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Zeiss UVProtect lenses

Optician takes a look at how Zeiss technology aims to shield your eyes from harmful UV radiation

Looking at labs: What counts when choosing a lab

To accompany the 2019 Lab Directory, Sean Rai Roche speaks to practice owners ...

Lens file: New material helps protect against high energy violet light

Tokai UK’s Leigh Smith outlines the benefits of its high energy violet light ...

Looking at labs: Automatic for the people

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

Looking at labs: Japanese tech in the UK

Zoe Wickens visited the Nikon Lab in Milton Keynes to discover what innovations ...

Lens file: Essilor Eyezen lenses – designed for a connected life

Optician takes a look at Essilor’s offering for eyes working in the digitial age

Driving lenses: Eye comfort behind the wheel

Two-thirds of motorists are dazzled by oncoming headlights and the fashion for ...

Optician Awards 2018: Lens Product of the Year

Being an independent lab means competing with global companies on service and ...

Progressive thinking

Tailor-made varifocals have been around for over 20 years yet few presbyopes ...

Optrafair lens review

Mike Hale reports on the lens sector at last month’s Optrafair exhibition

Interview: Walter Hester, founder, Maui Jim

Earlier this year sunglass maker Maui Jim announced plans for a prescription ...

Free form spectacle lenses: A new technical report

Free form spectacle lenses

Ronald Rabbetts describes and a new report from the British Standards Institute that clarifies the terminology surrounding free form lenses

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

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

Last year Luxexcel raised the prospect of 3D printed lenses doing away with lens casting, blank production and warehousing, Chris Bennett caught up with the Belgian innovator in Mido to find out the latest

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

Sports lenses: Safe and chic in the sun

Sports lenses review

Mike Hale rounds up the various lenses tailored for sport on the UK optical market

Looking at labs: To glaze? Or not to glaze?

To glaze? Or not to glaze?

Practices can choose to send all their work out, utilise remote edging services, or glaze spectacles themselves. Peter Black reports on the benefits of in-store glazing

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

In focus: Busy year ahead for thriving optical scene

In focus: Busy year ahead

As evidenced by the multitude of events showcased in this week’s issue of Optician – eye care professionals go into the New Year spoilt for choice. Joe Ayling reports

Conference report: Future of optics

Future of optics

Carl Zeiss wanted to show nearly 2,000 optics professionals from around the world, what its vision of the future of optics looked like. Simon Jones looked into the crystal ball