Wind Musicians and Glaucoma January is Glaucoma Awareness Month at the “Musicians’ Optician”
The month of January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of the leading cause of irreversible blindness. We take Glaucoma very seriously at Allegro Optical since many of our staff members are wind instrumentalists. Researchers have recently concluded that musicians who play high-resistance wind instruments may be more inclined to develop glaucoma. […]
Outstanding performance from start to finish – A blog by violinist Richard Bottom of Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra
A violinist’s view We love to receive feedback, good and maybe not so good, it is all helpful and helps us to grow and improve our business and products. We’re even happier when a happy customer offers to write a blog about their experience. In this blog Violinist Richard Bottom from Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra talks all […]
Sustainable Hemp Eyewear Is Fair, Funky and Fabulously Fashionable.
Our Hemp Eyewear provides Sustainable Fairtrade Fashion At Allegro Optical Opticians we believe in doing the right thing, particularly where our clients are concerned. We are particularly passionate about doing the right thing for our environment and the planet we live on. We believe that we all have a responsibility to be mindful of the […]
Now The Beat Goes On, For A Talented Pianist and Timpanist
Pianist and Timpanist Cheryl Bratkowski wanted to see the music When playing timpani at the back of an orchestra, it can be very difficult to see the conductor at the front. Conductor’s batons are often a natural wood colour, which is hard to see, especially if a conductor wears a light-coloured shirt or jacket. Cheryl […]
