Viewpoint: Diary of a spectacle designer
Tom Davies shares the steps he is taking to be open for business once again
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In focus: European examples
In focus: European examples
Yiannis Kotoulas looks to Europe for examples of how optical practices might ...
Asda’s two decades in optics
Asda’s two decades in optics
Asda Opticians celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Mike Hale reports on ...
Viewpoint: Designer diary
Viewpoint: Diary of a spectacle designer
Tom Davies puts the pandemic in the past and tries to be positive
Testing times for the OFNC
In focus: Testing times for testing fee negotiators
A letter from the OFNC in response to the government’s decision to freeze GOS ...
What help is available?
What help is available?
Mo Chaudhry outlines what financial relief is accessible for employers and ...
In focus: Surviving the crisis
In focus: Surviving the crisis
The independent opticians’ business association, SightCare, hosted a webinar to ...
STEP in the right direction
Interview: STEP in the right direction
Mike Hale speaks to Kamlesh Chauhan, director of professional education for ...
Keeping cash in the business
In focus: Keeping cash in the business
CEO of Leighton Opticians, Ryan Leighton, tells Andrew McClean what steps ...
Moving downstairs in style
Moving downstairs in style
Differentiation is the modern mantra of the independent. Chris Bennett travelled to Cheltenham to hear more about Ellis & Killpartrick’s journey to be different
In focus: Tackling coronavirus together
Tackling coronavirus together
A network has been set up to provide guidance and support to optometrists during the coronavirus situation. Andrew McClean speaks to Imran Hakim about what strategy practices should adopt
In focus: Optician begins to feel the symptoms of pandemic
Optician feels the symptoms
Optician rounds up the latest coronavirus news affecting the industry
Fluorescent fluctuations
Fluorescent fluctuations
Professor Arnold Wilkins looks into the impact of strip lighting on vision and how the use of colours may mitigate its negative effects
Putting colour blindness on the OS map
Colour blindness on the OS map
People with colour blindness can now read Ordnance Survey maps clearly with custom new styles, reports David Jones
Optrafair Interview: Ryan Leighton, CEO of Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care
Optrafair: Ryan Leighton
Andrew McClean speaks to Ryan Leighton about 2020 plans, new initiatives and what he’ll be presenting at Optrafair
Interview: Contextualising contact lenses for a quarter of a century
Interview: 25 years of CLs
Mike Hale interviews Professor Philip Morgan and Professor Nathan Efron about 25 years of their annual survey of UK prescribing trends
Viewpoint: Changing patterns
Viewpoint: Changing patterns
Simon Small explains how adopting a four-day working week has benefited staff and patients
Pop-up practice: Dealing with disaster
Dealing with disaster
A practice in Cambridge has bounced back from disaster with an innovative solution. Yiannis Kotoulas reports
Interview: David Baker, general manager of Rodenstock UK
David Baker, Rodenstock UK
Rodenstock recently appointed David Baker to head up its UK business. Chris Bennett travelled to Kent to find out how he intends to get closer to independents and help grow their practices
In focus: Lights, camera, Alconversation
Lights, camera, Alconversation
Airing the salient topics of the day has become an annual occurence for the contact lens giant Alcon through its Question Time-style Alconversation. Chris Bennett reports on this year’s event
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