East Quay Vision

01/04/2026

East Quay Vision will be closed over the Easter bank holidays. For any urgent eyecare appointments under the ACES scheme please contact an alternative provider. You can also contact 111 or attend A&E at Musgrove. Wishing all our patients a very Happy Easter 🐣

26/03/2026

Please have your child’s vision checked by an optician.

We specialise in helping children - so call 01278440440 to book.

Lots of people don’t know this, but children don’t need to be able to read to have their eyes tested - they can have an eye test at any age, regardless of their ability to read or speak. Every child should get their eyes tested every year, or more if recommended by an eye health professional.

For more information and tips about how to look after your children’s eyesight, straight from RNIB’s trusted experts, download our free children’s eye health guide rnib.in/EyeHealthGuideForm

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25/03/2026

East Quay Vision managed to raise £126 on our open day. We will be donating this money to The Guide Dogs charity. The charity is almost entirely funded by donations and do amazing work in supporting people living with a vision impairment and are the world’s largest assistance dog organisation. Thank you to all those that donated and took part in our raffle enabling us to continue to support the work of this wonderful organisation.

02/03/2026

Our team from The Hearing Care Partnership are all ready for our open day today 10am - 4pm.

Join us for refreshments, a raffle with lots of prizes to be won, view our frame ranges and speak to our reps from Continental Eyewear, Hoya lenses and Spa Medica.

25/02/2026

Taunton Half Marathon 2026 😊

We are very excited to announce that a team of runners from Musgrove Park Hospital Eye department are running the Taunton Half-Marathon this Sunday 1st March 2026 to raise money for Somerset Sight. We would like to say a very big thank you to Ed Herbert, Frankie Fusaro, Ed Farrant and Tanya Herbison for taking on this challenge and we wish you all the best of luck on Sunday!
Charlie Park is doing the fun run on the same day.

Please help Ed and the team to raise funds for Somerset Sight by donating via the following link:
https://fundraising.somersetsight.org.uk/fundraising/musgrove-eye-runners

Thank you. 🙌

24/02/2026

East Quay Vision are delighted to be celebrating our collaboration with The Hearing Care partnership this March. To mark the occasion, we are holding an open day on Monday 2nd March 2026 between 10:00am and 4:00pm.

* The EQV team members and our private audiologists will be available to talk to and answer any questions
* We will be holding a raffle to raise money for The Guide Dog charity with lots of fantastic prizes available
* We will have a rep from Continental Eyewear with the full range of spectacles to try on
* Spa Medica will be here to help with any cataract referral queries
* Refreshments will be available
* We will be offering a 10% discount on any spectacle orders placed between 2nd-6th March

Please pop in and join us, everyone is welcome! 🤓

17/02/2026

05/01/2026

Somerset Sight Volunteer Visiting Service 😊

Are you looking for a new challenge for the New Year?
Do you have a couple of hours to spare once a week or once a fortnight?
Then we would love to hear from you!

As part of our flagship Volunteer Visiting Service, we are looking for volunteer visitors across the whole of Somerset to provide company and companionship to people living with sight loss in their own homes. We match our volunteers with someone in their local area and our volunteers have flexibility to fit visits in around their existing schedule.

We provide full training and all reasonable expenses are paid.

Many of our volunteers say that they enjoy the visits as much as the people they are visiting!

If you would like to join our team, please call us on 01823 333818 or email us on:
admin@somersetsight.org.uk.

Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!

21/11/2025

18/11/2025

Don’t fall into the trap of meaningless presents that are discarded in January. No one really needs any more socks or more chocolate 🙂

Instead, buy clear vision and stylish new glasses for your loved ones!

Here at East Quay Vision you can now purchase vouchers for sight tests, OCT scans or towards the cost of spectacles.

Available from East Quay Vision reception. Call 01278 440440 for more information or pop in to purchase.

05/11/2025

WARM SPACE MONDAYS AT SOMERSET SIGHT
Come along to Somerset Sight in Taunton on the cold Mondays throughout Winter 2025 for a free bowl of soup and bread.
1pm at Northfield House, 51 Staplegrove Road, Taunton TA1 1DG

Please call the office on 01823 333818 if intending to come along and sit in a warm space and enjoy some music as well.

05/11/2025

Did you know The Hearing Care Partnership at East Quay Vision offer convenient payment plans to help spread the cost of your hearing aids. To book your complimentary hearing assessment today contact the practice on 01278 440440