. Our eyes and vision are no different than the rest of the body; our eyes age and change as well. In addition to changes to our vision, the eye health also alters with age. Sure there are all the common conditions we've heard of - cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration; but there are other conditions that are age related as well - dry eyes, droopy/hooded eyelids, and blepharitis.

Valarie Jerome Optometrists is proud to carry the sustainable eyewear from Eco and excited to announce their new give away!  For a chance to win a pair of Eco sunglasses, participate in our challenge by following these 4 steps...