The York Opticians

02/04/2026

We hope you'll all have the chance to enjoy the bank holiday too.

19/03/2026

PSA: Only one appointment remains for our last Saturday before Easter, book online or call 01904 621604 if you want to snap it up.

Also, Meta Ray Bans are here.

10/03/2026

New blog piece over on Substack if you want to know a bit about what your eyes are doing https://open.substack.com/pub/theyorkoptician/p/the-opias?r=7fup1q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

06/03/2026

Saturday opening for March:

March 14th and 28th. Appointments are already booking up for both dates so don't hang about.

17/02/2026

Happy Chinese New Year.

It's the year of the Fire Horse, so we thought we'd look up some information about equine vision:

They have good motion detection, which allows them to spot predators easily, and have better night vision than humans. Their ability to judge distance and depth is limited, especially as most of their field of view is monocular vision (with one eye), which is why they often raise their heads on approach to a fence. It also takes them longer to adjust from light to dark.

They have developed big, beautiful eyes that protrude from each side of their head. However, this also makes them more exposed, and therefore more vulnerable to blunt or sharp traumatic injury.

Link to the rest of the article from Horse & Hound in comments.

14/02/2026

Just a reminder that we're here today and again in two weeks' time. We've had a cancellation for a slot this afternoon in case anyone feels the need for a short-notice eye test. *Edit* appointment now taken.

04/02/2026

Saturday opening update for February: We'll be closed this Saturday and open on 14th 💞 and 28th.

Please call for appointments.

23/01/2026

Comedian and Strictly winner Chris McCausland speaks about the rise in use of wearable technology such as Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley smart glasses to provide accessibility for visually impaired people. The subject comes up around halfway through the episode.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zo3mF9KKMaCMND5DfBz8W?si=VaUl7VNCSWOaVRj1f1V4kQ

Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe · Episode

08/01/2026

Saturday opening update for January: We will be open on Saturdays 10th, 17th and 31st this month. Online booking is open.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year one and all, we will be back to business as usual tomorrow (Friday, 2nd Jan), opening at 9am. See you soon.

23/12/2025

Wishing you all the merriest of Christmasses as we sign off for 2025.

Remember, if you ever need glasses to perfectly match your outfit, we will be here to assist you after we get back from the North Pole.

18/12/2025