News
OPTRAFAIR 2009
Following Optrafair 2009 the EyeBag Company is delighted to announce 70 new EyeBag stockists and over 1500 EyeBags ordered.Welcome to the following Optometry practices...
R C Cunning Optometrist
114 Bruntsfield Place
Edinburgh
EH10 4ES
0131 229 9829
Simon Budd
LM Baverstock Opticians
The Square
Milnthorpe
Cumbria
LA7 7QJ
Don Bates
Four Eyes
55 Charlotte Dundas Court
Grangemouth
Stirlingshire
FK3 9EB
Specsavers Hammersmith
29 Kingsmall
Kings Street
London
W6 0PZ
Northern Optical Company Ltd
1-4 Grainger Market
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 5QG
Keith Pearce
Brignall and Partners
33 New Road
Chippenham
SN15 1HP
John Rose Eye Care
1 Eden Street
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1BQ
McPherson
Optometrists and Contact Lens Practitioners
23 King Street
Aberdeen
AB24 5AA
Peter Rockett
Flint & Partners
9 Tettenhall Road
Wolverhampton
WV3 9NB
Claire Williams
15 Baker Street
Aberystwyth
Dyfed
SY23 2BJ
Jenks Burgess Opticians
8 Market Street
Whaley Bridge
High Peak
SK23 7LP
Peter Marson Optomtrists
31 Southwick Square
Southwick
Brighton
West Sussex
BN42 4FP
John Fell Optician
8 The Parade
Uttoxeter Road
Mickleover
Derby
DE3 0GB
Jane Smith
Collinge Opticians
12 Market Street
Kirkby Lonsdale
Cumbria
LA6 2AY
Paul Webb
Goldsmith-Webb Opticians
8 Grover Walk
Corringham
Stanford-le-Hope
Essex
SS17 7LY
Jon Griffin
John Weygang Optometrists
31 Morley Avenue
Churchdown
Gloucester
GL3 2BL
James Sutton
Butterflies Healthcare
25a High Street
Middleton Cheney
Banbury
OX17 2PB
Suzanne Dennis Optometrist Ltd
7 The Carrington Centre
The Green
Eccleston
Chorley
PR7 5UP
Cameron Optometry
5 St Vincent Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6SW
TD Morton Optometrists
6 St Peters House
Pavillion Shopping Centre
Thornaby
Stockton on Tees
TS17 9FF
George Garthshire
Eye 2 Eye Opticians
231 Grange Road
Birkenhead
Wirral
CH41 2PH
Darren Kemp
Martock Opticians
Commerce House
North Street
Martock
TA12 6DH
Mincher-Lockett Optometry Group
Station Road
Gnosall
Stafford
ST20 0EZ
BR Allport
Trescot
5 Roumania Crescent
Craig-y-Don
Llandudno
LL30 1UP
Mark Bushby
JH Long Opticians Ltd
39 Hyde Road
Paignton
Devon
TQ4 5BP
Eye Site
96 King Street
Cottingham
HU16 5QE
Eyewise
374 Long Lane
Hillingdon
Middx
UB10 9PG
Scott Mackie
48 Main Street
Bothwell
Glasgow
G71 8EX
Ashif Dhanani
Ados Sightcare
1 Ridgewood Gardens
Birmingham
B44 8JG
Mrs JO Penning Optician
Backfold
Hay-on-Wye
HR3 5EQ
Andrew Copley
Eyes of Swavesey
2 Station Road
Swavesey
Cambridge
CB24 4QJ
Neil Brosgill
55 Street Lane
Roundhay
Leeds
LS8 1AP
Nick Pullen
Pullen & Symes Opticians
35 Longbrook Street
Exeter
EX4 6AE
Uri Patel Optometrist
72 King Street
Belper
Derby
DE56 1PZ
Valerie Curtis
142 Bedford Road
Kempston
Bedford
MK42 8BH
Jonathon Pilbeam
Pilbeam Opticians
49 Leicester Road
Mountsorrel
Loughborough
LE12 7AJ
Andrea Lee Optometrist
47 The Street
Ashtead
Surrey
KT21 1AA
Euin Steele & Partners
58 Orsett Road
Grays
Essex
RM17 5EH
Susan Wright Ltd
Harries Opticians
313 London Road
Hazel Grove
Stockport
SK7 4PS
Mairead McKenna Opticians
14 Coleraine Road
Maghera
Londonderry
BT46 5BN
Mark Anderson
Specsavers
45 High Street
Ely
CB7 4LF
Barnet Opticians
172 High Street
Barnet
EN5
RA Lawley Ltd
3 - 3A The Cross
Summerhill
Kingswinford
West Midlands
DY6 9JA
Bridle Opticians
110 Felpham Road
Felpham
W Sussex
PO22 7PP
Stephen Ellerker
Eyewear Direct
62-63 Mardol
Shrewsbury
SY1 1PP
Deven Lakhani
Hammond Opticians
40 London Road
Enfield
EN2 6EF
Cyprian S Asota
Dollond & Aitchison
318 Mare Street
Hackney
London
E8 1HA
Sarah Farrant – Optometrist
East Quay Vision
East Quay Medical Centre
Bridgewater
Somerset
TA6 4GP
Christine Messiter
Allders Opticians
17a Station Road
Harpenden
AL5 4SQ
Ashok Chauhan
Eye Care
241 Uppingham Road
Leicester
LE5 4DG
Morgan-Owen & Coates Optometrists
37 Lavant Street
Petersfield
Hampshire
GU32 3EL
Ravi Naru Optometrist
153 Bradford Road
Shipley
BD18 3TJ
Adams Eyecare Ltd
32 High Street
Grantham
Lincs
NG31 6PH
Pollards Optical
21 Cross Square
Wakefield
WF1 1PQ
Vivian Bush
337 Holderness Road
Hull
HU8 8RD
Phillips & Edgworth
1a Stoke Road
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 1LT
Simon Berry Optometrist
41a Marshall Terrace
Gilesgate
Durham
DH1 2HX
Ralph Lasky
Scher & Lasky Opticians
4 Jubilee Parade
Snakes Lane East
Woodford Green
IG8 7QF
The Optic Shop
27 High Street
Newport
South Wales
NP20 1GH
Stuart Webster
Blink Optometrists
7 Mermaid Quay
Cardiff
CF10 5BZ
Paul Boyle
C4 Sight Care
65 Newgate Street
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 1AY
Campbell and McDearmid
42 Station Road
Redcar
TS10 1AG
Thomas McMahon Optometrist
83 Manor Street
Falkirk
FK1 1NU
Karen Davies
Woodstop Opticians
46-48 High Street
Woodstock
OX20 1TG
Chelmer Village Opticians
20 Village Square
Chelmer Village
Chelmsford
CM2 6RF
Orriss & Low Optometrists
3-4 Corner House
Woodborough Road
Winscombe
BS25 1AQ
Nigel Sheffield
Prince & Bates
193 Station Street
Burton-on-Trent
DE14 1BH
Fiona Reeves
Brian D Suttie (Chalfont) Ltd
14 Nightingales Corner
Little Chalfont
Bucks
HP7 9PZ
Rakesh Sohal
Eyediology
79 Commercial Street
Spitalfields
London
E1 6BD
Dawn Robinson
Robinson Opticians
78 High Street
Steyning
Sussex
BN44 3RD
Simon Harris
Ashwell & Barrie Opticians
34-36 North Street
Bishop's Stortford
CM23 2LW
Tony Nurowski
Summers Optician
407 Durham Road
Gateshead
NE9 5AN
Paul Appleson
Appleson Optometrists
43 Market Place
Wetherby
LS22 6LN
Brown and White Opticians
234 Upper George Street
Luton
LU1 2RD
December '08 News
Practices that now stock the EyeBag are:
Evidence that EyeBags are more effective than hot wet flannels at delivering
warmth to the closed eyelids
Teifi James with tepid flannel and thermometer |
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Graph shows plot of eyelid surface temperature under an MGDRx EyeBag heated for 40 seconds on 'high' in a microwave, compared with wet flannel. The saw tooth pattern of the wet flannel reflects the rapid cooling and re-wetting/heating cycle.
Note the surprisingly low initial temperature of the 'hot' wet flannel, which looses heat very rapidly while being rung out and positioned. The melting point of abnormally viscous meibomian gland secretions is 39 to 40 C. Study carried out on volunteers (family members) at the authors home; EyeBag tested with subject reclining on settee, wet flannel tested in bathroom with subject seated on loo (seat down).
The EyeBag warms the eyelids to over 40 C for over 8 minutes.
Our first EyeBag Stockist in the Republic of Ireland
The EyeBag company would like to announce our first stockist in the Republic of Ireland.
New Stockists 24/11/08
The EyeBag company is please to announce 21 new Stockists. It is now much easier to obtain EyeBags directly from a local supplier.
We are pleased to welcome the following recently added stockists;
New Stockists 13/10/08
The EyeBag company is please to announce 12 new Stockists. It is now much easier to obtain EyeBags directly from a local supplier.
We are pleased to welcome the following recently added stockists;
17/09/08 - New Stockists
The EyeBag Company is pleased to welcome new stockists near Loch Lomond. Wilkie and Rider Optometrists have premises in Dumbarton and Alexandria – see stockists page for details.
Lindsay opticians in Dunbar also stock the EyeBag. They have four other branches – Berwick-onTweed, Colinton Opticians in Colinton, Edinburgh, North Berwick Opticians and Kelso Opticians.
Cleakheaton residents can now obtain EyeBags form Stephen Dando, Optometrist at Openshaws, Central Arcade.
While in Rochdale, Paul Chetham Eye Care will be pleased to provide local patients with EyeBags.
Welcome too, Miss Rajni Jain, Harley Street Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon, who makes EyeBags available for her patients. You can visit her website at http://www.thelondonclinic.com/consultants/
New Stockists
The EyeBag company is please to announce 18 new Stockists. It is now much easier to obtain EyeBags directly from a local supplier.
We are pleased to welcome the following recently added stockists;
New Stockists
The EyeBag company is please to announce 20 new Stockists. It is now much easier to obtain EyeBags directly from a local supplier.
We are pleased to welcome the following recently added stockists;
Lynne Fernandes Optometrists
182a Wells Road
Knowle
BRISTOL
BS4 2AL
Brian Sefton Optometrist
34 Portsmouth Road
Woolston
SOUTHAMPTON
SO19 9AD
Nick Rumney MScOptom FCOptom FAAO
BBR Optometry Ltd
Marbury House
38 St Owen Street
HEREFORD
HR1 2PR
James Hall FBDO CL
BOOTS Opticians
3-5 Upper Market Street
Hanley
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST1 1PZ
James Hall FBDO CL
BOOTS Opticians
39 Gaol Gate Street
STAFFORD
ST16 2NR
Jem Hayward
Walford & Round Opticians
47 High St
BANBURY
OX16 5LA
Azhar Jaffery
Eyesavers Opticians Ltd
467 Bordesley Green
BIRMINGHAM
B9 5XF
C.E.Hall FBOA FSMC
111 West St
FARNHAM
Surrey
GU9 7HH
Andrew Nugent – Optometrist
R A Glass Associates
125 High Street
HOLYWOOD
County Down
NORTHERN IRELAND
BT18 9LG
Amanda Williams
Robert Frith Optometrists
74 High Street
GLASTONBURY
BA6 9DZ
Ann Morgan Opticians
18 High Street
CLEATOR MOOR
Cumbria
CA25 5AH
Specsavers Opticians
41 High Street
DARLINGTON
DL3 7QW
KJ Green Opticians
135 London Road
BENFLEET
Essex
SS7 5 UH
Chalmers Opticians
34 – 36 Albany Road
CARDIFF
CF24 3RQ
Turners Optometrists
Aspen House
67 Wembdon Road
BRIDGEWATER
TA6 7DR
Lorna Biggs
68 High Street
DEAL
Kent
CT14 6HE
Vikesh Measuria
Visioncare Incorporated
28 Penny Meadow
ASHTON –UNDER-LYNE
OL6 6HG
Brook & Wardman Optometrists
The Courtyard
28 The Ropewalk
NOTTINGHAM
NG1 5DW
Suzanne Dimayo
Troutaud Opticians
14 Smith Street
ST PETER’S PORT
GUERNSEY
GY1 2JL
First export to Switzerland
The EyeBag company is pleased to announce that The MGDRx EyeBag has recently made its first export to Switzerland
Teifi has an eye for innovation
Taken from the Halifax Courier
AS a consultant ophthalmologist working in Calderdale hospitals, Teifi James has treated many eye complaints.
Modern-day living can leave the eyes feeling gritty, sore and tired and in need of some TLC. This can often be because office workers sit for hours in front of computer screens, tending to blink less frequently in dry atmospheres created by air-conditioning units.
Now Mr James has invented the EyeBag, a medical device which has already found favour with doctors across Britain. The elliptical bag, which contains flax seeds, is popped into the micro wave for between 30 and 60 seconds, warming the seeds in the same way that wheat bags are heated to give relief to aching limbs. The soothing warmth frees up glands in the eyelid which are responsible for a secretion which refreshes the surface of the eye with each blink. Sometimes the glands become blocked, resulting in the secretions being unable to reach the surface of the eye and causing eye complaints. The heated EyeBag, when placed gently on the face, transfers warmth to the eyelid, unblocking the glands. Gentle massage of the eyelids afterwards allows the softened oily secretions to reach the eyeball. Mr James is one of nine consultant ophthalmologists working across Cald-erdale and Huddersfield. He also works at Elland Hospital, one of nine Bupa hospitals sold in July to Legal & General Ventures and which are now known as Classic Hospitals. Mr James said: "If you go to an eye clinic they will say you need to warm your eyelids with compresses. "People have been sitting by basins of hot water with face flannels. But they keep going cool, it's a palaver, they don't do it and then they keep going back to their GP." So he started thinking about how he could resolve the issue and, after trial and error, invented the EyeBag, which is made by the Natural Wheat Bag Co, Huddersfield. Mr James, who is originally from Wales, went to medical school in London and worked in general medicine before becoming an eye specialist. He worked at St James's Hospital, Leeds, for five years before being based in Halifax and Huddersfield. A father of two, he has lived in Halifax since 1991 and has worked in the town since 1997. The EyeBag costs £20 and is available in Halifax at Heath Pharmacy and Vision Express, Woolshops, Halifax. A story in the BMA News medical journal two weeks ago has already prompted inquiries from doctors keen to try the device. Ten per cent of profits will be given to the Vision 2020 project which aims to eradicate preventable world blindness by 2020.
Eyebag Sponsors British Medical Football Team
The EyeBag Company was delighted to sponsor the British Medical Football team for their recent trip to Australia to play in the Medical Football World cup.
The Team of British doctors came 3rd overall losing the semi-final against Brazil
(on penalties!) Well done to the Team.
To find out more, visit the British Medical Football Team website at http://www.britishmedicalfootball.com/home.htm
![]() Dr Arif Kazi |
![]() British and Brazilian Captains swapping pennants before the semi-final. |
![]() Intense action during the Britain - Australia game. |
![]() Some of the British Medical football Team before a match. |
The Australian and British Team Captains. |
![]() Competitive stuff! |
![]() The British Medical Football Team Photo. |







