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A-Z of eyewear: GHI

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

Looking at labs: Emergency dispensing

Mike Hale talks to several labs about what is available for practices offering ...

A-Z of eyewear: DEF

Optician’s A to Z of Eyewear is a monthly tour of eyewear terminology, focusing ...

A-Z of eyewear: ABC

Optician’s A to Z of Eyewear is a monthly tour of eyewear terminology, focusing ...

Looking at labs: Consistency and quality

Mike Hale visits Kennet Lahti Optical Glazing, one of only three glazing labs ...

Small but perfectly formed

Consolidation in the lens market has left just a handful of giants on the ...

How a city earned its spectacles

David Baker recounts the history of Oudenaarde and why spectacles sit above its ...

Ensuring compliance at Vision Lab

Vision Lab is providing Riley safety eyewear through a range of innovative ...

LAB directory 2019: Where the work gets done

Optician presents our guide to the optical labs throughout the UK and Ireland, ...

Looking at labs: Automatic for the people

Modern lab production technology has undergone a revolution in recent years. ...

Tom Davies explains the production process

Inside the TD Tom Davies factory

TD Tom Davies has opened the doors to its factory to help its customers go ...

Interview: Walter Hester, founder, Maui Jim

Earlier this year sunglass maker Maui Jim announced plans for a prescription lab in Braunschweig, Germany, along with a range of optical frame styles. Chris Bennett caught up with Maui Jim’s owner, Walter Hester, at Mido in Milan

Executive bifocal creatively solves an artist’s problem

Creative bifocal solution

An innovative solution to an artist’s needs for clear close and distant vision in her studio provided a welcome dispensing challenge. Jonathan Shapiro reports

Looking at labs: Amazing glazing

Amazing glazing

Mike Hale speaks to Sergio Weingarten about Galaxy Optical’s extensive lab facility and what the company offers independent practices

Looking in labs: Manufacturing lenses - part 2

Looking in labs

Mike Hale continues the series with a look at lens generators and speaks to Chris Smith of Waterside about the generation process

Looking at labs: An overview of spectacle lens manufacture

Spectacle lens manufacturing

Optical lens manufacture is something many people in practice take for granted but the high technology processes that go into producing modern spectacle lenses deserve closer scrutiny. Chris Bennett reports

Interview: Luisa Delgado, CEO Safilo and Safilo France MD Carole Binet

Interview: Luisa Delgado

With nearly half of Safilo’s leadership roles now held by women, Simon Jones discussed gender and diversity in optics with two of the company’s leading lights, CEO Luisa Delgado and Safilo France MD, Carole Binet

Looking at labs: Crucial role of independents

Crucial role of independents

Talking to opticians it seems there are almost as many reasons for using independent glazing and surfacing labs as there are prescription houses. Peter Black reports

Optician Awards 2018: Celebrating the stars

Celebrating the stars

Winning an Optician Award is the highlight of many optical careers. The race is now on to find out who will triumph in 2018. Optician editor Chris Bennett explains how the entry process is taking shape

LAB directory 2018: Where the works gets done

LAB directory 2018

Optician presents our guide to the optical labs throughout the UK and Ireland, with each company given the opportunity to provide an insight into the services they provide

Looking at labs: Changing with the times

Lab review: Sinclair Optical

Optician talks to Sinclair Optical Services site manager Dave Pitt about how the lab has adapted to the changing face of the profession over the past 30 years