Anyone attending the CET consultation events currently being held by the GOC will have heard that nearly a dozen clever clogs practitioners have already won their tally for the current three year cycle of CET. I’m sure this gives those individuals a warm feeling inside but I’m also sure the policy makers will be curling their [...]
I will have to be very careful with future posts given the fate suffered by Rod Liddle after his outspoken Spectator blog. As a journalist I am clearly aware of the need to be accurate and impartial in everything I write, but also as a journalist I still can’t bring myself to think of a blog, [...]
It’s always great to get out into practice and see how the theory of eyecare and dealing with patients is put into practice. I recently accompanied Mrs Optician Editor to the optician so she could have an eye exam and buy a new pair of specs, I badgered her into going as it had been [...]
I’m a cynical old hack but I recently had the pleasure of joining the Garmin Transitions pro cycling team at their training camp in Calpe, Spain. I think it is going to be hard to avoid pro cycling this summer but already firms such as Shamir are looking to engage practitioners in the programme.
The latest move by Tesco is sure to draw some fire from its competitors but have we been living on borrowed time? When the universal free eye exam was removed many expected the optical sector to swallow the cost and simply pile the loss onto the price of contact lenses and spectacles. The profession, since then, has been trying [...]
Reed Business also hosts the following websites for the optometry industry:
| Website | Business |
|---|---|
| Vision Expo East | Exhibition |
| Optician CET | Magazine |
| Vision ExpoWest | Exhibition |
| Optometry Book Shop | Book Shop |
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