Optician articles from December 2005

Optician archives from December 2005

Reverse psychology.
December 2, 2005... Advances in materials and technology are enabling more practitioners to offer orthokeratology as a vision correction option. optician reports on a technique that ties the patient to the practice Deforming the cornea to reduce the effects of...

Seven stars mark Rossi success.(Imatra RC Inc sunglasses)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... A new special-edition sunglass has been created by 'Imatra RC Inc' to mark the seventh World Championship of MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi. The Seven Stars model, made from polished aluminium, celebrates this achievement. The sunglass is...

Whose profession is it anyway?
December 2, 2005... Mark Korolkiewicz takes a critical look at regulation in the laser surgery sector It seems strange in 2005 to remember just how different the early days of laser refractive surgery were. Although laser refractive surgery has been available...

Ten top tips to build your contact lens business.
December 2, 2005... Nick Rumney and Simon Donne describe how adopting a proactive approach will increase contact lens fittings and offering products and services that deliver the greatest benefits can strengthen patient loyalty While the recent amendments to...

Clubbing together.
December 2, 2005... Clinical techniques and instrumentation were the themes for the latest meeting of CIBA Vision's Specialist Club, as optician reports A wet Tuesday in Warrington might not seem the most attractive prospect for a day out of practice but...

Lens aware at Silmo.
December 2, 2005... Amid the hustle and bustle or retro frames and sunglasses, the contact lens and ophthalmic lens companies quietly plugged their new products from award-winning torics to anti-fatigue lens designs. Emma White reports Silmo is traditionally...

Contact lens material properties.
December 2, 2005... PART 3 - Oxygen performance In the last of our series on materials and their influence on wear, Dr Karen French reviews the terminology and implications of oxygen provision through lenses (Module C1809) The need to maintain a good...

D&G joins Luxottica fold.
December 2, 2005... Bright colours, side detailing and Swarovski crystals feature in many of Luxottica's new sunglass collections for 2006. And purple is the fashion colour of choice in sunglasses, along with reds and whites, according to David Chadwick of...

Contact lenses.
December 2, 2005... Both OOs and DOs have a requirement at entry level competency regarding contact lenses. DOs who train further and qualify as contact lens opticians are listed separately by the GOC on a specialist contact lens list. This specialist registration...

Marc spots trend for leopard print.(Robert Marc ophthalmic collections)
December 2, 2005... Robert Marc's 'innovative yet sensible' ophthalmic and sunglass collection features a spectrum of visually exciting and refined shapes layered with a vibrant leopard print for women and a crisp stripe for men. 'With fashion becoming more...

Orthoptists win recognition for work on visual stress.
December 2, 2005... Glasgow Caledonian University orthoptists have won a prestigious award. Two orthoptists from the university have won the award for excellence in learning, teaching, development and mentorship at the UK Awards for Allied Health...

German giant defies unsettled market.
December 2, 2005... Giant German opticians Fielmann has continued to defy its national trends and turned in an improved set of financial figures for the third quarter of 2005. The optical profession in Germany was badly hit two years ago when the government...

everest climb for directors.(fund raising by trekking)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... Specsavers store directors Jamie Buchan (left) and Tony Caffrey climbed to the roof of the world and raised [pounds sterling]8,000 for charity. They endured a 17-day Himalayan trek to reach the 18,370ft high Mount Everest base camp, raising...

tromans' contribution honoured.
December 2, 2005... Consultant optometrist at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Dr Cindy Tromans (left), was nominated to attend the 50th Women of the Year Lunch. Her nomination recognised her contribution to optometry through her hospital work, and in other areas,...

Awards will celebrate indie sector fight-back.
December 2, 2005... December sees the launch of the 2006 optician Awards which include a host of new categories, new supporting partners and an exciting theme. For the first time the awards have been announced well before Christmas to give readers plenty of...

Awards will celebrate indie sector fight-back.
December 2, 2005... December sees the launch of the 2006 optician Awards which include a host of new categories, new supporting partners and an exciting theme. For the first time the awards have been announced well before Christmas to give readers plenty of...

Crisis needs your help at Christmas.
December 2, 2005... Are you willing to give up some of your time later this month to help a nationally known annual good cause? Crisis, the homelessness charity, is urgently appealing for optical professionals to volunteer their skills to help homeless people this...

Court puts figure on optometrist's worth.
December 2, 2005... The value of an optometrist's job has been assessed by three of the country's top judges - who upheld an award of [pounds sterling]372,909 to a 33-year-old practitioner injured in a car crash. Rebecca Watt sustained whiplash injuries when...

Optometrist fined at disciplinary hearing.
December 2, 2005... A north London optometrist has been fined the maximum financial penalty after he was found guilty of serious professional misconduct. Rob Lamont, from Muswell Hill, appeared before a disciplinary panel of the GOC last week following...

OO cleared.(Optometrist Stuart Maxwell treatment standard)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... Optometrist Stuart Maxwell was cleared of serious professional misconduct by a GOC disciplinary committee last week. The practitioner had admitted some allegations related to failure to carry out tests on a young patient at an earlier...

Questions in the House.(optical services regulations)
December 2, 2005... MPs were queuing up to probe the government's proposals on GOS at this week's Health Bill Debate, reports David Challinor Health secretary Patricia Hewitt certainly knows she has a fight on her hands now. MPs from all sides of the...

Unregistered students get final warning.(General Optical Council registration)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... The General Optical Council warned this week that the 'grace period' for student registration will come to an end this month. Students are now legally obliged to register, and this week the GOC stated that although over 3,500 students were...

OW sets out plans.(Optometry Wales)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... Welsh health minister Dr Brian Gibbons will meet the profession later this month to discuss the future of optometry in Wales. The December 15 gathering will enable Optometry Wales (OW) to discuss the Welsh GOS Review and other subjects. ...

Scottish GOS change takes centre stage.(General Ophthalmic Service)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... Six events will take place across Scotland this month to raise awareness of the new GOS contract which will start next April. As well as discussing the contract (News, October 28) the events will discuss the eye examination and 'care...

Bill debated.(eye care services quality management)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... A dozen MPs backed the profession's concerns about proposals to hand PCTs powers over GOS in Tuesday's second reading of the Health Bill in the House of Commons. Health secretary Patricia Hewitt (pictured) and her DoH colleagues were...

News.(eye screening fund allocation )
December 9, 2005... Sharing care and cutting costs Omen (25 November) seems more perspicacious than fellow scribe Moneo. With a beleaguered Chancellor whose [pounds sterling]20bn budget surplus has turned into a [pounds sterling]30bn deficit, it looks extremely...

A course in low vision practice Part 4 - Prescribing solutions.
December 9, 2005... Having looked at assessment requirements, Barbara Ryan and Tom Margrain explain the approach to sensible prescribing and follow-up (CET Module C2263) Prescribing spectacles for low vision patients As already mentioned, some people with a...

Tips from the witness box.
December 9, 2005... Muriel Glenn reports from another successful hospital optometrists conference Congratulations to the Hospital Optometry Committee who once again organised and delivered another hugely successful, high quality Hospital Optometry Annual...

Nike Maxsight makes impact.
December 9, 2005... Time Magazine has voted the Nike Maxsight contact lens one of the most amazing inventions of 2005. The magazine included the lens as part of its annual review in a list of some of the most 'exciting' products of 2005. The tinted soft...

Low vision.
December 9, 2005... It is a sign of the progression of the dispensing optician profession that a number of key roles in developing eye care schemes include dispensing opticians as integral. Many proposed or current low vision schemes include an optical assessment...

Columbia's show material rocks.(Norville lens marketing through poster)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... Norville lens supplies has released a free poster detailing the availability of its lens options at a glance. The poster shows all stock single-vision lenses, including the Clarity HMAR coated for 1.5 to 1.74 in standard and mini-diameters;...

Rowan Atkinson is converted to Tom Davies' frames.(actors endorsments)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... British Actor Rowan Atkinson can be seen in the soon-to-be-released film Keeping Mum, also starring Kristen Scott Thomas and Patrick Swayze, wearing frames from the new Tom Davies 2006 collection. The bespoke collection, featured in Product...

Nike Maxsight makes impact.
December 9, 2005... Time Magazine has voted the Nike Maxsight contact lens one of the most amazing inventions of 2005. The magazine included the lens as part of its annual review in a list of some of the most 'exciting' products of 2005. The tinted soft...

Feature.(spectacles for visually impaired patients)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... 1 With regard to prescribing spectacles for visually impaired patients, which of the following is true? A Any measurable improvement in acuity is always worth prescribing B A correction is best prescribed only when at least two lines of acuity...

CET round-up.(Company Profile)
December 9, 2005... Perhaps not surprisingly given the recent increased profile of CET in the eye care professions, this autumn has seen a number of new CET conferences on the circuit. optician reports on some of the best A number of new companies have been...

Keeler exhibits at Arab Health 2006.
December 9, 2005... Keeler will be showing its range of ophthalmic and magnification instruments at Arab Health 2006 in Dubai, from January 22-25. The company will exhibit with Al Hayat Pharmaceuticals, one of the largest medical laboratory distributors in the...

The fabulous Baker boy?
December 9, 2005... Can Boots boss Richard Baker turn round the fortunes of its optical chain? He tells David Challinor that recovery is already taking place We meet in Boots' flagship Oxford Street store, where Richard Baker greets me jacketless, in the...

Red tape to retailing.
December 9, 2005... There's a distinctly commercial feel looming as we approach the closing days of 2005 and begin to wonder what 2006 has in store for us. The last 12 months have been dominated by legislative issues such as continuing education and training,...