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Archive 5: JF Rey

French design house JF Rey outlines five frames that have defined the brand

Back to School: Term time trends

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

The Goods: In Excess

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

Eyewear: Springing into summer

A look at some of the frames presented in the spring/summer collections

Frames: Design fluidity

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

Archive 5: l.a.Eyeworks

Simon Jones gets the run down on five milestone frames from Los Angeles eyewear ...

Future of Optics: Frames of the future

Simon Jones dusts off his crystal ball to predict the future of eyewear

Archive 5: Cutler and Gross

Marie Wilkinson, style director at Cutler and Gross, discusses the brand’s ...

The Goods: Positive Purchasing

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

A-Z of Eyewear: YZ

The conclusion, with a little bit of artistic licence, of Optician’s monthly ...

Autumn/Winter Frames

Traditional meeting places like Silmo and Vision Expo East have fallen by the ...

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

A-Z of Eyewear: VWX

Optician’s A to Z of Eyewear is a monthly tour of eyewear terminology, focusing on the essential materials, shapes, componentry, iconic brands and some unusual stops in between

Lab Directory 2021: Getting your lens work done

Lab Directory 2021

Optician’s guide to the optical labs throughout the UK and Ireland, with a quck reference services gudie for each company

In Focus: Private eye technology

Private eye technology

Facebook’s Project Aria has envisioned wearable technology that would create a foundational shift, but serious concerns around privacy remain. Yiannis Kotoulas reports

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

A-Z of Eyewear: STU

Optician’s A to Z of Eyewear is a monthly tour of eyewear terminology, focusing on the essential materials, shapes, componentry, iconic brands and some unusual stops in between

A-Z of Eyewear: PQR

Optician’s A to Z of Eyewear is a monthly tour of eyewear terminology, focusing on the essential materials, shapes, componentry, iconic brands and some unusual stops in between

A-Z of Eyewear: MNO

Optician’s A to Z of Eyewear is a monthly tour of eyewear terminology, focusing on the essential materials, shapes, componentry, iconic brands and some unusual stops in between

A demanding demographic

Andrew McClean gets insight from Cubitts and VIU about what millennials and generation Z want from an optical practice’s retail offering

A-Z of Eyewear: JKL

Optician’s A to Z of Eyewear is a monthly tour of eyewear terminology, focusing on the essential materials, shapes, componentry, iconic brands and some unusual stops in between