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Frames: Design fluidity

Optician looks at some of the best unisex ophthalmic frames and sunglasses available to optical practices

Dispensing prescription sun le

Seven Ways: Dispensing prescription sun lenses

Suzana Gorda identifies the fundamentals of a successful prescription sun ...

Nature’s sight test in the night sky

David Baker turns his attention to a sight test originated by nomadic Arabs

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: Seeing the Earth’s magnetic field

Of all the senses, magnetoreception, the ability to detect the Earth’s magnetic ...

Looking at Labs: Taking back control

Edging and glazing in-house can offer several benefits, but there can also be ...

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

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 ...

Rehabilitation: Prisoners' progress

Tanjit Dosanjh and Andrew McClean discuss how the Prison Opticians Trust ...

The Goods: Positive Purchasing

With Christmas around the corner, this month’s feature looks to products (or ...

Autumn trends: 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

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

Mike Hale round ups some of the contact lens solutions currently available to UK practitioners

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

Optical Connections: Quality control the London way

Quality control the London way

David Baker explores the history of the London Stone, an object of cult status within UK optics

A powerful movement

Danish eyewear brand MonkeyGlasses opened its first practice in Copenhagen in November 2019. The company’s CEO and designer Mai-britt Seaton tells Andrew McClean about how sustainability was translated from its products to its store

Dispensing tools for the job

A round up of various digital measuring devices that help support safe distancing between dispensing opticians and patients

Operating in safety

Andrew McClean speaks to ABDO clinical lead Max Halford about ensuring patients and staff are safe when dispensing during the pandemic

Measuring the way forward

Mike Hale and Nicholas Black discuss how to take the necessary measurements when dispensing during the Coid-19 era

A clean break

Yiannis Kotoulas considers the importance of in-practice cleaning and disinfection procedures as patients return to practice

Time on your side

Covid-19 has sent shockwaves through optical practices but change also brings opportunity. Simon Jones talks to practice owners who have embraced the post-coronavirus challenges

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