Optician Awards: Showcasing the possibilities

Kim Walker: It feels like an absolute dream. To be nominated was overwhelming but to actually win is a privilege and an honour. It still hasn’t hit me because it happened so quickly.

KW: We have all completed the Eyewear Academy eyewear styling course based on the Colour Me Beautiful styling ethos. After we have taken our clients detailed facial measurements, we go through a personality questionnaire. We then choose the colours that complement the client’s colouring, styled individually to their criteria. We also dispense custom-made glasses. If a client wants a particular colour and sizing, we can do that for them. We do iGreen and O.Six, you pick your shape and there’s different sizes to get a really well-fitted pair of glasses. They have hundreds of colours and you can fully customise the size of the sides with different lengths. Everything’s completely tailor-made to each individual patient. We also use Premiere Optical Services to create really individual frames.