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Heat treatments such as eye masks and goggles can improve blepharitis by gently warming the oily liquid in the glands. Combined with lid massage afterwards, this helps to release the oils and improve the quality of the tears. Many were developed by ophthalmologists and can be re-used hundreds of times, find out what to look for.

Did you see Dragons' Den yesterday? If you did, you would have seen fellow optometrist and developer of OcuShield Dhruvin Patel facing down the Dragons. OcuShield is a tempered glass screen protector that protects our eyes as well as the mobile device's screen. 

Ever needed to increase the magnification on your reading glasses? Well now you can with Eyejusters. Eyejusters are innovative adjustable focus reading glasses, allowing you to change lens strength to anything from plano (zero power) to +4.00 dioptres. 

As lockdown starts to ease again, many of us are planning our return to work at the office. Your workplace may have already changed with less people, more space and ventilation. But some personal hygiene equipment may also still be necessary and we are here to help. 

As an optometrist, I am sometimes asked in the consulting room whether peoples eye are ‘generally the same’. This got me thinking about the number of different lenses we use to examine peoples eyes and the possibility that each pair truly is unique.

The latest Omega 3 supplements for dry eyes are discussed here by our optician and dry eye expert. There is a wide choice of capsules containing a mixture of oils to help the tears work better. This article will help you to decide which one could work best for you.

Our friends at OcuShield have listed the ten best top tips for healthy eyes. Over time, our daily habits can affect our eyes, making them feel tired, strained and even leading to headaches or dry eyes. Follow these simple advice tips to keep your eyes in perfect condition for years to come.

Don't sit and suffer when our extensive range of eye health products can be delivered straight to your door with just a few clicks of the mouse. 

These are an amazing way to carry reading specs with you wherever you go. Choose a pair from the following three options to keep your reading glasses at your fingertips.

Here is some help for annoying eye floaters. We are asked about these a lot in the office by customers. Also, as an optician, James sees many patients with 'floaters' in their eyes. These are annoying particles or threads that appear to float across our line of vision throughout the day.

Is there any science to prove that getting enough sleep can actually help our skin? What really happens while we are sleeping - or is 'beauty sleep' a myth or old wives' tale? Here at Butterflies Eyecare, we are intrigued by these sort of questions, so here's what we found out.

Excitement was mounting as The Red Carpet opened at the biggest beauty event of the year, The Beauty Awards 2019 with ASOS.

James and Michelle Sutton from Eye Care Cosmetics were lucky to have not one but TWO cosmetics competing in the final and even luckier to win the New Eye Innovation Award 2019 for their Waterproof Eyeliner.