LAB directory 2019: Where the work gets done
Optician presents our guide to the optical labs throughout the UK and Ireland, with each company given the opportunity to provide an insight into the services they provide
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How to choose a lab
Looking at labs: What counts when choosing a lab
To accompany the 2019 Lab Directory, Sean Rai Roche speaks to practice owners ...
Touchdown in Tokyo
Touchdown in Tokyo
Simon Jones travels to Japan to take in Asia’s leading optical trade show, IOFT
Violet light protection
Lens file: New material helps protect against high energy violet light
Tokai UK’s Leigh Smith outlines the benefits of its high energy violet light ...
Profile: Viega
Viega: Everything old can be made new again
Creating beautiful products which complement the lifestyles of thoughtful ...
Silmo: Licenses to kill
Silmo: Licenses to kill
Simon Jones caught up with Thélios CEO Giovanni Zoppas to talk about the ...
Silmo: The out of the ordinary
Silmo: The out of the ordinary
Simon Jones unearths some of the more unusual releases at this year’s Silmo
Styling your patients
Seven ways: Styling your patients
TD Tom Davies managing director and eyewear stylist to the stars, Tom Davies, ...
Looking at labs
Looking at labs: Automatic for the people
Modern lab production technology has undergone a revolution in recent years. ...
The Kirk family: A lasting legacy
A lasting legacy
In just a few months, the Kirk family will mark 100 years in optics. Zoe Cosby looks at their past, present and future
Optician Awards 2018: Optical Assistant Team of the Year
Optician Awards report
Organisation, energy and dynamic social skills are some of the qualities that helped Specsavers Chelmsley Wood win Optical Assistant Team of the Year at the Optician Awards 2018. Joe Ayling reports
Looking at labs: Japanese tech in the UK
Japanese tech in the UK
Zoe Wickens visited the Nikon Lab in Milton Keynes to discover what innovations they use
Lens file: Essilor Eyezen lenses – designed for a connected life
Essilor Eyezen lenses
Optician takes a look at Essilor’s offering for eyes working in the digitial age
In focus: Destroying eyewear is crushing top designer
In focus: Destroying eyewear
Eyewear designer Claire Goldsmith offers an insight on navigating the future of plastic, waste and landfill while maintaining brand identity
A second chance in optics
A second chance in optics
Those who fall foul of the law endure not only the time they serve behind bars, but also the societal stigma that comes after. One optical practice, however, is helping to give them a second chance by introducing them to optics. Sean Rai-Roche reports
Optician Awards 2018: Frame of the Year
Frame of the Year
This year’s Optician Awards recognised the innovation of Swiss manufacturer Götti with its Perspective rimless frame. Simon Jones reports
Eyespace: A five-star five years
A five-star five years
September marks Eyespace’s fifth anniversary. Simon Jones talks to the company’s founders and MDs, Jayne and Julie Abel about its first five years in business
Driving lenses: Eye comfort behind the wheel
Eye comfort behind the wheel
Two-thirds of motorists are dazzled by oncoming headlights and the fashion for high intensity discharge lamps and LED continues apace. Patients are increasingly looking for visual protection when driving. Optician asked some lens providers to describe their latest offerings
Optician Awards 2018: Dispensing optician of the year
Interview: DO of the year
Wimbledon week is an apposite time to talk to tennis-mad Sue Edwards, winner of the dispensing optician of the year award. Chris Bennett travelled to Lincoln to see what kind of eye care she is serving up
Back to school: Autumn's must-have children's frames
Back to school
Kids go back to school in September, but what ophthalmic frames will they be wearing for the new term? Optician compiles a visual directory of this season’s must haves
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