AN OPTICIANS in Crewe is now providing health care a number of eye conditions, meaning people will not have to wait for GP or hospital appointments.

Specsavers in Market Street is the latest store in the nationwide chain to offer customers treatment for minor eye conditions.

The store in Crewe can detect and manage minor eye conditions, including red eye, dry eye, watering eye, blepharitis and floaters in the vision.

Customers will need to book themselves in to see a specialist, but appointments can be booked at short notice.

Michael Elleray, Specsavers Crewe store director, said: “Specsavers has long been a champion not only of the importance of regular eye tests but of general eye health.

“We already detect and manage more eye conditions than any other UK opticians.

“In our store we introduced free digital retinal photography as part of our regular eye examination several years ago, allowing us to detect and monitor many conditions, including glaucoma, diabetes and high blood pressure.”

The Specsavers boss said the move will help ease the strain on NHS services in the area.

Michael said: “We are proud to take our clinical expertise a stage further and enhance the level of care we can offer people in Crewe with the added benefit of helping to reduce the pressure on our local GP surgeries and other NHS services.”

Eye health clinics are available in a number of Specsavers stores across the country.

Anyone experiencing pain, discomfort, redness, sudden changes or flashes of light in their vision, among other symptoms, can access these services.

Help with more complex conditions will be discussed on a case-by-case basis.

For more information call 0800 068 0241 or visit specsavers.co.uk