Mum's the word at Bowen Opticians
Female dominated Bowen Opticians has become something of a matriarchy in Weston-super-Mare. Jo Gallacher took a trip to the seaside town to find out how
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Shining a light on SeeAbility
Shining a light on SeeAbility
Charity SeeAbility helps take sight tests to those who have never had them ...
Award winning entry
Dispensing Optician of the Year report
Ned Saunders goes the extra mile when it comes to dispensing
In focus: Heatwave report
In focus: Profession keeps cool head during heatwave
A surge in temperatures across England and Wales has presented some unique ...
In focus: Fluorescein strips
In focus: Confederation takes battle for strips to Europe
The long delayed ruling on the classification of fluorescein strips is due in ...
Women in Optics
Optrafair discussion panel: Women in Optics
Part-time work, women in leadership roles and the future of optics were all ...
In focus: Acuitis
In focus: Can Acuitis be the Apple of our eyes and ears?
The arrival of optical chain Acuitis on the UK high street raises the stakes as ...
Optician Awards: Our winners
Optician Awards: Best in optics take centre stage for night of celebration
Earlier this month 500 of the great and good gathered at the Hilton Metropole ...
Winners step into limelight
Optician Awards 2017: Winners step into limelight
A glittering Optician Awards ceremony took place in Birmingham last weekend, ...
A guide to the adjustment and fitting of finished spectacles
Dispensing guide
Stephen Clampin looks at the key dispensing stage of ensuring the correct fitting for a client
The Hing dynasty: Family affairs in Bedfordshire
The Hing dynasty
One family has been passing the torch in optometry in Bedfordshire since 1979. Jo Gallacher finds out more
In focus: DO angered by lack of CET funding
In focus: CET funding
A dispensing optician from Bournemouth has raised the issue of CET funding for dispensing opticians as the sector looks to expand its range of clinical services. Joe Ayling reports
Awards 2016: Fashion practice of the year
Awards 2016: Fashion practice
Its sense of commitment to fashion made Observatory the Opticians stand out from competitors in its category
Christmas time, mistletOO and wine
Christmas gift guide
Optician rounds up some of the best optical stocking-filler accessories for bespectacled patients
Set your records straight
Set your records straight
In the second part of an exclusive new series, the Optical Consumer Complaints Service’s Sue Clark explains the importance of keeping detailed records
Awards 2016: Constant study pays dividends for Andrew Oliver
Constant study pays dividends
Andrew Oliver reflects on his gong for dispensing optician of the year
Feedback on our managing the non-tol CET module
Managing the non-tol
Bill Harvey offers some feedback for the May interactive CET exercise (C52635)
In focus: Market forces to transform role of eye care professionals
Market forces and ECPs
An important discussion hosted by the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers last week asked the question of whether we will need optometrists in their current role by the next decade. Saul Sebag reports from the event
In focus: Dispensable opticians?
Dispensable opticians?
As facial scanning technology for perfectly dispensed eyewear continues apace, is it time for dispensing opticians to recognise their role may be different in the practice of the future? Simon Jones investigates
ABDO Conference: Extending the field
ABDO Conference
There was much to recommend at this year’s ABDO conference, and the breadth of education available hinted strongly at the broadening skillset of dispensing opticians
