Lens file: Varilux X series
Varilux X series is the new generation of Varilux lenses, designed for the modern day varifocal lens wearer. Audé Bouillet and Andy Hepworth explain
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Variable focus eyewear
In focus: Adjusted views on variable focus eyewear
British firm Adlens claimed a small victory in the long-running quest to sell ...
Bespoke lens breakthrough
3D printing: Bespoke lens breakthrough
Vision Expo East debuted some innovative lens creation technology from ...
Lens study: Taking the strain
Lens study: Taking the strain
Chris Ang, Professor Dejan Dinevski, Dr Natalia Vlasak and Andria Kok evaluate ...
Interactive CET feedback
Interactive CET feedback: Progressive lenses
Bill Harvey offers some feedback on the latest interactive CET exercise
Lenses at Optrafair
Optrafair: Looking through lenses
Optician editor Chris Bennett examines some of the lens developments on display ...
Winners step into limelight
Optician Awards 2017: Winners step into limelight
A glittering Optician Awards ceremony took place in Birmingham last weekend, ...
Independent spirit on show
Copenhagen Specs: Independent spirit on show
Simon Jones travels to Denmark to find out more about the Scandinavian trade ...
Italian flair at Mido
Italian flair for fashion drives crowds to Mido
By focusing on the evolution of eyewear and design innovation, Mido has secured ...
Silhouette’s vision is taking shape
Silhouette’s vision
Austrian frame manufacturer Silhouette is taking a bold step to move into lens production. Will the gamble pay off in such a busy market? Jo Gallacher reports
Prescription lenses come of age at Maui Jim
Maui Jim lenses
Last month Maui Jim announced its plans to start prescription manufacturing in Germany. Chris Bennett finds out how the privately owned Hawaiian brand is taking on the European lens and sunglass giants in their own backyard
Opti’s evolution and variety
Opti’s evolution and variety
With digitalisation at the forefront of many industries, this year’s Opti Munich embraced the potential benefits new technologies could bring to the sector. Jo Gallacher reports
Photochromics: Change for the better
Photochromics reviewed
There are more product choices than ever when selecting photochromic lenses. Optician rounds up some of the best options for practices
Optical connections: Anti-reflected glory
Optical connections
David Baker focuses on the legacy of noted scientist Katherine Burr Blodgett whose work created the anti-reflective lens technology which has become ubiquitous today
Looking at labs: Brand building at JS Optical
Brand building at JS Optical
West Midlands lab JS Optical is trying to build a brand based on service and technical excellence. Simon Jones finds out how
Photoprotection part 3: The Eye Protect System
Photoprotection part 3
In the last article in this series looking at short wavelength light and its impact on ocular structures, Coralie Barrau, Amelie Kudla and Melanie Tessieres describe the new protective lens system from Essilor
Tried & Tested: Eyejusters
Adjustable ready readers
Optician test drives Eyejusters variable focus ready readers
Lens technology at Silmo
Lens technology at Silmo
Innovations filled the exhibit halls at Silmo in Paris last month. Chris Bennett brings back tales of technological breakthroughs from the front line
In focus: Do coloured filters rely on placebo effect?
In focus: Coloured filters
Bill Harvey looks at a newly published paper casting doubts on the use of coloured filters in the management of reading concerns and hears arguments being raised by those still supporting them
Reducing varifocal non-tolerance
Varifocal non-tolerance
In 2014 Nockolds Solicitors were appointed by the GOC to deliver the Optical Consumer Complaints Service. In a new series exclusive to Optician, the Nockolds team share insights gleaned from the hundreds of cases they review. A first article by Richard Edwards offers tips to reduce varifocal non-tolerance – the single biggest cause for consumer complaints
