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Matthews Vision Care can offer customers the benefits of consultations with a therapeutic optometrist. Grace holds therapeutic prescribing rights so can assess and treat a wide range of eye related issues.

​Spots (often called 'floaters') are small cloudy specks that float about in your field of vision. They move as your eyes move and seem to dart away when you try to look at them directly.

Refractive surgery describes a group of procedures where surgery is used to correct the focus of vision rather than spectacles or contact lenses.

This is a growth that starts on the clear conjunctiva tissue of the eye that can spread to the cornea. The non-cancerous, triangular growth may occur on one or both eyes. It's more common in people who spend a lot of time in the sun, such as those who work outdoors.

Macular Degeneration is an eye condition associated with aging where the macula - the part of the eye that allows you to see fine detail - gradually deteriorates, affecting sharpness of vision.

​Glaucoma is the name for a group of eye conditions where an increase in fluid pressure inside the eye gradually damages the optic nerve causing vision loss.

Did you know? Presbyopia is an eye condition where the lens of the eye gradually loses its ability to focus on things up close. In other words, it becomes difficult to see close objects clearly.

Good eye coordination keeps the eyes in proper alignment and is a skill that must be developed. Poor eye coordination occurs when vision or eye muscle control doesn't develop adequately.

Dry eye syndrome occurs when there is a significant lack of lubrication and moisture on the surface of the eye. It means either your eyes aren’t producing enough tears on the surface of your eye to keep your eyes moist and help wash away dust and debris, or your tears are evaporating too quickly.