Pollards Opticians

20/12/2025

Just saying......

18/12/2025

The Fizz Feeling when you are about to log off " Out Of Office" 🤣😂😜

Its been a very long but happy year in practice, with some great achievements....we have helped save lives, change lives, nourish lives all through professional and caring atmosphere we try to create

Thank-you to all of our patients old and new for your continued support, for trusting in us and for "shopping local"

Thank you to all our suppliers for providing great products and excellent service.

And finally a big big thank you to for stepping up and making sure everything runs smoothly for you all. She has come in early, stayed behind late and done lots of extra days. We'd be lost without her 🥰😍❤️
She epitomises team work and dedication! What a remarkable Colleague and Friend.

We are planning some new and exciting changes for 2026, so watch this space.
It started with our new colleague Kieran who has hit the ground running and done an amazing job in helping Denise and Fizz stay on top of things. We look forward to her growing and flourishing into the new role she has taken in her stride.
This year has finished with the amazing installation of new window and doors. We will update some pictures in due course.

We will now be closed from 21-28th of December. If you have any urgent needs please leave us a voicemail message or an email as these will still be checked regularly.

We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a very prosperous and Happy New Year

15/12/2025

15/12/2025

.....and so it begins, Pollards Opticians is having a "Face Lift" no botox or fillers involved

15/12/2025

Amazing!

15/11/2025

Fortunately for us, we don't have this problem🤣🤣, we're a small team, but we're happy team 🥰🥰

11/11/2025

"You saved my Life" to read those words is the most satisfying feeling you can imagine. ❤️
It makes us want to continue to strive to provide the best care and service possible.
The treats were also very satisfying 😜

08/11/2025

🧠 The Thatcher Effect is a brain flaw that prevents us from seeing what's wrong.

Does this face look normal to you?

When it comes to recognizing faces, our brains are incredibly efficient—until they’re confronted with a trick like the Thatcher Effect.

This illusion, named after a manipulated image of Margaret Thatcher, exposes a cognitive blind spot in how we process faces. When a face is shown upside down with subtle distortions—such as inverted eyes or a flipped mouth—our brains often miss the abnormalities. That’s because we typically recognize faces holistically and upright, relying on a mental map based on the usual positioning of eyes, nose, and mouth. Flip that map, and our processing falters.

What makes the Thatcher Effect so striking is that it shows we don’t fully analyze upside-down faces—we rely on familiar visual shortcuts that break down when orientation changes.

The illusion reveals how deeply face recognition is wired into our perception, evolved to prioritize upright human expressions for communication and safety. It also offers a glimpse into how easily our brains can be deceived, especially in the visual realm, when something falls outside of our usual experience.

31/10/2025

**Important**

Monday 27 October 2025

04/09/2025

Some great news about Parking!