The Brittain Opticians Blog

Anyone who has driven west along the Hagley Road on a clear winter afternoon knows the feeling. The sun sits low and hard in the windscreen, your prescription glasses do nothing to soften it, and the supermarket clip-ons in the door pocket are scratched, fiddly and still let the glare...

Half the people in the UK with glaucoma have no idea they have it. That is not a typo. Of the roughly 700,000 people living with the condition, around 350,000 are walking around with sight quietly being taken from them, one tiny fragment at a time, and they cannot feel...

Up to half of all preventable sight loss in the UK could be picked up at a routine eye test. Most of the people we referred for further investigation had no symptoms and no idea that anything was wrong. They came in for new glasses and left with something more...

If your ears feel blocked, muffled or itchy, and your GP has told you they no longer offer ear syringing, you are not alone. Demand for safe earwax removal in Harborne has climbed steadily as many GP practices across Birmingham have moved away from offering the service, and a lot...

A patient came into our Harborne practice last year for a new pair of glasses and mentioned, almost as a side note, that she had started turning down dinner invitations. Once we traced it back, the avoidance had started months earlier when conversations had become quietly exhausting....

If your eyes feel gritty by mid-afternoon, sting after a long stretch of reading, or look red at the end of a day on the screen, you are not imagining it....

Right, let’s talk about contact lenses. They’re brilliant – no frames sliding down your nose, no fogged-up glasses when you’re having a cuppa, and you can actually see properly when it’s raining. But here’s the thing: they need proper care. Not “sort of” care or “when I remember” care –...

Let’s talk about sunglasses. Not just as a fashion statement—although style certainly plays a part—but as an essential form of eye protection. Many people assume any pair of dark lenses will do the job, but that’s not always the case. In fact, those inexpensive sunglasses picked up from a market...

Right, let’s talk about something that trips up loads of people. Finding glasses that actually suit your face can be tricky. You know the feeling: you try on twenty pairs, nothing looks quite right, and you end up either settling for something “fine” or walking out empty-handed. Frustrating, isn’t it?...

Let’s be honest – if you’re working in an office in Birmingham, you’re probably spending way too much time staring at screens. Your laptop, your phone, that second monitor you finally convinced your boss to buy you… it all adds up. And your eyes? They’re probably feeling it. Spending long...

Finding the right optician Birmingham residents can trust is essential for protecting your vision and maintaining long-term eye health. In a busy city like Birmingham, the number of available opticians and eye specialists can make the process feel overwhelming. From routine eye tests to help with more complex eye conditions,...

Our eyes play a crucial role in how we experience the world, yet many people only think about eye care when their vision starts to blur or a problem becomes too difficult to ignore. Regular visits to an optician in Birmingham aren’t just about updating your prescription. They’re an important...

Most people first notice cataracts not as a dramatic loss of sight, but as a slow nuisance. The lights look hazier than they used to. Night driving feels harder than it should. Colours seem a little washed out, and you find yourself reaching for the lamp more often when you...