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Lens File: Making the Miyosmart move

Andy Sanders gives the technical background underpinning Hoya’s recently launched myopia control lens Miyosmart

Lenses: Sporting technology

With many sports possible once more due to the easing of lockdown, Mike Hale ...

Dispensing prescription sun le

Seven Ways: Dispensing prescription sun lenses

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

Photochromics round-up

Photochromics: Change for the better

Mike Hale identifies some of the best photochromic products on the UK market

Dispensing photochromic lenses

Seven Ways: Dispensing photochromic lenses

Suzana Gorda outlines how photochromic lenses can be dispensed to the benefit ...

Lens file: Seiko brilliance

Michelle Lloyd-Bibb explains the technologies underpinning Seiko’s new ...

Occupational lenses roundup

Visual needs in the workplace are changing, not least due to the rise of home ...

Slowing myopia progression

In Focus: Spectacle lenses that slow myopia progression

Andrew McClean reports on the first year clinical trial results of Essilor’s ...

A lifestyle less ordinary

Lifestyle lenses can make a positive difference to a patient’s visual ...

Big data: Driving innovation

Driving innovation with big data

Mike Hale examines how companies are leveraging big data to improve products ...

Optimum performance

Looking at labs: Optimum performance

Simon Jones looks at the rise of Optimum Coatings in the ophthalmic lens lab ...

Driving Lenses: A clear view

Optician looks at some of the ophthalmic drving lens options available for patients

Show report: Giving it 100%

Mike Hale provides a snapshot from the recent 100% Optical trade show

Looking at labs: Consistency and quality

Labs: Consistency and quality

Mike Hale visits Kennet Lahti Optical Glazing, one of only three glazing labs in the UK certified by Lindberg

Essilor leads on accuracy in Paris

Essilor leads on accuracy

Simon Jones reports from Silmo on a new patient experience from Essilor, and the latest iteration of Transitions’ photochromic lens

Advantages of polarisation

Michelle Lloyd-Bibb explains how Seiko’s new lens technology opens up a world of options for eye care

Short wavelength visible light

Ronald Rabbetts describes a new British Standards technical report which helps to clarify the definition of short wavelength visible light

Different power zones of a progressive lens

Lens file: Success or failure

Frank Norville muses on past lens launches and introduces the new AFAR design

Ensuring compliance at Vision Lab

Ensuring compliance

Vision Lab is providing Riley safety eyewear through a range of innovative routes. Sean Rai-Roche reports

Optrafair through a lens

This year’s event offered delegates the opportunity to see the latest innovation in ophthalmic lens manufacturing and design. Optician looks at some of the highlights

Insights behind Ultimate flagship lens

Nikon's new lens

Premium lens specialist Nikon only launches a new flagship lens every five years so interest was intense in the run up to the unveiling of its latest offering, Ultimate. Mike Hale reports