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Archive | August, 2008

Famous Monocle Wearers

Another staple optical debate to be tackled by the Optician office in the wake of going to print is the listing of famous monocle wearers. Immediately obvious are Sir Patrick Moore and former boxer Chris Eubank.Another monocled celebrity is Lord Bath who gained fame through turning his family seat into a safari park, popularised by [...]

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Opticians get all frisky

Forgive me if this entry is a bit brief but I have already created it once and it disappeared into cyberspace so I’m not best pleased. Anyway with all this Olympic hysteria going on and British people winning medals willy nilly it seems opticians are joining in. Since the Optician Ironman foray the team members [...]

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Games and Glasses

Olympic fever in the Optician office has moved to broader sporting conversation and an attempt to recall sportsmen who wear glasses while playing their sport. Our list so far stands at New Zealand cricket captain, Daniel Vettori Former Ajax, Juventus, Milan, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Tottenham and Holland midfield pitbull, Edgar Davids. Horace Grant, a forward [...]

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Photography in practice

Still on the subject of photography, even opticians practices can provide plenty of photo opportunities, as demonstrated by the pictures below. Any interesting photos of your own practice? Please email them to alex.thomas@rbi.co.uk

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Optometry related photoshop tutorial

During my time working for Optician, I have spoken to a fair few practitioners for whom a passion for optometry has broadened to encompass another area of optics, photography. It is these people who may find the following photoshop tutorial about how to design a contact lens of interest or may even find some practical [...]

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