Archive 5: l.a.Eyeworks
Simon Jones gets the run down on five milestone frames from Los Angeles eyewear rebels, l.a.Eyeworks
Eyewear
Photochromics round-up
Photochromics: Change for the better
Mike Hale identifies some of the best photochromic products on the UK market
Dispensing photochromic lenses
Seven Ways: Dispensing photochromic lenses
Suzana Gorda outlines how photochromic lenses can be dispensed to the benefit ...
In Focus: Meeting a demand
In Focus: Meeting a demand
Andrew McClean speaks to Ruth Perrott MBE about her charitable trips to Africa
Providing specialised services
In Focus: Providing specialised services
Yiannis Kotoulas reports on the NHS England roll out of an optical service for ...
Prisoners' progress
Rehabilitation: Prisoners' progress
Tanjit Dosanjh and Andrew McClean discuss how the Prison Opticians Trust ...
In Focus: Inspecs marches on
In Focus: Inspecs marches on
Andrew McClean finds out what Inspecs’ latest acquisition means for one of the ...
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Archive 5: Cutler and Gross
Archive 5: Cutler and Gross
Marie Wilkinson, style director at Cutler and Gross, discusses the brand’s ...
The Goods: Positive Purchasing
The Goods: Positive Purchasing
With Christmas around the corner, this month’s feature looks to products (or ...
Lens file: Seiko brilliance
Lens file: Seiko brilliance
Michelle Lloyd-Bibb explains the technologies underpinning Seiko’s new Brilliance progressive addition lens
Occupational lenses roundup
Occupational lenses roundup
Visual needs in the workplace are changing, not least due to the rise of home working in the Covid-19 era. Lens companies explain the benefits of a product specialised for occupational use
Autumn/Winter Frames
Autumn/Winter Frames
Traditional meeting places like Silmo and Vision Expo East have fallen by the wayside this year due to the pandemic. In their place Optician presents an alternative, on-page tradeshow highlighting the best of frames this season
Autumn trends: The Great Indoors
Trending: The Great Indoors
Autumn has arrived and Covid-19 continues to dominate our streams of consciousness. Our lives may have been rattled by the pandemic but the antidote to unrest is order and this month’s trend focuses on finding harmony at home. As many of us continue to work from our flats and front rooms, creating a calm, clutter-free and professional platform to work from is crucial
A-Z of Eyewear: VWX
A-Z of Eyewear: VWX
Optician’s A to Z of Eyewear is a monthly tour of eyewear terminology, focusing on the essential materials, shapes, componentry, iconic brands and some unusual stops in between
Lab Directory 2021: Getting your lens work done
Lab Directory 2021
Optician’s guide to the optical labs throughout the UK and Ireland, with a quck reference services gudie for each company
Animal vision: The unexpected eyes of scallops
Unexpected eyes of scallops
Dr Ilse Daly finds that scallops see the world around them by using mirrors rather than lenses to focus light
Finding the CL solution
Finding the CL solution
Mike Hale round ups some of the contact lens solutions currently available to UK practitioners
In Focus: Private eye technology
Private eye technology
Facebook’s Project Aria has envisioned wearable technology that would create a foundational shift, but serious concerns around privacy remain. Yiannis Kotoulas reports
In Focus: Spectacle lenses that slow myopia progression
Slowing myopia progression
Andrew McClean reports on the first year clinical trial results of Essilor’s lens designed to tackle myopia among children
Tour de chance
Tour de chance
With cycling firmly in the nation’s psyche, Yiannis Kotoulas explores the opportunities for practice to increase dispensing in this specialist segment
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Audiologist / Hearing Aid Dispenser
Peterborough | £50,000
Audiologist / Hearing Aid Dispenser
Glasgow, Scotland | Up to £30,000 basic salary plus rewarding bonus scheme
Qualified Dispensing Optician
London (East) | £30,000
Optical Assistant
London (West) | £25,000
