Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (NYSE: UK) 25 January 2012 in Reading
A routine visit to the optometrist last saved the lives of 17-year-old Chloe Jones from Merthyr Tydfil.1 suffering dizzy spell and headache , high school students believed that they need glasses. Instead, to reveal the digital retinal screening in Miss Jones’ eye examination included swelling of the optic nerve at the back of her eye
.optometrist Brian Borland immediately after Miss Jones taken to hospital where doctors discovered a brain tumor the size of an orange. After a course of steroids crop and an operation to remove, reduce, Miss Jones is expected to make a full recovery make.
Miss Jones said: I would never know how serious my symptoms, I was not going to have an eye examination. The photographs taken at Specsavers literally saved my life. More people need to know about the benefits of the camera and how it should be part of your regular eye test form.
Against this background
Specsavers customer is aware that the digital photography of the retina is a valuable part of an eye examination.
Paul Carroll, director of professional services for Specsavers says, Digital retinal screening can play an important role in early diagnosis and treatment of many conditions that can lead to blindness play, to play if not discovered at an early time. Some, like Chloe, even life threatening. The pictures also help to attract customers to a better understanding of what happened.
The advanced technology uses a camera a picture of the back of the eye to take, the only part of the human body where the micro of the blood can be directly observed.
Each photo is stored as a permanent record and to recognize and manage a variety of conditions, including diabetic changes, macular degeneration and optic nerve disease and life threatening diseases such as tumors.
Many High Street opticians
payment for the digital retinal screening, at the top of the cost of an eye examination. At 640 Specsavers stores, it will be offered as part of the old standard eye test at no additional cost for customers over 40 years, or where a doctor or optometrist recommends.
To find an eye test
book or to your nearest Specsavers, call 0800 068 0241 or log on http://www.specsavers.co.uk.
References
(1) detection of malignant tumors in Merthyr girl http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16534803 eye test
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About Specsavers
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Specsavers was founded by Doug and Dame Mary Perkins in 1984 and is today the largest privately owned opticians in the world
The couple still run the company with her three children. Her son John is joint managing director of
Specsavers has more than 1600 branches in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Australia and New Zealand.
The annual turnover for the Specsavers group? To achieve 1360000000 for fiscal years 2009/10 and predictions? 1550000000 in 2010/11.
Specsavers optical stores and hearing centers owned and operated by joint venture or franchise partners. Together they provide both visual and hearing under one roof.
Specsavers has more than 26,000 employees
Specsavers was voted Britain’s most trusted brand of opticians for the tenth consecutive year by the Reader’s Digest trust survey 2011
More than one in three people who wear glasses in the UK buy them from Specsavers glasses * 9.7 million have been exported from the warehouse to stores in 2009
Specsavers was No. 1 for an eye examinations and glasses in place * UK
* GfK NOP
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