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Books: 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

There is widespread demand for eye services catered towards children with ...

Frame design: Meeting the challenge

Mike Hale speaks to industry experts about the nuances of designing eyewear for ...

Seven ways: Cross the generation gap

Ian Davies outlines the key lessons in dealing with younger patients in practice

Optical connections: Meet Doctor Thorndyke

What is it with Edwardian ophthalmologists?

Back to School: Term time trends

Ahead of the back to school retail period, Mike Hale looks at what children’s ...

Lenses: Tailor made vision

Optician outlines some of the individualised lens and measurement systems that ...

Seven ways: Dispensing individualised lenses

Suzana Gorda outlines her key steps to better dispense individualised lenses in ...

The Goods: In Excess

As life begins to return to a new version of normal, it’s time to revel in a ...

Frames: Design fluidity

Optician looks at some of the best unisex ophthalmic frames and sunglasses ...

Seven Ways: Dispensing prescription sun lenses

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

Nature’s sight test in the night sky

Nature’s night sky sight test

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

Seven Ways: Steps to minimise contact

Seven Ways: Minimising contact

Bill Harvey speaks to Mike Hale about seven ways to use instruments, equipment and software to help minimise patient contact time in practice and keep as much distance between patients and staff as possible

Animal Vision: Seeing the Earth’s magnetic field

Animal Vision: Magneto-vision

Of all the senses, magnetoreception, the ability to detect the Earth’s magnetic field, is probably the most mysterious and least well-understood, says Dr Ilse Daly

Looking at Labs: Taking back control

Taking back control

Edging and glazing in-house can offer several benefits, but there can also be pitfalls. Simon Jones talks to three practices that are going it alone

Seven Ways: Dispensing photochromic lenses

Dispensing photochromic lenses

Suzana Gorda outlines how photochromic lenses can be dispensed to the benefit of patient and practice

In Focus: Meeting a demand

Andrew McClean speaks to Ruth Perrott MBE about her charitable trips to Africa

In Focus: Providing specialised services

Providing specialised services

Yiannis Kotoulas reports on the NHS England roll out of an optical service for special needs children

Rehabilitation: Prisoners' progress

Prisoners' progress

Tanjit Dosanjh and Andrew McClean discuss how the Prison Opticians Trust provides rehabilitation for prisoners through optical lab training

The Goods: Positive Purchasing

With Christmas around the corner, this month’s feature looks to products (or gifts) that will perk you up, are environmentally conscious, yet have longevity far beyond one season. So, get suited, dress the table, light the candles, arrange the flowers and let colour and style lift your (festive) spirit.

Autumn trends: The Great Indoors

Trending: 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