Welcome web launch

Hats off to the the Optical Confederation for launching a new website with press releases and blogs.

After all, one of the main functions of the organisation is to communicate with a united voice and the new site will collect and archive all these viewpoints in a transparent way.

The web has had a profound effect on optics as contact lens and spectacle start-ups threaten High Street footfall.

However, when it comes to communication the web is a strong medium and somewhere the Confederation can make itself heard to policy makers and parliamentarians.

All in all this is money well spent.

And so in the true spirit of the digital age, here is a link to a press release on the Confederation website about the launch of the new website itself...