Being an independent lab means competing with global companies on service and speed. Caledonian Optical has done this and was rewarded with the Lens Product of the Year prize at the Optician Awards. Sean Rai-Roche reports
Mike Hale reports on the lens sector at last month’s Optrafair exhibition
Earlier this year sunglass maker Maui Jim announced plans for a prescription ...
Ronald Rabbetts describes and a new report from the British Standards Institute ...
Mike Hale speaks to Sergio Weingarten about Galaxy Optical’s extensive lab ...
Last year Luxexcel raised the prospect of 3D printed lenses doing away with ...
Mike Hale continues the series with a look at lens generators and speaks to ...
Mike Hale rounds up the various lenses tailored for sport on the UK optical ...
Practices can choose to send all their work out, utilise remote edging ...
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
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
Bill Harvey takes part in the last Hoya Faculty training event for 2017
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
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
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
Norville is well respected for its diverse range of lens products and pioneering spirit when it comes to new ideas and visual solutions. Optician attended the group’s Medi-Lens Conference in Gloucester
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
DriveSafe lens put through its paces during an all night race track event
Professor Chris Dickinson describes the transmission performance of spectacle lenses designed to control the amount of blue light entering the eye
The new crop of specialist ophthalmic driving lenses fit a niche that many didn’t appreciate was there. A decent anti-reflection coating used to manage night time glare experienced while driving, but the new range of lenses on the market incorporate more coating technology than ever before and can improve visual performance and safety
