A Kendal opticians is celebrating 30 years of serving the community, having conducted approximately 300,000 eye tests since opening its doors.
Since its ribbon-cutting in 1993, Specsavers Kendal has seen 'significant changes' over the decades.
The store has seen several refits and investment in clinical equipment, enabling it to offer up to date optical and audiology services.
Also marking a personal milestone, Margaret Dixon, the store's call centre administrator, has been with the business since its inception and is also celebrating 30 years of service.
Retail director at Specsavers Kendal, Jack Gregory, said: "We are delighted to see our store reach this achievement.
"As a business, we have invested massively into the store and also our technology to ensure we can continue offering fantastic service and clinical care to all our customers."
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Specsavers Kendal now boasts hospital-grade equipment allowing its clinical team sound bases for deciding on referrals.
The store's advanced OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) machine helps optometrists to view customers' eye health in more detail and detect treatable eye conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration earlier.
Mr Gregory said: "We are a team of dedicated, caring and professional individuals, and we look forward to continuing to provide a great quality of care and breadth of service to our customers for years to come."
For those unable to visit a physical store, Specsavers offers a Home Visits service.
To book an appointment, contact Specsavers Kendal by calling 01539 248062 or visit specsavers.co.uk/stores/kendal.
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