Summer 2016
INSIDE THE LATEST NEWS ON HEARING AND SIGHT CARE AT LEIGHTONS
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e're delighted to bring you the new edition of our magazine highlighting all the latest news from the Hearing and Optical team here at Leightons. Inside you'll ďŹ nd a wealth of features, from important insights about your hearing and eye health, to a roundup of the latest technology we offer. We hope you enjoy this issue, and we look forward to welcoming you into our stores very soon.
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or ten years, Leightons Hearing Care has been expertly testing people's hearing and providing life-changing digital hearing solutions. We've built our business mainly through word of mouth, based on our renowned service, which continues to reflect the enduring principles of 'Listen, empathise, educate and delight' defined by my grandfather when he began Leightons Opticians in 1928. To celebrate our first decade, we've completely refreshed Talking Points magazine, including moving to the Berlina format, which we feel is the ideal way to deliver our news and the latest from the world of hearing and optical.
This relaunch edition is full of interesting features, encompassing everything from the latest hearing technology breakthroughs, to top tips for healthy eating and looking after your eyes and ears. We introduce some new expert members of our growing audiology team, and highlight some of our latest services, including our Ultimate Eye Examination, which uses pioneering technology and longer consultation time, to provide the best care for your whole family. You'll also discover a fascinating feature about the short film we produced in connection with Sideways Cornwall. Filmed in central London using specialist equipment, it reveals the effects of hearing loss in noisy situations.
Please take a few moments to watch the film online at www.leightons.co.uk/hearing-care/ hearing-loss/ and we'd love you to help us raise awareness by sharing it with others, to enable more people to live their lives to the full. We hope you enjoy our new issue, and we look forward to hearing your feedback. Happy reading!
Ryan Leighton, CEO
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A closer look at the latest innovations now available at Leightons.
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irst, a few words about technology at Leightons. With so many high street alternatives, why come to us for your hearing aids? Well, the fact is that while other providers may claim to offer up-to-date technology, that's not always the case. By contrast, when you discuss your options with a Leightons audiologist, you can rest assured that you're being offered the very latest technology from leading manufacturers, including: • Phonak Venture products (which have superseded Phonak Quest and Phonak Smart) • Oticon Alta 2 Pro/Nera 2 Pro/Ria 2 Pro products (which have replaced Oticon Alta/Nera/Ria and Oticon Agil/Acto/Ino) • Widex Unique products (which have replaced Widex Dream and Widex Clear) • Coming soon is the Oticon Opn™, the world’s first hearing aid that connects to the internet via the If This Then That service (IFTTT.com) which can connect a range of everyday devices. With Leightons you'll benefit from the very latest and best products, which, coupled with our unique expertise and experience, will help you maximise your hearing capabilities.
Audibly big. Visibly small. We're proud to offer the latest range of custom fit hearing aids from renowned Swiss manufacturer Phonak. The Virto V (Venture) range offers groundbreaking audio performance in the industry’s most discreet designs.
1. Autosense These hearing aids automatically analyse incoming sounds in real time, providing the most appropriate settings for maximum speech understanding, without the need for manual adjustment. Dedicated settings for ‘speech in car’, ‘speech in loud noise’, ‘comfort in echo’ and ‘music’, provide unparalleled audibility in even the most challenging listening environments.
2. Binaural VoiceStream Technology™ The full spectrum of sounds is streamed between the two hearing aids, giving maximum speech understanding and improved sound quality. This gives more signal and less noise and particularly improves the quality of speech in windy conditions.
3. Phonak CROS II Custom The only custom solution for single-sided deafness, with better clarity and much improved battery life over previous CROS systems.
AutoSense Accurately and precisely adapts to provide a seamless listening experience. Move from one environment to the other, no button pushing needed.
4. Accessories Phonak Virto V aids can be used with a range of helpful accessories, whether you want to stream audio from the TV, stereo or phone directly into the hearing aid, or even use your smartphone as a remote control.
New solutions for single-sided deafness In the past, customers with single-sided deafness were often disappointed to find no specific solution for them. Happily, with the new CROS systems, that's no longer the case. CROS stands for 'contralateral routing of signal'. By wirelessly sending sounds from the ‘deaf’ side to the better hearing ear, the wearer can hear speech from both sides with equal clarity, making struggling in noisy environments a thing of the past. The Phonak CROS II system offers the greatest improvement yet for people with single-sided deafness. Here are some of the benefits: • S tereoZoom allows speech to be picked up in any direction and heard above the background noise. •B attery life is better than ever, thanks to the Venture chip with more efficient wireless processing.
Binaural VoiceStream Technology™ Control both hearing instruments with one touch of a button. Focus on what's important - your hearing.
Phonak CROS II Custom The smart solution for single-sided deafness with a range of colour choices available.
•C ROS II is available in discreet behind-the-ear models, or custom made in-the-ear solutions.
Accessories Useful add-ons link to your hearing aids to help you hear more in difficult or challenging situations.
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The best of both worlds For those customers concerned about combining hearing aids with glasses, spectacle hearing aids offer a smart solution. Joining forces with Starkey Hearing Technologies, we combine our two areas of expertise – hearing and vision care – to bring you the highest quality spectacle hearing aids. These innovative products contain up to four separate microphones in each arm of the spectacles, which preserves the directionality that many hearing loss sufferers are missing, to provide maximum speech clarity and a natural sound. Rechargeable batteries add to the convenience of this cosmetically appealing solution.
Wider sound from Widex At Leightons, we're proud to provide the latest and most innovative hearing solutions, which is why we offer Unique, the next generation in hearing aid technology from Widex. Over decades of market leading performance, Widex has built a solid reputation for first class solutions incorporating their trademark ‘Widex sound’. With Unique, Widex offers benefits that take hearing to the next level, including: • A wider sound picture, letting you comfortably hear both soft and loud sounds. •T he best wind noise reduction system available, so you can hear speech clearly, even in windy conditions. •A utomatic detection of your listening situation, to ensure you hear the right sound at the right time, in the right place. Widex Unique is available in a full range of styles and power levels, from discreet ‘micro’ custom devices for mild to moderate hearing losses, to elegant behind-the-ear options for more severe prescriptions.
Listening effort Hearing loss affects not just what you can and can't hear, but also your ability to listen. A hearing deficit can require an increase in concentration to 'fill in the gaps'. Many people do this by lip-reading, using the context of conversation and observing physical gestures. People with inadequately treated hearing loss often find that they become increasingly tired as the day progresses. By evening it may be easier to avoid conversation altogether rather than continuing to strain to hear, and as a result they can often feel distant and socially isolated. By correcting hearing loss with up-to-date hearing aids that are correctly set by an experienced hearing professional, we can greatly reduce the strain of listening.
Free Hearing Assessment At Leightons we're with you every step of the way, to help you achieve your full hearing potential, from offering the best technology available, to providing our unrivalled aftercare service.
Call us on 0800 40 20 20 or email us info@leightons.co.uk
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Tinnitus Find out how we can help with this common hearing problem.
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innitus is a sensation of sound in the head or ears. This sound has no external source, but includes the sensations of ringing, buzzing, hissing and whistling. These sounds can be continuous or intermittent and can vary in loudness. Around 10% of adults have tinnitus, and while some people are able to manage their tinnitus well, others ďŹ nd it can affect their quality of life, causing stress, anxiety and sleep deprivation.
There are many ways to take control of your tinnitus and reduce its impact on your life. Although there is no cure, you can manage the symptoms by wearing hearing aids, or through sound therapy. If you have hearing loss, wearing hearing aids can help reduce your awareness of tinnitus. Hearing aids amplify the sounds you would not usually hear and therefore tinnitus often appears reduced or absent whilst the hearing aids are worn. The Oticon Alta2 Pro Ti goes further than this, employing built-in tinnitus management technology to keep the effects of tinnitus at a minimum. Sound Enrichment Therapy involves listening to sounds to help focus your attention away from your tinnitus. Together with your hearing professional, you can ďŹ nd the sound therapy that gives you the most relief.
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Here to help If you'd like more information about your tinnitus, with advice and methods to help you reduce its effects, why not arrange an appointment with your Leightons Hearing Care professional today?
Call us on 0800 40 20 20 or email us info@leightons.co.uk
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Meet three of the newest recruits to our Hearing Care team.
Anna-Retha Rafferty
Natasha Bone
Cathryn Brett
Our new Audiologist Anna-Retha studied speech therapy and audiology at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, before gaining a wide range of experience here in the UK.
Having joined the Leightons team in 2013 as an optical assistant obtaining a level two Diploma in optical retailing skills in 2015, Natasha decided to follow her passion and take on the challenge of further education and a career change at the end of last year. She recently passed her exams to become a pre-registered hearing aid audiologist, embodying Leightons' ethos of investing in people and patient centred care. Transitioning from optical to hearing, she benefits from the full support of the Leightons team. Her main focus has always been patient centred care, and she has plenty of experience of working with patients to improve their quality of life.
A member of the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists and the Health & Care Professions Council, Cathryn qualified as a Hearing Aid Audiologist at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. Since then, she has built up a wealth of valuable experience in the private sector.
“I worked in South Africa in a rural area providing basic care and developing services where there was none. I then moved to the UK to broaden my horizons, and worked as a locum for a couple of years in different locations and departments. This was during the big change from analogue to digital hearing aids, which gave me an amazing opportunity to see how different counties and hospitals managed and provided hearing care throughout the UK. I then decided to work permanently at a well-known London NHS trust. As well as providing me with broad experience, this gave me confidence to use my wide range of assessment skills to deliver high quality, individualised care to each patient. "My number one priority has always been to make a difference. To improve quality of life for my patients, as well as their families. Much of this relies on a good relationship between the patient and the professional looking after them. My approach has always been patient centred, and Leightons' longer appointment times mean that there's always enough time to listen. This makes it easier to explore personal preferences and individual requirements and enable patients to really trial different options. Being able to choose from the best technology from the top hearing aid manufacturers worldwide helps me support patient choices and deliver a better ongoing long-term hearing solution.”
"Training to become a hearing aid audiologist is one of the most challenging yet rewarding things I have undertaken. The incredible support and experience extended from the Leightons Hearing Care team enables me to follow my passion in helping others by improving quality of life through exceptional care and service. With the time, support and resources available, every day is a pleasure. I'm lucky to have the time to listen to my patients' concerns and questions regarding their hearing, and to have the ability to offer continued support and care to make sure we meet all their needs."
“I'm passionate about providing the best possible solutions and support for those with hearing loss. Working at Leightons means I have the time to spend with each patient, not only enabling me to carry out thorough clinical testing but also to match the most suitable state of the art hearing aids in line with lifestyle and personal preferences. It doesn’t stop there – I believe that on-going care and support is essential to ensure that each patient has a personal and tailor-made after care service which will continue to improve their quality of life”. “I'm very committed to raising awareness of the impact of hearing loss and have a special interest in links between untreated hearing loss and an increase in the risk of falls and developing dementia”.
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hearing loss to LIFE We've teamed up with Sideways Productions to shoot a short film.
What does hearing loss sound like? That's a question that most people couldn't answer. Hearing loss has long been misunderstood and stigmatised in our society, which is one of the main reasons many people do not consider wearing hearing aids. At Leightons we know how hearing loss can affect an individual’s quality of life, and we're determined to help remove the stigma associated with it. To help change the way the public understands this important health issue, we decided to show them what the world might sound like for people with hearing loss. We felt that the best way to demonstrate this would be through film, and so we teamed up with Sideways Productions to make a short video.
A Sideways look A small but perfectly formed video production company based in Cornwall, Sideways has lots of parallels with Leightons. Like us, they're an independent company with a high focus on quality, service and innovation – but most importantly they also believe in the power of people, placing the customer at the centre to everything that they do. As they say:
“We want to work with brilliant people to help them to change the world.” Lights, camera, action! On a bitterly cold December day, a team of our Audiologists took to the busy streets of London to shoot the short film. The concept was to simulate how varying degrees of hearing loss (mild, moderate and severe losses) could impact upon different sonic environments. These are ordinary, everyday environments where those who have entirely normal hearing may take their ability to hear well for granted. To give the video a new dimension and to make it sound as realistic as possible, we recorded using a binaural microphone, using a recording method that utilises two microphones positioned inside the ears of an artificial human head. The microphones interact with each other and the artificial ears and head
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Behind the scenes We decided to pull back the curtain for just a few minutes and talk about what we’ve learned so far from producing this short film. Our behind the scenes film helps to shed more light on the subject of hearing loss and to reveal more about why and how we made it. Learn more at www.leightons.co.uk/hearing-care/hearing-loss/
Sound in focus The most common scenarios that people with hearing loss find difficult are noisy or group environments. Hearing conversations on busy streets, in shops and on public transport can be challenging at the best times, even for those with no hearing loss. So our short film focuses on four types of auditory scene: 1) The busy street, filmed in Westminster and Piccadilly Circus. 2) A noisy café, filmed in a busy London coffee shop 3) Public transport, filmed on the London Underground. 4) Natural setting, filmed in Wandsworth Park.
'colour' the sound in a realistic way, to create a three-dimensional, stereo interpretation of sound, that when listened to via headphones is very similar to how we hear the world in everyday life. At the end of a busy day of filming, our audiologists then manipulated the sound in a recording studio to accurately simulate the varying degrees of hearing loss.
Challenging misconceptions Many people wrongly believe that hearing loss needs to be quite pronounced before it can adversely affect an individual’s ability to hear in these situations. But that's definitely not the case, and as the video highlights, even the
mildest of hearing losses can blur important speech cues that people need to accurately discriminate speech. Important consonants can blur or mesh into the background noise making it extremely difficult to understand each individual word within a conversation. People often think that having a hearing loss just makes the world slightly quieter, not understanding that the range of sounds that individual hears can be completely different. In addition to the important information lost in everyday speech, often the common environmental noises such as birdsong, footsteps, or important signals and alerts have gradually subsided from an individual’s audible range over many years.
Experience the results We're delighted with the video, which is available to watch on our website at www.leightons.co.uk/hearing-care/hearing-loss/ and will work best if experienced through headphones. If you know anyone who would benefit from watching it then please feel free to share it far and wide.
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healthy matters Eating Right For Your Eyes’ Sake. Trust Me, I’m a Dietitian – it is not all about carrots and spinach! By Helen Bond, State Registered Dietitian
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f there’s one certainty in life, it’s that we don’t stay young forever. But that doesn’t mean that your eyes can’t continue seeing well, no matter what date is on your birth certificate! A little care and attention to what you eat, and how you live your life, will go a long way in keeping your body and your eyes as healthy as they can be - whatever decade you’re in.
Don’t lose sight of the importance of sight Most people would agree that their eyesight is the sense they value more than all the rest, and yet many of us tend to take good vision for granted - giving little thought to the diet and lifestyle factors that can contribute to poor eye health. According to recent research by specialists in eye care Théa Pharmaceuticals, worryingly 60% of us are unaware that the foods we eat can affect our eye health, and one in five incorrectly believe that what we eat can’t affect our eye health at all. The truth is that nutrition can play a key role in the health of your eyes, and paying close attention to what you eat, and how much, is crucial to maintaining healthy vision, and to ward off future eye problems.
Age-related vision loss Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of central vision loss over the age of 50 – an estimated 600,000 Britons are living with the condition. By 2020, it's predicted almost 700,000 of us will have late-stage AMD. AMD can wreak havoc on your ability to see faces, read, drive, watch TV, and move about safely, and we still don’t have a cure!
“It’s never too late to look after your eyes.” The good news is that protecting your eyes, inside and out, is easier than you think - there are many things you can do to keep them healthy and make sure you are seeing your best throughout your lifetime.
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A healthy balanced diet and lifestyle Of course, maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, keeping physically active and shielding your eyes from exposure to too much sunlight is always a great place to start to help protect your sight, and overall health for the future. On top of this, two decades of ongoing research, including the Age Related Eye Disease Studies (AREDS1 and 2) have shown that good nutrition contributes to vision health. Certain ‘eye friendly’ nutrients may help delay the onset and slow down the progression of eye conditions, such as AMD, that become more common as we age.
Need for Nutrition It is important to look at what food you are putting on your plate - too much processed food, and faddy diets can easily deprive your eyes of the balance of nutrients they need to function well. Get back to basics and feed your eyes with nutritious foods, in the right amounts – plenty of fruit and vegetables; starchy carbohydrates such as wholegrain bread, rice, potatoes and pasta; meat, fish, eggs beans and other non-dairy sources of protein; low fat milk and dairy. Meanwhile keep fatty and sugary foods to an occasional treat.
Pack your diet with antioxidants We know antioxidant vitamins and minerals are important weapons in the fight against optical ageing, by protecting cells from damage caused by free radicals - highly reactive substances created in your body by eating, breathing, and by other factors such as air pollution and smoking. Antioxidant examples include vitamin C (found in citrus fruits, blackcurrants, berries, green leafy vegetables), vitamin E (found in vegetable oils, avocado, nuts and seeds), zinc (found in meat, poultry, shellfish, eggs, nuts and seeds), selenium (found in brazil nuts, fish, shellfish, meat, eggs) and copper (found in nuts, shellfish and offal).
Enjoy leafy greens and brightly coloured veggies Your mother's advice that carrots can help you see in the dark may have been more than a ploy to get you to eat more vegetables. However, this root vegetable, along with sweet potatoes, mango and papaya, is naturally rich in beta-carotene (that the body converts to vitamin A) which contributes to the maintenance of normal vision. But you have to eat up your greens, too! Dark leafy green vegetables such as spinach, kale, broccoli and peas are good sources of lutein and zeaxanthin – plant carotenoids are naturally found as pigments in the macula (the centre of the retina), and are thought to help absorb harmful wavelengths of light that can damage the eye.
Reel in the oil-rich fish
Helen’s top ten eye friendly foods
Research has proven there are eye health benefits from eating fish high in essential omega-3 fats, such as salmon, herring, mackerel, and sardines. Other less potent forms of omega-3s can be found in linseeds, flaxseeds, walnuts and chia seeds.
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Phytochemicals It’s also worth looking at the naturally occurring plant chemicals, such as the polyphenol resveratrol. Found naturally in the skin of red grapes (and consequently red wine), but also in peanuts and berries. Its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties tallies with emerging evidence of the role of resveratrol in eye health.
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If, for any reason, you aren’t able to access (or just can’t eat enough) foods high in vitamins or minerals we have food supplements available such as Macushield or Nutrof Total.
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Ingredients Serves 1 200ml coconut water 3 tsp of cod liver oil Large handful of baby spinach leaves Half a mango Handful of raspberries Juice from half a lime 1 tsp of sunflower seeds
There is a lot shaking in this smoothie – carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin from the spinach, essential long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fats from the cod liver oil, vitamin C from the lime, raspberries and mango, vitamin E from the sunflower seeds and potassium from the coconut water.
Method Score a criss-cross pattern on the mango and then scoop out the flesh with a spoon. Place all the ingredients, except the sunflower seeds into a blender or smoothie maker. Whizz together until fully blended. Transfer to a glass and sprinkle on the sunflower seeds.
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That’s why we recommend OCT (Optical Coherence Tomographers) as part of your regular eye test. It can help you detect sight-threatening issues up to 5 years before traditional testing methods. And many years before you notice any change in your vision yourself. It can spot early signs of eye conditions, such as: Macula conditions, including Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Glaucoma. The sooner we detect them, the sooner we can help you treat them. To book your Ultimate Eye Examination, give our team a call on 0800 40 20 20 or visit us online at leightons.co.uk
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Giving something BACK
We're pleased to announce this year's chosen charities for the Leightons Foundation.
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ere at Leightons we're committed to giving back to the community we serve, which is why in 2015 we created the Leightons Foundation. As well as the charities that individual branches and members of staff choose to support, each year our Foundation picks two designated charities; one optical and one audiological.
In 2015 we ran events throughout the year in support of Guide Dogs for the Blind and the National Deaf Children’s Society. This year, we're pleased to announce that our members have picked The Macular Society and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People as our chosen charities, for whom a number of fundraising and awareness events will be taking place over this next twelve months.
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Free MOT Service We also offer a Free MOT service for wearers of Leightons hearing aids, just enquire at your local branch.
et's face it, talking about ear wax isn't everybody's idea of a comfortable conversation. But here at Leightons Hearing Care, the sticky stuff is part of life, and we're here to help you keep it under control.
The first thing to understand is that ear wax is your ears natural protector, helping to lubricate, clean and defend against bacteria and water. However, it's also important to know that as well as looking unsightly, a build-up of ear wax can obstruct your ear canal and potentially impair your hearing.
Keeping wax in check Our experienced audiologists offer two methods of removing a build-up of ear wax, combining our caring personal approach with up-to-the-minute technology.
TIP for hearing aid wearers Make sure your hearing aids are kept clean and the microphones and receiver are clear of debris. Sometimes people don’t realise that a very small amount of wax can stop their hearing aid from working as well as it should. To make sure, we always advise everyone to get their hearing aids overhauled, cleaned and re-tubed by their hearing aid dispenser at least every 6 months.
1. Manual removal If you have a small build-up of wax near your ear canal entrance, we can carefully remove it by hand using an instrument like a Jobson Horne probe, which is a long thin instrument with a hoop or spoon shape at the tip.
2.Water irrigation For larger quantities of wax in the ear canal, as well as deep or compacted wax that may not be large in quantity, we use a special micro water jet to expertly dislodge and flush out the wax. This method is much more gentle and effective than the syringing method which it has replaced.
Time for a clean pair of ears? If you're concerned about your ear wax, and would like us to sort it out simply, painlessly and discretely, please speak to one of our staff, who will be more than happy to assist. Our prices for the removal of ear wax are £40 for one ear or £70 for both, irrespective of whether it’s a manual or irrigation method.
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ADVERTORIAL
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t Leightons, we believe in doing things better. Our aim is to provide you with the best patient care and help you protect your vision and hearing throughout your life - every step of the way. In order to do this, we choose our partners and the companies we work with very carefully, as it is important that they share the same values to support our desire for excellence. ZEISS is one of our longstanding and valued partners, as we share common values for excellence, continuous improvement and exceptional customer care, along with a passion to offer the best vision possible to everyone.
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components. These inherent properties help provide crystal clear, better vision, with the reduction of annoying surface reflections; and ensure your lenses are easier to clean and stay cleaner for longer. But most importantly, they are the first ZEISS plastic spectacle lenses with anti-reflective coating to have the same, or even better, surface hardness than comparable glass lenses.
that provide optimum viewing performance and increased frame choice for the wearer. With a wide selection of spectacle lenses for patients to choose from, ZEISS offers superior performance and outstanding value to our patients, with lens solutions tailored to meet their individual visual, behavioural, lifestyle and budgetary needs.
Everyone is unique - and at Leightons the lenses we provide are as individual as your unique DNA. Experience
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Eyewear made for you Every eye is unique, and at Leightons we do everything to understand them. Each eye has its very own visual properties and behaviour. Our dispensers need to know not only what your new glasses have to achieve, but also when and where they will be used. That’s why your eye care journey starts with establishing your vision needs. You will be questioned about your leisure activities, and the situations in which you will use your new glasses, for example: reading, driving, sporting activities or using
The new ZEISS driving lens has been hugely embraced by consumers everywhere and recently received special recognition at the ‘2016 Optician Awards’ winning ‘Lens Product of the Year’ - one of the highest accolades available within the optical profession. Whatever lens type you require, ZEISS individualised spectacle lenses have a unique distribution of prescription power, harmonised over the entire lens surface - allowing
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ZEISS DriveSafe Lenses For further details please contact your local branch of Leightons to arrange a no obligation
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consultation on the visual benefits of DriveSafe Lenses by ZEISS.
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Peace of mind included At Leightons, our care doesn’t stop the minute you walk out the door. We’re here 6 days a week, 52 weeks of the year, so if you need some advice, or you want to talk something over, we’re always here to listen.
TO SEE. TO HEAR. TO LIVE…
For total peace of mind, we provide a 30-day 100% money back guarantee, all our next generation digital hearing aids come with a 5 year warranty and 3 years of free batteries. But more than this, our specialists are with you every step of the way. Doing what they do best to help you to live life to the full.
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