Crayford Optical Centre

Crayford Optical Centre Crayford Optical Centre is a family run optical business in Crayford, Kent, where we aim to provide

๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ.If your eyes feel gritty, tired or sore, you ma...
02/12/2025

๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ.
If your eyes feel gritty, tired or sore, you may be experiencing digital eye strain.

A simple, evidence-based tip that really helps is the 20-20-20 rule:
๐Ÿ‘‰ Every 20 minutes
๐Ÿ‘‰ Look at something 20 feet away
๐Ÿ‘‰ For at least 20 seconds

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ?
Because it relaxes the focusing muscles inside your eyes, reduces fatigue and encourages you to blink properly again โ€” something we all do far less when staring at screens.

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜, ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

โœจ ๐—” ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บAstigmatism is one of the most common reasons people experience blur โ€” but the word itself often s...
01/12/2025

โœจ ๐—” ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ
Astigmatism is one of the most common reasons people experience blur โ€” but the word itself often sounds more worrying than it is.

It simply means the front surface of the eye (the cornea) or the lens inside is slightly more curved in one direction than the other. Instead of being perfectly round, it's shaped a little more like a rugby ball.

This change in shape bends light unevenly, which can make vision blurred or distorted at all distances. You may notice:
โ€ข Difficulty focusing on both near and far objects
โ€ข Headaches or eye strain
โ€ข Trouble with night driving due to glare

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€?
Astigmatism is easy to diagnose and easy to correct with glasses, contact lenses or specialist lens designs. Many people have it from childhood and never realise until they have an eye test.

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ-๐˜‚๐—ฝ โ€” ๐˜„๐—ฒ'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ. ๐Ÿ‘“

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„'๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿด Celebrate safely โ€” and if you're out enjoying fireworks or festivities, don't forget your eye ...
30/11/2025

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„'๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿด Celebrate safely โ€” and if you're out enjoying fireworks or festivities, don't forget your eye protection! ๐ŸŽ†

๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ โ€“ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜†! No wonder they get tired by the end of the day! ๐Ÿ˜ด
29/11/2025

๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ โ€“ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜†! No wonder they get tired by the end of the day! ๐Ÿ˜ด

๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€? ๐Ÿงด Remember: clean hands first, every time. It's the simplest way to protect your eyes from i...
28/11/2025

๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€? ๐Ÿงด Remember: clean hands first, every time. It's the simplest way to protect your eyes from infection.

๐ŸงŠ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€” keep them happy with artificial tears or a humidifier indoors! ๐Ÿ’ง
27/11/2025

๐ŸงŠ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€” keep them happy with artificial tears or a humidifier indoors! ๐Ÿ’ง

๐—˜๐˜†๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐Ÿ‘“ Everyone should have regular check-ups โ€” even if your vision seems fine. Pr...
26/11/2025

๐—˜๐˜†๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐Ÿ‘“ Everyone should have regular check-ups โ€” even if your vision seems fine. Prevention is key.

Did you know carrots aren't the only food for good eyesight? ๐Ÿฅ• Add spinach, salmon, and nuts to your diet for a real vis...
25/11/2025

Did you know carrots aren't the only food for good eyesight? ๐Ÿฅ• Add spinach, salmon, and nuts to your diet for a real vision boost! ๐Ÿฅ—๐ŸŸ

๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿ’ช Healthy eyes = a healthy you. Book your next check-up and keep those peepers perfect! ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ
24/11/2025

๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿ’ช Healthy eyes = a healthy you. Book your next check-up and keep those peepers perfect! ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ โ˜• โ€“ Give your glasses a gentle clean with a microfibre cloth. You'll be amazed how much clearer the worl...
23/11/2025

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ โ˜• โ€“ Give your glasses a gentle clean with a microfibre cloth. You'll be amazed how much clearer the world looks! โœจ

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฏ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜€? ๐ŸŒŸ It's your retina reacting to pressure! Fascinating, right?    ...
22/11/2025

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฏ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜€? ๐ŸŒŸ It's your retina reacting to pressure! Fascinating, right?

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿ˜Ž Glasses wearers โ€” show us your favourite frames! Drop a selfie in the comments ๐Ÿ“ธ
21/11/2025

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿ˜Ž Glasses wearers โ€” show us your favourite frames! Drop a selfie in the comments ๐Ÿ“ธ

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11a Crayford High Street
Crayford
DA14HH

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+441322557700

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