WJ Henderson Optometrists

22/11/2025

Ross was in Birmingham this week, finding out all about the latest imaging equipment from ZEISS Medical. Ironically, they took an image of him using the most basic of imaging equipment 🤓😂

20/11/2025

A Perth worth fighting for ❤️

❤️ A Perth Worth Fighting For ❤️

There is a strange sadness about Perth just now. The Christmas lights are already hanging over the High Street, and on Saturday we will switch them on. They will do their best to bring sparkle to streets that deserve so much more life.

It is easy to point the finger. To sigh and say “the council should do more” or “there is nothing in the town any more.”

But if we are being honest, and I include myself here, just maybe we are the ones who let it slip away.

We shop on Amazon because it is easier.
We drive instead of walk because it is quicker.
We complain about empty shops while our own spending fills the pockets of companies that would struggle to find Perth on a map.

And then we wonder why our streets feel quiet.

The truth is, Perth’s soul is not missing. It is just waiting for its people to show up again.

Every coffee you buy from a local café instead of a big chain, every wee gift you grab from an independent shop instead of Prime, every night you spend at a gig, a panto, or just sharing a meal in town, it all adds up.

Because when you buy local, you do not just buy a thing. You buy someone’s wage. Someone’s dream. Someone’s future.

You keep a teenager in their first job.
You help a family pay their rent.
You give a reason for lights to stay on in a window that would otherwise be dark.

And yes, I am guilty too. I have clicked “next day delivery” more times than I can count. I have moaned about parking and still taken the car. But maybe it is time to admit that our convenience has a cost, and it is being paid right here in our own streets.

With the lights going on this Saturday, what if we made a different kind of promise?
• Walk into town instead of driving past it.
• Buy one gift from a local shop for every one you buy online.
• Post about the cafés, shops and pubs that make you feel proud of where you live.
• Smile at the people serving you, it has been a long year for them too.

Imagine if everyone in Perth did that, even just for one month. The ripple would be enormous. Shops would see life again. Cafés would be full. The city would start to feel like ours again.

We keep waiting for Perth to change.
Maybe Perth is waiting for us.

So as the lights are switched on this weekend, let us give our city a proper Christmas gift, our presence.

Our feet on the pavements.
Our laughter in the bars.
Our pride in our wee city.

If you love Perth, really love it, prove it.

Because if we do not, we will wake up one day and find that the town we miss has gone for good.

And no amount of Amazon deliveries will bring it back.

08/11/2025

Just a wee reminder that we’re CLOSED on Monday for some maintenance work 🤓

Can you guess what we’re having done 🤔 No prizes, it’s just for fun 😉

05/11/2025

We’ve no Ross for the next 2 days 😢 To add further polish to his NESGAT qualification, we’ve allowed him some time off to attend the UK and Éire Glaucoma Society annual conference.

NESGAT is a specialist qualification for independent prescribing (IP) optometrists in Scotland that allows them to manage glaucoma patients in the community, rather than in hospitals 🤓

01/11/2025

We have some planned maintenance coming up next weekend and will be closed the afternoon of Friday 7th November (from 1pm) and we’ll be closed all day on Monday 10th November. We will be open on the Saturday as normal 9-3.

If you have an Eyecare emergency whilst we’re closed please call NHS24 on 111.

Apologies for any inconvenience 🤓

29/10/2025

Just to make you aware of an NHS scam doing the rounds just now!

🚨 SCAM ALERT 🚨
NHS Scotland's Counter Fraud Services warns of scam phone calls claiming to be from GP practices. Callers are informing people they are updating patient records and asking them to follow a link to do this. The number associated to the scam call is 07759 705 398 with the location showing as Spain.
⚠️ This is a scam!
Be alert.
Hang up immediately.
Do not click on any links.
📞 Report scams to Police Scotland by calling 101.
Stay safe and spread the word!

20/10/2025

Our team and their families are off to The Enchanted Forest tonight and so just to say we may close a little earlier than usual today 🤓

27/09/2025

Rather than issue our own gift cards this year, we’ve partnered with the Perth City & Towns gift cards. The gift cards are available to purchase online* and accepted at many independently owned businesses in Perth and the surrounding towns.

https://townandcitygiftcards.com/product/perth-kinross-gift-card/

*Cards can also be purchased at Perth Theatre, McCash’s Country Stores, and Number Five Jewellers

26/09/2025

We’re very proud to be sponsors of the Perth Film Society, over 130 people attended last night’s screening! And we’re very much looking forward to their animated feature next week 🤓🤓🎥

Now Playing in select theaters. Grace Pudel is a book-loving, snail-collecting misfit that falls into a series of misfortunes after being separated from her...

20/09/2025

This review from a young but longstanding patient landed in our inbox this morning and meant a lot to us 🤓 ❤️

15/09/2025

If you’re a fan of non-mainstream world films then you may enjoy this seasons Perth Film Society programme - we have tickets for the full season 🎥 🤓🤓

Starring Saoirse Ronan and Paapa Essiedu, a life-changing escape into the wilds of Orkney awaits in the new trailer for THE OUTRUN. Based on Amy Liptrot's be...

07/09/2025

61 years today Mr Henderson Senior started working at our practice which was then called CL Thomson Optometrists. He still pops in today, mainly to share the delicious produce from his garden 🍅 🍓