Optician articles from May 2005

Optician archives from May 2005

Tinted lenses.
May 13, 2005... optician provides the answers to CET module C1183 (April 8) 1 Which of the following is not part of the electromagnetic spectrum? (A) Radio; (B) Microwave; (C) Sound; (D) X-rays. The correct answer is C. Sound is a compression wave...

Through the eyes ; of the consumer.(eyewear-buying habits)
May 13, 2005... In the second of three articles on consumer attitudes to eye care, Alison Ewbank looks at eyewear-buying habits, the association between eye examinations and purchasing, and the use of alternative supply routes such as the internet The...

Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome.
May 13, 2005... In the fourth of our series on systemic disorders and the eye, Dr Iain Phillips looks at the ocular effects of rubella and its complications in new-born children Rubella, or German measles, was first described in the 18th century and was...

Laboratory offers complete listing.(new products)(Optinet)
May 13, 2005... Surfacing and glazing laboratory Eye Index has launched two glazed Rx product/price lists, one for sports and fashion wraparound sunglass lenses and another for complete rimless frame and lens glazed products. For Base 8 curvature product the...

Ricketts recognised by Rotary.(Beverley Ricketts)(Cannock Rotary Club)
May 13, 2005... A Staffordshire dispensing optician has received an award from her local Rotary club for charitable work in the developing world with Vision Aid Overseas. The Cannock Rotary Club surprised Beverley Ricketts from Rudgeley, Staffordshire, with...

Fielmann has formula to beat the recession.
May 13, 2005... Optical retail giant Fielmann has turned Germany's unfavourable changes to health insurance regulations to its advantage by encouraging 600,000 patients to join a new insurance scheme. The German optical market was hit when spectacle wearers...

Contact lens prices in perspective.
May 13, 2005... The Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers cannot insulate any individual or business from the realities of internet trading, but we do provide the tools, programmes and promotions to help practitioners compete effectively - and many already...

Nike could boost CL sales via Rooney & co.(Contact lens)
May 13, 2005... Contact lens sales could soon be boosted by the endorsement of Wayne Rooney and other Premiership stars following the news that giant brand Nike is working on developing coloured lenses. The global sports label could introduce the contact...

Media-savvy firm thrives ; on publicity.
May 13, 2005... A meagre [pounds sterling]20,000 publicity campaign helped an online spectacles business to increase its orders by 300 per cent last winter, it has been reported. James Murray Wells' Glasses Direct business was rarely out of the press at the...

Practitioner managers wanted at Boots stores.
May 13, 2005... A drive to make more optometrists and dispensing opticians managers of 250 Boots Opticians stores began this week. Practitioners will be offered a chance to earn an additional 50 per cent of their salary, subject to the performance of their...

April showers dampen high street trade.(European Retail Solutions Awards)(eyeweat stores)
May 13, 2005... If you thought April was a quiet month for retail business, you were not alone. UK retail sales fell to their lowest level in a decade during April, reported the British Retail Consortium. Trade worsened across the board with total sales...

Strip-teaser.
May 20, 2005... As Arsenal and Manchester United prepare for tomorrow's FA Cup final in Cardiff, David Baker asks whether the colour of a team's kit can affect performance The team colours of individual football clubs have many, often arbitrary or...

Rules of the game.(General Ophthalmic Services)
May 20, 2005... Rakesh Kapoor explains what you need to do to carry on providing GOS services after the transitional period ends on July 31 2005 In April 2005 a new Statutory Instrument (No 480) came into force affecting all opticians/optical practices...

Choose and book 'in danger of collapse'.(referral system in UK)
May 20, 2005... Optometrist and co-chair of the professional executive committee at Bedford PCT Simon Browning has warned that the current 'choose and book' referral system is in danger of collapse. 'Optometrists are not connected to the electronic booking...

Fans of Frederic.(Frederic Beausoleil)
May 20, 2005... Rory Brogan discovers that the frames and sunglasses of Frederic Beausoleil have found favour among celebs in LA and New York With the surname of Beausoleil, roughly translated as 'beautiful sun', it was highly fitting that French...

Upbeat about Lasik.
May 20, 2005... Mark Korolkiewicz finds people in less of a flap about refractive surgery in the US This year's American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) conference was held in Washington DC and was the setting for what has become the...

Anniversary pledge.(Black & Lizars, Fight for Sight)(Neil MacArthur Eyecare celebrates branch opening)(Robert Stanley Opticians Nikon lenses promotion)
May 20, 2005... Black & Lizars has pledged to raise [pounds sterling]17,500 for Fight for Sight over the next year. The donation was one of four given to charities to mark Black and Lizars' 175th anniversary year in which it hopes to raise [pounds...

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Ultralase sold for [pounds sterling]30m to Valencia-based giant.(Corporacion Dermoestetica)(General Optical Council )
May 20, 2005... New opportunities for UK eye professionals will arise from the multi-million pound purchase of one of Britain's pioneering laser eye treatment companies. Ultralase was sold earlier this week for [pounds sterling]30m to Spanish cosmetic group...

Committed to eye care professionals.(Letter to the Editor)
May 20, 2005... I am concerned that the articles on internet pricing of contact lenses (May 6, 2005) do not accurately reflect the true situation on our brands. We conducted our own pricing audit and found: Several of the prices of our brands you...

Vantage boss hits out ; at meddling profession.(Interview)
May 20, 2005... The introduction of compulsory CET has been hampered by continual lobbying for changes to the scheme's guidelines by the optical bodies, says the programme's manager. In an exclusive interview with optician, Vantage director Tim Ray talked...

The outsider.(forecasts of optics profession and education)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2005... You have to admire the candour and honesty of Vantage's top man for optical education in his assertion that gerrymandering by the optical bodies has done little to smooth the introduction of compulsory CET (see News page 4). It is perhaps a...

Safilo prepares for stock market float.
May 20, 2005... Global eyewear giant Safilo is being prepared for a stock market flotation that could amount to U2bn, it was claimed this week. The Financial Times (May 16) reported that CSFB Private Equity, which owns a large stake in the Italian-based...

Hewitt can learn from optics, says Hewlett.(Patricia Hewitt, David Hewlett)
May 20, 2005... Optics can educate the Government and the new secretary of state for health in its drive to modernise the NHS, FODO's executive director said this week. David Hewlett, who joined the organisation this month from the Department of Health,...

Downward trend continues.(eyewear industry)
May 27, 2005... April's benchmarks improved over March, but the long-term view is less optimistic, with all this month's indices lagging behind 2004 During April most benchmarks improved over the results for March, but the long-term view is less...

Dry eye: seeking a new rationale.(the programme)(International Society of Dacryology and Dry Eye)
May 27, 2005... Nick Atkins reports from the 8th Congress of the International Society of Dacryology and Dry Eye held recently in Madrid April 1-3 in Madrid was the date and venue for the three-yearly meeting of the International Society of Dacryology and...

Eye Index invests ; in 8-base push.(EYEWEAR INDUSTRY)
May 27, 2005... Specialist surfacing and glazing laboratory Eye Index has opened a purpose-designed lens surfacing laboratory at its St Ives headquarters in Cambridgeshire. With the latest CNC-controlled technology and separate hard coating and tinting units,...

Ocular therapeutics - Part 15 ; Disorders of the cornea, conjuctiva and sclera.
May 27, 2005... optician provides the answers to CET module C1068 (April 29) 1 What is the most significant risk factor for microbial keratitis? (A) Trauma; (B) Corneal surgery; (C) Contact lens wear; (D) Ocular surface disease. The correct answer is C....

Ophthalmology; for optometrists.(Book Review)
May 27, 2005... Bill Harvey reviews two useful texts recently published on ophthalmology There can be few readers who have either not heard of or seen Jack Kanski's textbooks on ophthalmology. However, another key reference book in this subject area,...

Running a successful; optical practice.
May 27, 2005... Dr Ian Moss examines the factors that must be considered when deciding on a pricing strategy and achieving a balance between charges for products and professional fees In previous articles in this series we have discussed how to locate the...

Tamoxifen retinopathy.(Breast Cancer Treatment)
May 27, 2005... Madhu Nagar, Dr Dimitrios K Tsouris and Sabitha Bandi describe an unusual manifestation of ocular adverse response to tamoxifen It is well recognised that chemo- therapy and radiotherapy for cancer may be associated with vascular...

Training the team.
May 27, 2005... Sarah Morgan argues for the importance of auxiliary staff training and illustrates this with a description of one such training programme Optometric practices have to function in an increasingly competitive business environment encompassing...

optician widens its .net.(Association of British Dispensing Opticians)
May 27, 2005... It is with great pleasure that, after many weeks of development, optician can invite you to visit, and comment upon its new website www.opticianonline.net. As well as an eminently more memorable name to our previous presence on the web, our new...

Lens price war looms.
May 27, 2005... The battle lines are being drawn up for a summer contact lens price war. With regulations overseen by the GOC being changed in the sector, it was expected that supermarkets, in particular, would take the initiative and set aggressive...

OOs receive the call for national falls day.(National Falls Awareness Day)
May 27, 2005... Optometrists are being encouraged to get involved in the first ever special UK day of activities to prevent falls among elderly people. It will also see the release of a specially commissioned report into the occurrences of preventable...

Boots staff speak out.
May 27, 2005... Boots Opticians staff have spoken of their uncertainty following the latest reorganisation within the high street chain. Earlier this month the optical group offered new incentives to optometrists and dispensers to become practice managers....

Staying ahead online.
May 27, 2005... optician has launched www. opticianonline.net, our new website, packed with features including news, continuing education and training, jobs and a discussion forum. And with new rules on CET due to come officially into force in five weeks'...

Public more aware of the value of nutrients.
May 27, 2005... Britons are becoming more aware of the claim that nutrients help maintain good eye health, and would take supplements with a view to preserving their sight. New independent research has found there is a growing belief that there is a link...