Inclusive design for life
Design historian Dr Jo Gooding explains what the history of eyewear can teach us about choice
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Eight-eyed marvels
Animal vision: Eight-eyed marvels
Ilse Daly finds much appealing about the jumping spider and its visual system
Cocaine, Koller and Freud
Optical connections: Cocaine, Koller and Freud
David Baker turns to the 1800s to unearth a tale of ophthalmology, ...
Interview: Fighting fit
Interview: Fighting fit
Faced with an eyewear industry they felt was consciously ignoring the needs of ...
Occupational lenses roundup
Occupational lenses roundup
Visual requirements in the workplace are crucial to your patients. Optician ...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Optician looks at the three Rs of sustainability – Reduce; Reuse and Recycle
The Goods: Colour it green
The Goods: Paint the town green
How, where and what we buy is integral to the environmental impact on the world.
A varied career
A varied career
Julian Clarke talks to Yiannis Kotoulas about the eyewear market and his return ...
The Goods: A new start
The Goods: A new start
We may mourn the end of summer, but there is something thrilling about a change ...
Animal Vision: Celestial navigators
Celestial navigators
Dr Ilse Daly uncovers how the visual system of the dung beetle allows it to navigate in straight lines
Books: If you go down to the ECP...
If you go down to the ECP...
Bill Harvey catches up with a former student, Priya Patel, to hear about her new book
Small adjustments, big difference
Small change, big difference
There is widespread demand for eye services catered towards children with learning disabilities
Frame design: Meeting the challenge
Meeting the challenge
Mike Hale speaks to industry experts about the nuances of designing eyewear for children
Seven ways: Cross the generation gap
Cross the generation gap
Ian Davies outlines the key lessons in dealing with younger patients in practice
Optical connections: Meet Doctor Thorndyke
Meet Doctor Thorndyke
What is it with Edwardian ophthalmologists?
Back to School: Term time trends
Back to School: Term trends
Ahead of the back to school retail period, Mike Hale looks at what children’s frames could enhance a practice’s offering
Lenses: Tailor made vision
Lenses: Tailor made vision
Optician outlines some of the individualised lens and measurement systems that allow practices to offer an added layer of customisation during the lens production process detail, a larger optical correction area and reduced eye strain.
Seven ways: Dispensing individualised lenses
Individualised lenses
Suzana Gorda outlines her key steps to better dispense individualised lenses in practice
The Goods: In Excess
The Goods: In Excess
As life begins to return to a new version of normal, it’s time to revel in a post-pandemic age
Frames: Design fluidity
Frames: Design fluidity
Optician looks at some of the best unisex ophthalmic frames and sunglasses available to optical practices
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Dispensing Optician
Cambridgeshire | Starting salary of £35K pa plus bonus (share options after qualifying period)
Optical Assistant
West Wickham | Competitive basic, dependent on experience - instore Bonuses available
Optical Assistant
Westhill | Competitive basic dependent on experience
Optical Assistant
London (Greater) | Competitive basic dependent on experience
