Eyewear: Springing into summer
A look at some of the frames presented in the spring/summer collections
Eyewear
Making the Miyosmart move
Lens File: Making the Miyosmart move
Andy Sanders gives the technical background underpinning Hoya’s recently ...
Lenses: Sporting technology
Lenses: Sporting technology
With many sports possible once more due to the easing of lockdown, Mike Hale ...
Frames: Design fluidity
Frames: Design fluidity
Optician looks at some of the best unisex ophthalmic frames and sunglasses ...
Dispensing prescription sun le
Seven Ways: Dispensing prescription sun lenses
Suzana Gorda identifies the fundamentals of a successful prescription sun ...
Seven Ways: Minimising contact
Seven Ways: Steps to minimise contact
Bill Harvey speaks to Mike Hale about seven ways to use instruments, equipment ...
Animal Vision: Magneto-vision
Animal Vision: Seeing the Earth’s magnetic field
Of all the senses, magnetoreception, the ability to detect the Earth’s magnetic ...
Taking back control
Looking at Labs: Taking back control
Edging and glazing in-house can offer several benefits, but there can also be ...
Archive 5: l.a.Eyeworks
Archive 5: l.a.Eyeworks
Simon Jones gets the run down on five milestone frames from Los Angeles eyewear ...
Seven Ways: Dispensing photochromic lenses
Dispensing photochromic lenses
Suzana Gorda outlines how photochromic lenses can be dispensed to the benefit of patient and practice
In Focus: Meeting a demand
In Focus: Meeting a demand
Andrew McClean speaks to Ruth Perrott MBE about her charitable trips to Africa
In Focus: Providing specialised services
Providing specialised services
Yiannis Kotoulas reports on the NHS England roll out of an optical service for special needs children
Future of Optics: Frames of the future
Future: Frames of the future
Simon Jones dusts off his crystal ball to predict the future of eyewear
Rehabilitation: Prisoners' progress
Prisoners' progress
Tanjit Dosanjh and Andrew McClean discuss how the Prison Opticians Trust provides rehabilitation for prisoners through optical lab training
In Focus: Inspecs marches on
In Focus: Inspecs marches on
Andrew McClean finds out what Inspecs’ latest acquisition means for one of the eyewear industry’s fastest growing businesses
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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 seminal styles with Andrew McClean
The Goods: Positive Purchasing
The Goods: Positive Purchasing
With Christmas around the corner, this month’s feature looks to products (or gifts) that will perk you up, are environmentally conscious, yet have longevity far beyond one season. So, get suited, dress the table, light the candles, arrange the flowers and let colour and style lift your (festive) spirit.
A-Z of Eyewear: YZ
A-Z of Eyewear: YZ
The conclusion, with a little bit of artistic licence, of Optician’s monthly tour of eyewear terminology
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
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