Optical connections: The all-seeing eye
David Baker investigates the optics-related associations of the all-seeing eye, which is seen by millions of people everyday but understood by few
Eyewear
Show report 2: Giving it 100%
Show report: Giving it 100% – part 2
Mike Hale presents a second report from 100% Optical, this time focusing on two ...
A-Z of eyewear: ABC
A-Z of eyewear: ABC
Optician’s A to Z of Eyewear is a monthly tour of eyewear terminology, focusing ...
Show report: Giving it 100%
Show report: Giving it 100%
Mike Hale provides a snapshot from the recent 100% Optical trade show
Labs: Consistency and quality
Looking at labs: Consistency and quality
Mike Hale visits Kennet Lahti Optical Glazing, one of only three glazing labs ...
The rise of smart glasses
The rise of smart glasses
Despite clunky designs and discontinued technology, smart glasses look set to ...
The NHS range of spectacles
The NHS range of spectacles
In an excerpt from a lengthy study considering the design choices in NHS ...
Show Report: Opti Boxes
Show Report: Incubating innovative newcomers
Opti Munich once again gave up-and-coming frame companies a platform with its ...
Small but perfectly formed
Small but perfectly formed
Consolidation in the lens market has left just a handful of giants on the ...
In search of eco-friendly frame materials
Eco-friendly frame materials
Yiannis Kotoulas examines environmentally sound options for eyewear
Style in the city of romance
Style in the city of romance
Simon Jones rounds up the key trends for last month's Silmo
Essilor leads on accuracy in Paris
Essilor leads on accuracy
Simon Jones reports from Silmo on a new patient experience from Essilor, and the latest iteration of Transitions’ photochromic lens
Silmo Paris 2019 preview
Silmo Paris 2019 preview
Optician takes a look at some of the frames that will be launched in Paris and identifies some show highlights
In focus: Industry reacts to reports of substandard specs sold online
Substandard specs sold online
Which? revealed over a quarter of spectacles purchased in an online investigation failed to meet standards. Yiannis Kotoulas reports
How a city earned its spectacles
How a city earned spectacles
David Baker recounts the history of Oudenaarde and why spectacles sit above its crest
The design collective
The design collective
Britain is famous for design but where are the next generation of frame designers coming from? Chris Bennett finds out more on how Specsavers is attempting to promote new talent
The noble, powerful servant
The noble, powerful servant
David Baker examines the career of bastketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his iconic protective eyewear
Should sunglasses be part of school uniform?
Sunglasses: part of a uniform?
An awareness initiative has revealed parents’ lack of knowledge on UV, despite wanting sunglasses as school uniform. Sean Rai-Roche explores the idea with a range of organisations
Style syllabus
Style syllabus
Optician brings together some of the key styles in children’s ophthalmic frames in good time for the new term, while practitioners offer their top tips for looking after kids in practice
Suns to be seen in
Suns to be seen in
Optician looks at styles across the two key sunglass trends for this summer: metal construction and eye-catching colour
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Stockport | £28,000
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