Testing times for trade shows
Silmo Paris had a familiar atmosphere but was an unfamiliar experience. Simon Jones reports
Management
Warby Parker targets stores
In Focus: Bricks and mortar key for disruptor
Eyewear industry disruptor Warby Parker was valued at $6.1bn after its direct ...
Vax consultation rocks sector
In Focus: Vaccination consultation rocks profession
Andrew McClean explores the debate about whether vaccinations should be ...
Cost effective investments
Cost effective investments
Financing can be an effective solution to improving your practice while keeping ...
The truth on fire and rehir
The truth about fire and rehire
Tina Chander explains the ins and outs of the controversial business practice
A varied career
A varied career
Julian Clarke talks to Yiannis Kotoulas about the eyewear market and his return ...
Informed consent interactive 3
Informed consent interactive 3
Dr Nizar Hirji offers his thoughts on our most recent interactive CET exercise ...
Books: Changing perceptions
Books: Changing perceptions
Professor Sudi Patel look at a new book that shows how spectacle wear can ...
In Focus: A new spoke in the wheel
A new spoke in the wheel
Organisations from across the sector have collaborated to create a new service. Yiannis Kotoulas reports
In Focus: Blame game in Canada
In Focus: Blame game in Canada
Some 2,500 optometrists are set to withdraw care for children and the elderly in a long-running pay dispute. Simon Jones reports
Finding the right buyer
Finding the right buyer
Adam Bernstein continues his series on succession by detailing how to sell an optical practice to a third party
HR File: How to cope with a narcissist
How to cope with a narcissist
Lynda Shaw explains how to best deal with a narcissist in a professional environment
In Focus: Telemedicine developments on the horizon
Telemedicine developments
Andrew McClean finds out how IbisVision’s latest appointment is the next step in the development of facial recognition in remote sight testing
Building a culture and a future
Building culture and a future
New MD Trotter is keen to emphasise that Norville will continue to provide the most complex lens options
In Focus: A return to normality?
A return to normality?
The end of legal mandates has not led to the wholesale abandonment of virtual events and some practitioners remain uncomfortable with the idea of returning to conference halls.
In Focus: A growing demand
In Focus: A growing demand
A new marketing strategy has resulted in a huge growth in patients seeking domiciliary care
Keeping a challenger mindset
Keeping a challenger mindset
Mike Hale talks to CooperVision country manager Doug Bairner
In Focus: French watchdog bites eyewear’s major players
In Focus: French watchdog bite
An investigation into anti-competitive behaviours in France recently ruled the likes of Luxottica, Chanel and Logo unfairly restricted prices of eyewear to opticians and limited availability of frames online for nearly a decade. Simon Jones reports
In Focus: Call made to improve access to low vision services
In Focus: Low vision access
Covid-19 has resulted in many low vision assessment clinics being cancelled or carried out via remote consultation. Andrew McClean explores the findings of a low vision assessment services report
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