Best sellers: Putting all others in the shade
Optician asked sunglass producers a simple question: ‘What’s your current best-seller?’ These are the results
Eyewear
Fashion practice of the year
Awards: Fashion practice of the year
This year’s Optician Awards saw Birmingham’s Spectacle Emporium win after ...
Expanding your appeal
Accessories for expanding your appeal
Sean Rai-Roche discusses some of the interesting accessories on display at this ...
Optrafair frames review
Fashion takes centre stage at Optrafair
With a new catwalk, fashion frames were at the forefront of a rejuvenated ...
Optrafair lens review
Optrafair lens review
Mike Hale reports on the lens sector at last month’s Optrafair exhibition
Interview: Walter Hester
Interview: Walter Hester, founder, Maui Jim
Earlier this year sunglass maker Maui Jim announced plans for a prescription ...
Expo East marches on
Expo East marches on
Vision Expo East blends developments in clinical care, fashion and technology ...
Born in the USA
Show report: Vision Expo East
Vision Expo East was the perfect location to catch up the latest launches and ...
Frame fitting advice
Frames: A little extra care sometimes makes a big difference
Dr Narendra Kumar presents some cases where careful modification of optical ...
Looking at labs: Amazing glazing
Amazing glazing
Mike Hale speaks to Sergio Weingarten about Galaxy Optical’s extensive lab facility and what the company offers independent practices
Executive bifocal creatively solves an artist’s problem
Creative bifocal solution
An innovative solution to an artist’s needs for clear close and distant vision in her studio provided a welcome dispensing challenge. Jonathan Shapiro reports
Luxexcel gets complex
Luxexcel gets complex
Last year Luxexcel raised the prospect of 3D printed lenses doing away with lens casting, blank production and warehousing, Chris Bennett caught up with the Belgian innovator in Mido to find out the latest
Looking in labs: Manufacturing lenses - part 2
Looking in labs
Mike Hale continues the series with a look at lens generators and speaks to Chris Smith of Waterside about the generation process
Mido report: Eye-catching frames
Mido report
Nature and technology created a diverstiy of themes at this year’s Mido. Optician reports from Milan
Legislation: Revised British Standards
Revised British Standards
Ronald Rabbetts updates us on the latest revision to British Standards relating to spectacle lenses
Sports lenses: Safe and chic in the sun
Sports lenses review
Mike Hale rounds up the various lenses tailored for sport on the UK optical market
Tried and tested: Cébé’s S’Track
Tried and tested: Cébé
Trail running has a style which is encapsulated by Cébé’s S’Track
A frame for all
A frame for all
Bill Harvey catches up with an optician who has set up a charity with the aim of improving access to sight correction across the globe using a unique and fully adaptable spectacle and dispensing service
Opti Munich report: German engineering
Opti Munich report
Simon Jones travels to Munich to look at some of the frame design highlights from Opti 2018
Opti Munich report: Sports eyewear
Sports eyewear report
One of the best aspects of overseas trade shows is that you stumble across brands you wouldn’t normally encounter and Munich certainly didn’t disappoint when it came to sports eyewear
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