OPTICAL group Black & Lizars is to take on the nocturnal lenses patient book of Jack Brown’s Glasgow practice in its first acquisition under the leadership of Michelle Le Prevost.
Ms Le Prevost said the deal provided 185 year-old Black and Lizars with the opportunity to be the leading practitioner for nocturnal lenses in the west of Scotland.
Nocturnal Lenses are bespoke contact lenses that aim to correct short sightedness while the patient sleeps by gently changing the shape of their eye.
The deal will see Black & Lizars increase its nocturnal lenses business fivefold.
The firm is targeting generic growth of four per cent in a UK optical market which is currently only growing at 0.4 per cent – and given future acquisition opportunities the firm hopes to significantly improve on this.
Ms Le Prevost said: “This won’t by any means be the largest deal of our acquisition trail, but it gives us instant volume in nocturnal lenses and strategically it puts us in a great position at a time when our industry is really ramping up the effort to treat short-sightedness.”
The fitting of Nocturnal lenses follows a similar procedure to conventional contact lenses. The contours of the eye are mapped and the subsequent data used to produce individually tailored lenses to suit each individual’s precise needs.
“This is the first time we’ve been able to treat a patient’s eyesight issue as well as correcting it so it’s an exciting time for us,” said Ms Le Prevost. “We already have the clinical expertise to fit these lenses with three qualified optometrists in our Gordon Street practice, and we look forward to welcoming Jack Brown’s customer base.”
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