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Interview: Lyndon Jones, director of the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) at the University of Waterloo

Mike Hale catches up with Lyndon Jones during the contact lens educator’s recent tour of Europe

Practitioner and patient exper

Practitioner and patient experience with a silicone hydrogel, daily disposable contact lens

David Webley and Mailie Fournier take a look at findings from a recent survey ...

Figure 1: A spherical RGP on a toric cornea

CET feedback: RGP interactive

Bill Harvey discusses the results of the interactive CET exercise looking at ...

Event report: Coopervision Force

Coopervision’s Future Ocular Research Creativity Event (Force) competition has ...

In focus: Full transparency

Johnson & Johnson’s Acuvue contact lens recycling campaign grabs people’s ...

Wear and care: responsible contact lens recycling

Optician has launched its contact lens recycling campaign to encourage more ...

IACLE: Exceptional impact

The founding meeting of the International Association of Contact Lens Educators ...

Lynn White, Ultravision’s clinical director

Looking at labs: Getting the right fit for your eyes

Long time RGP wearer Keith Hassell visits Ultravision’s headquarters and ...

Seven ways: Steps to multi-focal success

Keith Tempany, immediate past president BCLA, director Leightons & Tempany

In focus: Safe contact lens disposal

The importance of recycling plastics has never been more prevalent in the ...

Optician Awards 2018: Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year

An enduring passion that keeps him up-to-date with all the latest developments ...

In focus: Acanthamoeba takes a liking to UK households

As new data reveals a threefold increase in Acanthamoeba keratitis infections in South-East England contact lens wearers have again been warned about the risks posed by water supply and poor compliance. Joe Ayling reports

Contact lenses: Through the eyes of a child

Through the eyes of a child

Simon Jones talks children, psychology and compliance with American contact lens and myopia control research expert, Jeff Walline

Clinical trials: Meeting patient needs

Meeting patient needs

Linked to their article on visual satisfaction, Philippe Jubin, John Buch and Derek Nankivil report on a clinical trial looking at this approach to investigating vision with the Acuvue Oasys lenses

Contact lens trends: 2018 data on UK contact lens prescribing

UK contact lens prescribing

Philip Morgan reports on the 23rd annual Eurolens Research survey into UK contact lens prescribing

Optician Awards 2018: Children’s CL Practice of the Year

CL Practice of the Year

This year’s Optician Awards recognised the efforts of Central Vision Opticians in north London in giving children the confidence to wear contact lenses. Zoe Wickens reports

Q&A: Going to the next level

Alcon’s Scholarship programme is looking for new candidates. Optician caught up with some former scholars to find out more about the benefits of taking part

Technology advances provide new contact lens business opportunities

CL business opportunities

Contact lens practitioners gathered in Wembley last month for the inaugural Specialist Club, Chris Bennett jumped on the Metropolitan Line to find out more

Optician Awards 2018: Children’s CL Practice of the Year

Awards: Children’s CL Practice

This year’s Optician Awards recognised the efforts of Central Vision Opticians in north London in giving children the confidence to wear contact lenses. Zoe Wickens reports

Case study: Winning Force

In the first of three articles outlining the projects of students shortlisted for this year’s UK and Ireland Force awards, Bill Harvey explains the project from Glasgow Caledonian University

Force: the final frontier

The sixth Force Student of the Year final was the largest yet, with teams from outside Europe taking part for the first time. Optician reports on how CooperVision is continuing to drive this unique competition forward