Practitioner and patient experience with a silicone hydrogel, daily disposable contact lens
Practitioner and patient exper
David Webley and Mailie Fournier take a look at findings ...
Optrafair: Eyeing up the new trends
Optrafair 2019’s frame offerings from exhibitors were aplenty and most definitely on trend. Zoe Wickens reports on the highlights
Adding a little something
There were a number of accessories and smaller products on display at this year’s Optrafair that can broaden a practice’s offering. Sean Rai-Roche chooses a few to focus on here
Style your way to happiness
Zoe Wickens travelled to Market Drayton to find out how an independent practice is making waves and changing lives through the use of eyewear styling consultations
In focus: Proving and improving the value of optometry
Changing attitudes towards optometry is essential to ensure its future in the face of disruptive technologies and multinational mega-mergers. Chris Bennett asked Specsavers founder Doug Perkins and Paul Morris, director of professional advancement, how that could be achieved
Optrafair through a lens
This year’s event offered delegates the opportunity to see the latest innovation in ophthalmic lens manufacturing and design. Optician looks at some of the highlights
News More News
Vista Mesh lenses
Vista Mesh lenses ease patient’s migraines
Optometrist is praised by patient for ‘turning her life around’
Ride for SeeAbility
Optician looking for readers to ride for SeeAbility
Optician is looking for cyclists to join a Prudential Ride 100 team
Latest CET More CET
Obesity and ocular health
Closing Date: 17/05/2019
Dr Doina Gherghel and Nisha Ramchandani look at the various ocular conditions with an association with obesity (C71206, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)
Spectacle wear, body image and other perceptions
Closing Date: 10/05/2019
Dr Doina Gherghel and Mehreen Suleman look at the evidence for how spectacle wear influences the wearer’s self-perception and the way others may view them (C71164, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)
Measuring total visual experience
Closing Date: 26/04/2019
Professor Billy R Hammond, Dr Lisa M Renzi-Hammond, Dr John Buch and Dr Derek Nankivil discuss how our quality of vision is much more than can be assessed by standard measures of visual acuity (C70983, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)
Pupil assessment – interactive
Closing Date: 26/04/2019
Following on from a recent article looking at anisocoria, Bill Harvey introduces an interactive exercise concerning the appropriate management of an apparently sudden onset anisocoria (C71007, one interactive CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)
Jobs More Jobs
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Clinical More clinical
Eye care in the community
Kirit Patel continues his series with a discussion of two cases of connective tissue disease with ocular complications; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ...
SLT – a patient’s perspective
SLT – a patient’s perspective
Bill Harvey catches up with a longstanding colleague to find ...
CET feedback
CET feedback: Paediatric examination interactive
Bill Harvey summarises your views aired in completing last ...
Myopia: Refreshing viewpoints
Myopia: Refreshing viewpoints
As part of a busy worldwide education tour organised by ...
The value of optometry
In focus: Proving and improving the value of optometry
Changing attitudes towards optometry is essential to ensure its ...
Contact Lenses More contact lenses
Interview: Lyndon Jones
Mike Hale catches up with Lyndon Jones during the contact lens educator’s recent tour of Europe
In focus: Can light management grow the contact lens business?
Light management
Johnson and Johnson Vision hopes to create a new contact ...
CET feedback: RGP interactive
CET feedback: RGP interactive
Bill Harvey discusses the results of the interactive CET ...
Cantor wins loyalty in specialist CL market
Cantor wins loyalty
Cantor & Nissel has carved its own niche as a manufacturer ...
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Eyewear More eyewear
Short wavelength visible light
Ronald Rabbetts describes a new British Standards technical report which helps to clarify the definition of short wavelength visible light
Management More management
Sector loses cash and custom
A new report from a British specialist has highlighted startling consumer attitudes towards eyewear fit that could be costing opticians revenue and ...
How to market your practice
Seven ways to market your practice
As a small business owner juggling a range of tasks across the ...
Star-studded Optix conference
Star-studded Optix conference
The splendid setting, extensive exhibition and notable speakers ...
Spaces designed by the blind
Spaces designed for and by the blind
In 2008, US-based architect Chris Downey went blind following ...
Want committed employees?
HR file: Want committed employees? Focus on identity
It is often said that there is a limit to loyalty in ...
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Opinion More opinion
Straight between the eyes
I am currently working on the first article in a major series on dispensing
Robust level of training
The demand for suitably trained support staff is growing
Let’s promote our profession
View from the High Street: Let’s promote our profession
Judy Lea believes we can do more to enthuse school students ...
One size does not fit all
Chris Bennett: One size or shape does not fit all
Putting frames on faces is a much maligned aspect of optical ...
Letter: Laser guided
Letter: Laser guided
We are writing in response to Bill Harvey’s article ‘Dynamite ...
Bill Harvey: Glasses half full
Bill Harvey: Glasses half full
Just as clothing alters appearance, so do spectacles
Upcoming Events More events
BCLA clinical conference
BCLA hosts a conference dedicated to contact lenses
Silmo Paris Optical Fair
Silmo Paris Optical Fair
Silmo Paris is a leading optical fair that occurs every autumn
