There was a distinct feel of technology around Silmo this year. Along with 3D, self power-changing lenses and carbon fibre there was a potentially even greater technological shift on show. And it wasn’t so much the styling as the manufacturing technology. These Berhard Willhelm inspired bad boys were created using product prototyping. This is a kind [...]
It’s that time of the year when a few of the Optician team normally climb aboard the Eurostar and head off to Paris for the big French optical exhibition, Silmo. The Eurostar invariably limps through Kent to the channel then emerges in the sunshine to speed through the French countryside to the Gare du Nord. [...]
There was some interesting research published by the insurance firm LV= car insurance recently that put some numbers to the problem of poor vision and driving. It was really good stuff ( see Optician September 17th) very consumery, easy to understand. It was also backed up by quotes from LV pointing out that if drivers had [...]
One of the nicest aspects of village living is seeing a bit of nature. When you move away from the city you leave the grime and noise behind and as they fade nature begins to show its face. I received an excited text from Mrs Optician Editor the other day. She had just seen a Sparrow [...]
Danish Eyewear designer Orgreen has teamed up with the furniture brand Republic of Fritz Hansen to produce a series of Arne Jacobsen Swan chairs to be showcased at the Silmo exhibition in Paris. I’m not too sure how many people outside of Denmark would recognise the skyline depicted but the Orgreen stand is always worth [...]
I’m sure everyone has their own favourite horror stories of contact lens non-compliance but some things never cease to amaze. In my build up to the Alpe d’Huez triathlon I thought it would be useful to try out some extended wear contact lenses. This struck a chord with one of my sons who has never [...]
Yesterday marked the passing of cycling legend Laurent Fignon from cancer. He sprang to prominence in the early 1980s as one of the youngest winners of the Tour de France and went on to become famous for losing the three week-long, 3,000km+ event by just 8 seconds to Gred Lemond in 1989. He was a [...]
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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