Nichola C. Kennedy FAOI Optometrist

28/11/2025

So proud to announce that I am the first Irish optometrist/ eye care professional to be added to the directory of professionals on the Visual Snow Initiative directory

23/11/2025

Kilcullen's 2nd Xmas Shopping Festival Day🎄 Spectacular Christmas Gift Ideas 🎄 Your go-to destination for niche, luxury eyewear 🎄 Christmas Promotion 🎄 - https://mailchi.mp/eb6b0dd8940c/an-invitation-for-you-spectacular-christmas-gift-ideas-your-go-to-destination-for-niche-luxury-eyewear-christmas-promotion-8340219

17/11/2025

2 amazing days with the most amazing people and lecturers to finish off a busy year in Feeling inspired, invigorated and informed. 😊 Heading home to soon 🥰

16/11/2025

It’s been a while since I posted on - it’s been a busy few months.

In September the team of Kilcullen Opticians joined me in their first trip to Silmo Paris, the optical tradeshow of the year, safe to say we enjoyed the 2 days there, non stop walking, talking, spectacle try ons and eating! We all came back full of energy and enthusiasm and looking forward to our orders arriving.

In October I was a guest of in Lisbon, one of our lens suplliers. They hosted an amazing conference for 2 days and treated us to tour of the city with a few stops along the way to savour some Portuguese delicacies with amazing views and incredible practice owners from Ireland and the UK. Some I have met before at events and some I met for the first time. But we all had a blast. So grateful to And to top it off I got a few extra days to explore Lisbon with 2 friends from college - long overdue

I attended a 2 day workshop in the west on Visual Perception and Processing and we were joined by optometrist members of the British Association of Behavioural Optometrists (BABO soon to be ANBO Association of Neurodevelopmental & Behavioural Optometrists ) for the 2 days. This event was a great success. (No photographic evidence!!)

And now I am in London on my last conference of the year - run by NORA the neuro-optometric rehabilitation association in the USA - 1. about the role of vision therapy in mild traumatic brain injury and post concussion syndrome and 2. About Visual Snow Syndrome and the role of neuro optometric rehabilitation in its management.
So so so interesting, a lot of new information to digest and consider how it fits in with my practice .

14/11/2025

Adam is sporting a fabulous frame, two toned matt blue and grey - very smart looking

10/11/2025

Nooooo 🤯🤯🤯 People - if you want to have healthy eyes and good vision into your 90s please take care of your meibomian glands!!! That means washing away make up on a daily basis and having good lid hygiene even if you don’t wear make up. The gland openings behind your eyelashes can get blocked by general dust, dirt, makeup making it difficult for your glands to release the oils they produce to moisturise and protect your eyes. If this happens your eyes will start to feel tired, heavy, dry, sometimes itchy, light sensitive and even excessively watery in the wind or the cold. Then they will become pink and maybe even red, then you start to use drops to help and the drops sometimes can make it worse and off you go on a merry-go-round that you could simply avoid by just washing off your makeup at night and just being 🤢

10/11/2025

Don’t do it please! 🤯

29/10/2025

Seasonal warning regarding Halloween contact lenses

People are being urged not to use "novelty" contact lenses this Halloween, which can lead to issues ranging from mild discomfort up to permanent vision loss.

18/10/2025

Here I go again! On my own this time this time - guess where I am 🤔

02/10/2025

Allo Allo! And when you work hard you need to play hard! We certainly did as the Parisians do! in the autumn sun and

01/10/2025

The work piece of the trip to - seeing our current suppliers and checking out some new innovative suppliers too! So much fun 🤩

30/09/2025

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We had a great day 1 at silmo, we had appointments all day and we were kept going with coffees, champagne and cocktails! So much to see and so much we didn’t get to see but we are delighted with our decisions for the next seasons in eyewear. Wait and see what we have discovered. !