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“D& R Kirk Opticians, Whitley Street, Reading”

written by on 31/01/2013

Left long time favourite Dolland and Aitchison after they were taken over by Boots who are company domiciled in Zug in Switzerland, presumable for tax minimisation, and are owned by the originators of the junk bond KKR in New York.

As my father and aunt suffered from Glaucoma I wanted to find an optician on whom I could depend. I booked at Kirk's and was delighted to be seen by an optometrist who told me he was retired from working at a major London eye hospital.

Everything was satisfactory with the usual minor changes to be expected at my age!

Far from coming under pressure to buy expensive frames I was advised to continue with my existing glasses for distance and for work at the screen.

Altogether a good experience - I am on the books and hope to be so for many years.