WJ Henderson Optometrists

19/02/2026

We had a very productive team development day today, finished off with an eye biscuit design challenge - vote ❤️ for your favourite design 🤓

15/02/2026

This month see’s the launch of NHS Tayside’s Community Glaucoma Service (CGS) and we’re extremely proud to be 1 of only 2 opticians practices in Perth & Kinross to be providers of this service.

The CGS allows patients with lower risk glaucoma to be managed in the community by specialist independent prescribing optometrists rather than in hospitals 🤓

12/02/2026

Just to say we will be closed on Thursday 19th February for a team development day 🤓

If you do have an eye care emergency on this day you can contact any other opticians practice for an appointment, or failing that call NHS24 on 111.

31/12/2025

Well that’s a wrap on 2025!

It’s been a busy busy year for us and that’s all down to the support and recommendations from all of our patients, and for that we thank each and every one of you ❤️

Wishing you and your families good health and happiness for the year ahead - Team Henderson 🤓

13/12/2025

It’s the Team Henderson Christmas Night Out tonight and it reminded us to share our revised opening hours before we start our celebrations!

Wednesday 24th December 9am to 1pm
Thursday 25th December CLOSED
Friday 26th December CLOSED

Wednesday 31st December 9am to 1pm
Thursday 1st January CLOSED
Friday 2nd January CLOSED

All other days as normal!

Have a good one everybody 🤓

08/12/2025

It’s time for your holiday contact lens reminder!

Yes, we’ll be open between Christmas and New Year but many of our suppliers are not. If you need a contact lens top up to see you through to 2026 then we’d recommend you place your orders this week 🤓

06/12/2025

Our Saturday team have had a great start to their day with this lovely review from a new patient 🤓❤️

01/12/2025

We were delighted to have the opportunity to support the Perth Parrots Floorball Club.

Ross and Stephen first met at a club just like this 26 years ago, and so they truly value the positive impact clubs like this have in the community.

Our club were visited by Ross & Stephen from WJ Henderson Optometrists to showcase the two new floorball rink boards they have sponsored.

Having the support of local Perth based businesses means so much to our club and means we can continue to support the LGBTIQ+ community, ensuring they continue to have a safe and welcoming space in sport.

28/11/2025

Rachel and Rachael, our dynamic dispensing duo, have been brushing up on their professional skills this week. Hosted by Zeiss Vision Care and delivered by Dr Alicia Thompson, Paediatric Eyecare - the importance of the right optical solution, ensures that our team are well equipped when it comes to your children’s eyecare needs 🤓🤓

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 😉