One amazing journey
One amazing journey
Students from across Europe and beyond headed for Budapest ...
A softer side
A softer side
Silhouette adds range of new colours and shapes to its full-rim SPX Illusion ...
Low vision: Apps and online resources
Bill Harvey looks at some of the increasing number of apps and programs available that are proving a great help for those with a visual impairment
Awards: Contact lens practice of the year
A two-year contact lens transformational plan culminated in a proud moment at the Optician Awards for Specsavers Loughborough in April. Joe Ayling reports
Look local: A reliable source
Worcester is famous around the world for the sauce it produces, but its opticians deserve recognition too for the reliable service they provide. Sean Rai-Roche reports
In focus: Long-term view of myopia needed from policymakers
A new study by UK researchers has found a correlation between myopia progression and years spent in education. Joe Ayling reports
Maintained concentration
Bill Harvey tries out the i-Pen osmolarity system - a useful addition to clinical practice
News More News
Clip on cool
Eyespace's clip on cool
British eyewear supplier Eyespace has launched a new clip on addition
BCLA works with MCLOSA
BCLA joins forces with MCLOSA for conference programme
The BCLA has announced it will team up with the MCLOSA at the BCLA Visionaries ...
Vision Van at GrandVision
Vision Van heads to Tenerife
Vision Express took its new Vision Van to GrandVision’s annual conference
Editor's choice
Latest CET More CET
Let's talk about abuse
Closing Date: 13/07/2018
Dr Doina Gherghel discusses the ocular signs of maltreatment and the implications for optometrists (C60141, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)
Paediatric eye care: Part 5 Blepharitis in children
Closing Date: 13/07/2018
In the fifth of our series developed and co-ordinated by
Lynne Speedwell, Yetunde Obadeyi describes the assessment and management of the various forms of blepharitis that can appear in a paediatric clinic (C60145, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists, contact lens opticians and therapeutic optometrists)
Communicating with the dementia patient
Closing Date: 06/07/2018
Tallulah Harvey discusses the nature of dementia and its impact on the patient, and how understanding this may help the eye care professional best manage and help the patient (C60024, one distance learning CET point suitable for optometrists and dispensing opticians)
Dyes and stains Part 1 – Lissamine green
Closing Date: 29/06/2018
Neil Retallic and Sarah Farrant begin our series with a discussion of a staining agent likely to become familiar in eye care practice since its inclusion in the TFOS DEWS2 report (C59962, one distance learning CET point for optometrists and contact lens opticians)
Eyewear More eyewear
Expanding your appeal
Sean Rai-Roche discusses some of the interesting accessories on display at this year’s Optrafair
Clinical More clinical
In focus: Eye care services
With the Brexit deal dominating debate in Westminster, eye health campaigners are having to shout even louder to be heard. Joe Ayling reports on the ...
Apps and online resources
Low vision: Apps and online resources
Bill Harvey looks at some of the increasing number of apps and ...
CET roadshow launches
Seeing beyond the eyes: CET roadshow launches
A nationwide CET roadshow was launched May 14 to raise ...
A second opinion
Getting an intelligent second opinion
Bill Harvey discusses a recent paper highlighting the potential ...
NICE guidelines interactive
CET feedback: NICE guidelines interactive
Bill Harvey discusses your responses to our recent interactive ...
Contact Lenses More contact lenses
CL practice of the year
A two-year contact lens transformational plan culminated in a proud moment at the Optician Awards for Specsavers Loughborough in April. Joe Ayling reports
Teaching teachers: a global approach
Teaching teachers
The International Association of Contact Lens Educators’ ...
Practitioners welcome hub of contact lens innovation
Contact lens innovation
Advancements of contact lenses designed to treat presbyopia ...
Contact lenses: Introducing aloe vera
Introducing aloe vera
Elena Ruiz introduces a multipurpose solution for ...
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Optician Directory 2018
Your guide to products, services and everyone who is anyone in the world of optical supply
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Jobs More Jobs
Area Sales Representative
North London & East Anglia | Excellent salary + uncapped commission + benefits
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Management More management
Company profile: Thea UK
Thea Pharmaceuticals celebrated its 10th anniversary of its UK business with an open day at its new offices at Keele. Mike Hale reports
Look local: Worcester
Look local: A reliable source
Worcester is famous around the world for the sauce it produces, ...
Look local: Preston
Look local: Preston blooms as a city
Preston was home to a series of ‘firsts’ in the past, and it ...
Remarkable roles
Remarkable roles: Inspiration comes out of parental frustration
Optometrist Peter Greedy looked set for a comfortable corporate ...
Look local: Edinburgh
Look local: Listing Edinburgh’s virtues
It is easy to get lost in the history of Edinburgh and forget ...
Opinion More opinion
There’s an app for that
Judy Lea considers how technology has made life easier at her practice
Our strategic activities
Two events this month reflect the range of Locsu’s strategic activities
Letter: The day a professor pr
Letter: The day a professor prophesied
A last-ditch attempt to rescue my work on very low-cost contact ...
Time for feedback
View from AOP: Time for feedback
The AOP would like to thank the almost 2,500 members and ...
Turning words into action
Chris Bennett: Turning words into action
What has been apparent for many years to those in optics is ...
Bill Harvey: Chewing it over
Bill Harvey: Chewing it over
Another week and another new piece of research relating to ...
Barnaby Cartoon
View the latest installment from our cartoonist Barnaby Richards here!
Barnaby Richards is Optician's cartoonist. He is also published in a variety of newspapers, including The Guardian and The Independent
Upcoming Events More events
BCLA events for 2018
BCLA to hold events throughout 2018