The Latest Breaking News from Specsavers

Research shows children are twice as likely to experience myopia (short-sightedness) now than 50 years ago

Stars have been spotted at an old Specsavers

A Specsavers partnership with The Fred Hollows Foundation has led to a huge uptake in vision-saving initiatives among Indigenous communities in rural and regional Australia, with ‘dramatic wins’ for patients otherwise facing limited access to health care

Student Alexander Pickering ran a scan for John Morgan, which alerted the optician to something unusual in the retina - Mr Morgan was then put on an urgent referral to hospital

Susan Hetherington made an appointment for an eye test at Specsavers after experiencing blurry vision and ended up having surgery to remove a meningioma brain tumour

Days after the eye test Susan was undergoing life-saving brain surgery

Seven in ten sunglasses wearers are most concerned about whether their shades look good - and don't prioritise safety credentials or prescription lenses

You could put it towards some stylish new specs from Specsavers - don't miss this week's Courier to find out more

Skye Brierley's mum, Ruth, booked her an urgent appointment at opticians chain Specsavers where the problem was diagnosed but it was not but was not thought to be urgent

Adrian Debacker must not remain in any shop across Merseyside if asked to leave by a staff member

A woman who thought she needed glasses was shocked when an optician suspected a brain tumor and doctors sent her for emergency surgery 12 hours later – saying if it had been a day later she would have died.