This May Mr Adrian Murphy celebrates 50 years of eyecare in Carmarthen. He arrived as a newly qualified optometrist on 1st May 1967 as an assistant to Mr Dewi Jones and then became a partner in 1971. In 1994 when Mr Dewi Jones retired Mr Murphy worked single handedly until more recently when he was … Read more50 years
Like other health care professionals, all optometrists are required to do ongoing professional training. Specialist optometrists are also required to additional training in order to maintain their specialist registration, unfortunately the number of specialist optometrists in the UK is still relatively small and so getting the required amount of training at this level is proving … Read moreDr Jones leads specialist training for Specialist UK Optometrists
In the month that saw Olympic gold medal winner, Bradley Wiggins, and his mentor, Shane Sutton both hospitalised after colliding with vehicles in separate incidents, the Jones & Murphy Optometrists are helping to raise awareness of the importance of driving with good vision by urging people to have a sight test during Road Safety Week. Coordinated … Read moreRoad Safety Week
There are loads of gadgets and gizmos available for opticians to produce pretty pictures, but at Jones & Murphy we only invest in equipment if it is going to provide clinically useful information. Back in the early 90’s we were one of the very first practices to purchase a camera for taking photographs the retina. … Read moreDigital Retinal Photography
When I grow up… pilot, fire fighter, train driver, police officer? Every child dreams of what they’ll do one day. Up to one in five children may have an eye condition they do not know about which could stop them achieving those dreams. Poor eyesight can have a significant effect on children’s ability to learn … Read moreBack to School: Helping children to see their future
Following the recent imagery of both Kate Windsor and Pippa Middleton wearing Givenchy sunglasses at the men’s Wimbledon final, Kate was yesterday seen wearing Givenchy again whilst enjoying the Olympic Equestrian Eventing at Greenwich Park. Her choice of favoured sunglasses this time is model SGV761 0700 from the current 2012 collection.
Miss Pipa Middleton was recently seen wearing her Givenchy sunglasses at the Wimbledon Mens Final on centre court: She apparently then gave these to her sister, the Duchess of Cambridge, and was snapped sporting a second pair of Givenchys: