Dry Eyes, Flashes, Floaters & Similar Symptoms – Your local Optician can help you!

Monica Coelho • January 10, 2023

The Minor Eye Condition Service (MECS) is a service provided by certain Opticians around your living area for Dry Eyes, Flashes & Floaters, Red Eyes, etc. This is a free service under NHS and the main target is to stop patients from filling in GP’s appointments and losing time in their offices, as they are not equipped with the right instruments to do the full extended eye health check that you might need. We provide care for the following symptoms:

Dry Eyes

This is a common chronic (long-term) condition that may be caused because our eyes do not produce enough tears, or because the tears we have evaporate too quickly or do not spread evenly across the front of the eye. The symptoms usually happen in both eyes that can feel itchy, irritated, sandy or gritty, stinging and, in severe cases, can experience blurred vision.Dry eyes can be very uncomfortable, but rarely causes any serious eye damage.

Flashes & Floaters

Floaters are very common, normally harmless and more common in short-sighted or older people. They often look like small dark spots or small pieces of hair/cobweb that appear to be floating in your eyes.

You also can experience flashes of light instead and these are usually due to movement of the gel inside the eye. Very occasionally, flashes or an increase in floaters can be a sign of a retinal detachment which needs treating as soon as possible.

R ed Eye

Red eye has many different causes, which can be only diagnosed when the patient has a full eye health check. Might be due to dry eyes, air conditioning, allergies, etc., so it definitely needs a MECS appointment to determine what seems to be the condition causing it.

You can find this service in both Woodford & Dagenham stores, so don’t hesitate to contact us if you are experiencing this symptoms.

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