Specsavers Linlithgow now able to offer glaucoma support for community
People living with glaucoma in West Lothian, as well as other parts of East Scotland, can now access support within the community rather than travel to hospital, after a Linlithgow-based optician was selected to deliver the scheme.
Store director Diana Kelly at Specsavers Linlithgow is one of just a handful of opticians across the country who have successfully completed an SQA qualification in glaucoma management and is able to monitor people with lower-risk glaucoma or ocular hypertension directly in store.
This new service enables Diana to provide enhanced glaucoma care within the community, meaning customers can receive more of their monitoring and management closer to home, without the need to visit hospital. She is able to carry out advanced assessments, which means greater convenience for people living with glaucoma in the community.
Diana says: ‘We are thrilled to be able to offer this convenient and ground-breaking eye care service to customers living with glaucoma within our community.
‘We’ve worked really hard to be able to deliver this fantastic service to our community, helping to provide a hospital-level care to people in Linlithgow and beyond, reducing pressures on local hospital services and providing customers with a faster and easier way to access treatments and check-ups.
‘If you are under the care of the glaucoma service and receive a discharge letter, please sign the registration form and hand it into the practice as soon as possible so that we can take over your care.’
To book an eye test at Specsavers Linlithgow, call 01506 534484, or visit: https://www.specsavers.co.uk/stores/linlithgow.