Connolly Opticians

17/11/2022

20/10/2022

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19/08/2022

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14/03/2021

It’s time for an update.
We are still on reduced staff but it’s now time to work towards bringing Kay and Anne out of furlough.

We have full PPE, we’ve been vaccinated and we are Covid tested twice a week and we clean everything between patients. In short we are are safe as you can get.

In order to bring Kay and Anne back we need to catch up with the backlog of patients who were due a test in the last 12 months.

Call on 01698 824777 to book your appointment.

12/01/2021

Covid: Eyesight risk warning from lockdown screen time

More than a third of people using screens more during lockdown reported eyesight changes, a study suggests.

24/12/2020

I would like to wish all our patients a happy and safe Christmas.

The practice is now closed for the festive holiday. We will be open on the 30th and will be open 9:30 to 5:30 Monday to Friday from the 6th January.

If you have an Ocular Emergency, red eye, sore eye or sudden loss of vision please call me on 07949 698069, leave a message with your name, contact phone number and a short explanation of the problem. It would also help if you could send a clear, close up photograph of your eye and one with your lower lid pulled down. Please send the photos by WhatsApp or Messenger.

I will call you back for telephone consultation when I’m at my computer.

The emergency telephone service will not be available on 25th, 26th Dec and 1st, 2nd Jan

Keep safe, keep well

Chris

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17/11/2020

It has Just been announced that South Lanarkshire is now moving to Level 4

We are considered an essential service and as we have full PPE (Masks, gloves, apron and visors) and we sanitise between patients.

We will remain open at all levels.

Our opening hours are 9:30 to 5:30 Monday to Friday. We have limited staff at this time. If you phone and we are busy it will go to the recorded message. If we have not been able to answer please call back in 15 to 30 minutes.

Once again we will to prioritise the patients we see.

Ocular emergencies or red eyes will been undertaken by telephone consultation or face to face as appropriate.

Patients with visual changes or broken spectacles will also be seen.

Patients who are due a routine checkup who don’t feel their eyes have changed will be asked to postpone their examination at this time.

Patients who want an eye test but don’t want to proceed with spectacles at this time (waiting til after Xmas etc) will be asked to postpone their test until they are ready to proceed with their spectacles to minimise the Covid risk.

Keep safe, keep well

Chris

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30/10/2020

Update Time

We have have an update from NHS Scotland with regard to the new 5 level system operating in Scotland.

We are considered an essential service and as we have full PPE (Masks, gloves, apron and visors) and we sanitise between patients. We will remain open at all levels.

Our opening hours are 9:30 to 5:30 Monday to Friday. We have limited staff at this time. If you phone and we are busy it will go to the recorded message. If we have not been able to answer please call back in 15 to 30 minutes.

Once again we have been asked to prioritise the patients we see.

Ocular emergencies or red eyes will been undertaken by telephone consultation or face to face as appropriate.

Patients with visual changes or broken spectacles will also be seen.

Patients who are due a routine checkup who don’t feel their eyes have changed will be asked to postpone their examination at this time.

Patients who want an eye test but don’t want to proceed with spectacles at this time (waiting til after Xmas etc) will be asked to postpone their test until they are ready to proceed with their spectacles to minimise the Covid risk.

Keep safe, keep well

Chris

03/10/2020

So it’s time for an update

We are open 9:30 to 5:30 Monday to Friday. Angela is there each day. If you phone and we are busy it will go to the recorded message. If we have not been able to answer please call back in 15 to 30 minutes.

Please don’t redial immediately as we will still be busy with the same patient that we were with 30 seconds earlier.

Anne is now back 2 days per week and in November we will have Kay back 2 days a week as well.

Thanks for your patience.

Chris

09/08/2020

Sports Safety

Many of us teach our children about seatbelt and road safety but do not discuss eye protection needs in sports.

This can be done in a positive way when telling your child the reasons for wearing eye or head protection when participating in sports. It may help to point out other popular sports men and women also wear eye or head protection.

Polycarbonate safety lenses are recommended when taking part in sporting
activities as these are more shatter proof than other plastic materials and will protect the eyes better. For children with permanent reduced vision in one eye, the potential risks involved in contact sports and injury to the good eye should be considered.

Let your child know how important it is that they remember to put their protective eyewear on before taking part in any sporting activities. You and your family can lead by example by wearing a helmet when riding a bike

Contact lenses offer no protection; therefore it is strongly recommended that contact lens wearers also wear appropriate polycarbonate eye protection.

Protective eyewear is the key to sports eye safety as ninety percent of sports-related eye injuries can be avoided with the use of protective eyewear. Even if your child’s sports league does not require eyewear, you as a parent have a right to insist on protecting your child’s eyesight.

We can offer you advice on protective eyewear.

30/07/2020

Hi everyone just thought I would send out another update.

Today the NHS announced that we can resume normal eye examinations from 03/08/2020 subject to some conditions.

1. We are fully geared up with gloves, apron , masks and visors and we are cleaning the practice between patients.
2. We prioritise which patients we see.

We are continuing our locked door policy to limit the number of patients in the practice at any given time. Patients will also be required to wear face masks.

We will be seeing patients with ocular emergencies, broken or lost glasses, patients who feel their eyes have changed and need us to supply them with new glasses.

While we can see other patients we would ask that patients who do not wear glasses, patients who feel that their eyes have not changed and patients who do not want to proceed with new glasses at this time avoid booking appointments for now. This will allow the patients the NHS deem as priority to be seen. It will also allow us to return our staff from furlough in a gradual basis as demand increases.

The practice will be staffed 5/6 days per week and the phones will be back to normal from Monday.

If you are unsure whether you should be booking an appointment at this time please call and we will assess your situation and advise you accordingly.

Chris

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