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Low sun driving glare problems
Published: Wednesday 14th September 2011

Low sun in the sky today as the Season changes to Autumn. That glare problem always seems difficult to manage. Often sunglasses just don't cut through the glare, don't you find?

What is the solution?

TINTED lenses - these are found in MOST "off the peg" sunglasses. They reduce brightness only and do NOT reduce glare

POLARISING Lenses - Originally marketed by the Polaroid company. These are available in many high end sunglass ranges such as Serengetti (often judged the world's best sunglasses for driving), and Maui Jim (Hawaii based all round holiday sun eyewear).

Polarising lenses reduce brightness like tinted lenses BUT also reduce glare and reflection from oncoming vehicles, and wet roads. They also allow better visibility when looking into water on sailing and boat trips.

They are in a different league to tinted lenses

Call in and ask to try Polarising lenses with us and take 10% off the cost of any polarised sunglasses or polarsed prescription sunglasses from the following brands:

Polaroid
Bolle
Serengetti
Maui Jim

Just bring a print off of this page to claim your discount. Offer ends 31st September 2011

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Newcastle Opticians

Is your current eyecare provider giving you the service that you expect? ...or is he or she just too rushed or disinterested? Then move on & join us at Querido & Davidson.

We are a national award winning eyecare practice (established in 1956) with a long heritage of providing exemplary service and exceptional products.

Eye Tests & Examinations

Our Optometrists carry out a huge array of checks during to your eye examination. These can include testing your eye pressure (to detect glaucoma - which, if undetected, could lead to blindness), checking sideways field of vision and the health of the back of your eye.

All these checks are quick and painless, and will provide us with important information that will help monitor any slight changes over time.

Contact Lenses

We fit a huge variety of contact lenses types to patients across the whole of the UK. We supply lenses to people of all ages, & all prescription types. Using corneal topography and slit lamp image capture we provide the highest standard of care to all our contact lenses wearing patients.

We specialise in iGo OVC, Ortho-K and Paragon CRT Orthokeratology work for all ages from 6 upwards. We are an accredited Chromagen contact lens practice. We supply varifocal contact lenses and contact lenses to correct astigmatism. We can also supply theatrical contact lenses for television productions.

In 2006 we were awarded the title of Contact lens practice of the year at the UK Optician awards.

Keratoconus Eye Care

We are a keratoconus friendly practice, and are experienced in the following keratoconus management methods:

Spectacles
Soft contact lenses, including Ultravision Kerasoft and Acuity Soft K
Gas permeable contact lenses, including Rose K, So2Clear and Lensdynamics Dyna Z intralimbal
Scleral contact lenses, including Innovative Sclerals

Finding Querido & Davidison:

We are located at:
196 Chillingham Road
Heaton
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 5LN
0191 265 9898