This section contains clinical insights and evidence-based articles from Jacksons Styling Opticians in Nantwich. We believe eye care should be informed, considered and clearly explained.
Here you will find guidance on vision, ocular health and treatment approaches, written for patients who value understanding as much as outcomes.
Why We Always Recommend OCT and Optomap At Jacksons, a premium eye examination is about more than reading letters on a chart. It is about understanding the long term health of your eyes with clarity, precision and care. Our advanced eye examination includes an OCT and Optomap eye scan in [...]
Do your eyes ever feel sore, dry, or irritated — especially first thing in the morning? Have you noticed flakes or crusts around your eyelashes, or a feeling like there’s “something in your eye”? These could be signs of blepharitis, a very common eyelid condition that affects many adults, often [...]
If you’re in your 40s or 50s and suddenly finding reading a little harder than it used to be, you’re not alone. One day you’re reading a message on your phone with no trouble, and the next you’re stretching your arm out, chasing the right focus distance like it’s [...]
Optical Coherence Tomography What is OCT? Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a specialist scan that, until recently, was only found in specific hospitals across the UK. An OCT creates a 3D image of the back of your eye (the retina) and allows our trained optometrist to look at multiple layers of your retina in [...]
Eating the right foods have been proven time and again to have a positive impact on our general health and wellbeing. Eye friendly nutrients can be found in many foods which can help to protect against cataract and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – a condition that impairs the vision of more than 600,000 people in [...]
Finding the right optician in Cheshire is an important decision. Your eyesight is not simply about reading letters on a chart — it affects how you work, drive, concentrate and feel each day. With many opticians across Cheshire, the choice can feel overwhelming. The key is not simply finding the nearest practice, but selecting [...]
Why having a balanced diet is helping in the battle with diabetes In most areas of life, I like to think I take a laid-back, pragmatic view. But, when it comes to food, that goes out the window. I am obsessed. I am a snob. From breakfast to dinner, New Year to Christmas, my diary [...]
Are you bothered by irritated, or watery eyes? Do your eyes often feel dry, itchy, or watery? Does reading, computer work or certain environments, make your eyes feel scratchy, burning or tired? If you answer yes” to any of these questions, you may have a dry eye or allergy eye syndrome. Case Study Julia came [...]
Blepharitis causes swollen, itchy eyelids. It’s not usually serious but can be uncomfortable. If left untreated it can lead to distortion of the eyelid margin which prevents tears being properly spread across the surface of the eye on blinking. This can cause symptoms or blurring and grittiness. Symptoms of blepharitis include: sore eyelids itchy [...]
Are you bothered by dry, irritated, or watery eyes? Do your eyes often feel dry, itchy, irritated, or indeed watery? Do certain activities, like reading, working on the computer or certain environments, make your eyes feel scratchy, gritty, or tired, itchy or do your eyes burn? If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, [...]
