Understands performers' complex eyesight needs including visual fields and working distances, and reading notation while also focusing on the working environment and fellow performers. Part of the team at Allegro Optical, Meltham, Holmfirth.
The clinical team at Allegro Optical are experts on the specific eye-care needs of those in the performing arts. For example, performers may need to quickly read detailed musical scores, change focus between near and far sight, and have a good sense of spatial awareness. Services include sight tests, dispensing musicians' lenses, and advice on all aspects of eye health. Allegro Optical are based in West Yorkshire and Lancashire with three locations in Greenfield, Marsden and Meltham. An on-site eyecare service is also available for ensembles and organisations.
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Claire has been in the optical industry for 20 years and reading music since the age of 7. Works with many clients throughout the creative sector. Awareness of how posture and varying focal distances affect the eyesight requirements of arts professionals. Based at Allegro Optical in Greenfield and Meltham.
Sheryl Doe is a dispensing optician with over 16 years' experience in the optical profession and has experience in many different optical disciplines. A keen musician with a lifelong love of music, Sheryl has developed a unique understanding of the challenges that some musicians face with deteriorating eyesight. With a keen interest in Ophthalmic lens design Sheryl has developed a unique algorithm to help in this area and is seen as an industry leader in her specialist field. She has also found that her unique approach to vision correction works well for teachers, lecturers and those that present regularly. Allegro Optical, Meltham, Holmfirth / Saddleworth.