Optician articles from May 2008

Optician archives from May 2008

From bottles to blisters.(Features)
May 30, 2008... This year marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the first disposable soft contact lens to the UK. Contact lens historian and practitioner Andrew Gasson reviews innovations in disposable lenses to the present day, and charts the role...

ABDO offers lecture choice.(News)(Association of British Dispensing Opticians)(Brief article)
May 30, 2008... ABDO has confirmed the programme for its annual conference and exhibition to be held in Manchester from September 27-29. The event will feature a varied programme of presentations by industry professionals and there will be a choice of...

News.
May 30, 2008... AMD PORTRAITS: A Kent artist has painted a collection of portraits to promote AMD awareness by attempting to show how an AMD patient might see themselves 'through the fog of their partial blindness.' An exhibition of Adam Hahn's work will be...

Changing times.(News)(Brief article)
May 30, 2008... Cohesive working among the industry bodies in recent times is helping the optical sector meet its challenges head on, AOP president Don Grocott told delegates at last week's AGM of the Association. 'Over time there have been successes as...

P pages.(Armand Basi collection )(Brief article)
May 30, 2008... The new Armand Basi collection launched at Mido by Optim features rectangular shapes and pure lines, combined with shapes and colour combinations from the 1970s and 80s. In the men's range, metal gives distinction, with dark colours...

News.
May 30, 2008... Safety advice: The British Contact Lens Association and the GOC have produced a leaflet to help consumers buy contact lenses safely. It was launched at the BCLA's annual clinical conference which began yesterday (Thursday May 29). The...

Practice health check - is your service worth paying for?(Other)
May 30, 2008... Martin Russ considers ways to review practice performance from the perspective of your customers and patients If you are planning to ask patients to sign up to a professional care scheme, whether for contact lenses, eye care or both,...

McParland to leave CIBA.(News)(Brief article)
May 30, 2008... Marcella McParland, CIBA Vision UK's head of professional affairs, is to leave the company to work on a freelance consultancy basis after over 14 years of service. CIBA Vision UK's managing director, Howard Barnes, said: 'It is with great...

Chrome Hearts and gold fronts.(P pages)
May 30, 2008... The new collection from Chrome Hearts was inspired by three-dimensional technology, colour and the company's ongoing collaboration with the Zeiss Vision Group. On show at Mido were three new custom double gradient colours in the women's...

News.(Brief article)
May 30, 2008... Believe it or not the run up to Optrafair '09 has already started and now is the time to start thinking about your involvement in the biennialoptical event. The show owners, the Federation of Manufacturing Opticians, have revamped the...

Looking for Contact Lens Opportunities.(Features)
May 30, 2008... Marina Turner takes a look at the British contact lens market Great Britain is officially the Contact Lens Capital of Europe. In the last 12 months more money was spent on contact lenses in Britain than anywhere else in Europe. In fact, in...

US holds safety hearing.(News)
May 30, 2008... Contact lens solutions will face a safety review by US regulators next month following product recalls in recent years by Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) and Bausch & Lomb (B&L). A notice on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website...

Gaining through training.(Features)
May 30, 2008... David Gilliver reports on the need for training of non-professional staff, with customer skills particularly important in times of economic uncertainty Training can be a thorny issue in the optical sector. For optometrists and dispensing...

Other.
May 30, 2008... Almighty question * I would like to respond to Edwin Shields letter (May 9, 2008) by asking the following question. What's the difference between God and an optometrist? Well, as all good contact lens practitioners know, God...

Other.
May 30, 2008... April showers There has been a dip in form in April, with all benchmarks down on last year's figures Unfortunately good results during March have not been continued over April. NHS eye examinations increase slightly compared to private...

News.
May 30, 2008... Support the squad: There is still time to pledge support for the Optician ironman team and Vision Aid Overseas. The six-strong squad of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians will be joined by Optician Editor Chris Bennett to take part in the UK...

Laboratory of design.(Features)
May 30, 2008... In the first of two Mido reports, Alex Thomas gives a snapshot of some of the latest trends in the Design Lab area of the show The world's biggest optical trade show, Milan's monstrous Mido exhibition, was bigger than ever in 2008 with over...

News.
May 30, 2008... NIBS Specsavers has a 30 per cent share of the UK's high-street optical market according to a new study of UK retailers. Conducted by brand valuation agency, Intangible Business, the survey also revealed that Tesco is the most valuable...

News.
May 30, 2008... NIBS Supplier of ophthalmic and diabetic retinopathy screening solutions, Digital Healthcare has won a major NHS Framework contract to supply IT products and services to the NHS. The contract was awarded by NHS Connecting for Health on...

News.
May 30, 2008... Specsavers has a 30 per cent share of the UK's high-street optical market according to a new study of UK retailers. Conducted by brand valuation agency Intangible Business, the survey also revealed that Tesco is the most valuable brand on the...

Patients suffer abuse from rowdy drinkers.(News)(Brief article)
May 30, 2008... A Norwich optical practice whose trade has been damaged by its patients being subjected to 'foul and abusive behaviour' from the customers of a nearby pub has lost its appeal against the renewal of the pub's table and chairs licence. In...

ProDesign revisits Gail Spence.(Other)(Brief article)
May 30, 2008... ProDesign chose Mido to launch a new Gail Spence collection, with clear references to its best-selling 'No. One' line from the 1980s. Last year ProDesign used the Gail Spence name with a line of frames with interchangeable temples. 'The...

P pages.(Clinical report)
May 30, 2008... Areas of concern regarding study * We read with interest the recent article by Giles and Fahmy (Performance of daily disposables contact lenses with moisturing agents, Optician, May 2) reporting the results of a two-part crossover clinical...

Other.(Brief article)
May 30, 2008... The latest range of eyewear from Silhouette, the Dimension line, is inspired by minimalist design and architecture. The Austrian manufacturer described the Dimension collection as defining straightforward, clean, practical and stylish...

Drivers should face eye test every three years.(News)(Brief article)
May 30, 2008... Drivers' eyesight should be checked every three years it was claimed after one in three drivers failed a vision screening check at the recent Drive Safe Roadshow at Olympia in London. Research conducted by Specsavers at the show revealed...

Selling the sports angle.(Features)
May 30, 2008... Mike Hale discusses the link between sports vision and learning difficulties with Gavin Rebello The Patrick and Menzies practice in Braintree, Essex doubles as Gavin Rebello's Centre for Sports Services. A flourishing independent practice...

Performance, vision and sport - a practitioner's guide.(Features)
May 30, 2008... Continuing our CET-approved series, sports vision specialist Martin Cardall looks at the visual skills involved in popular sports and the options for vision correction. Module C9163, one general CET point, suitable for OOs and DOs Parts 1...

Vision for rugby.(Features)
May 30, 2008... Colin Moulson describes an assessment of visual function in elite rugby union players When an optometrist wishes to carry out sports vision assessments on a group of elite athletes it is often necessary to do this on location. Due to the...

Features.
May 30, 2008... The Arctic landscape is the main source of inspiration for Staffan Preutz Design's 2008 collection of lightweight ophthalmic frames. Launched at Mido, the new range contains many new features including continuing the metal earpieces into...

News.
May 30, 2008... Mission to africa: Three members of staff from Richard Ward Opticians in Hampshire recently visited eastern Uganda to hand over the keys of a new Toyota 4x4 pick-up truck to the Providence Children's Home in the remote village of Nkokonjeru....

News.
May 30, 2008... A test case currently under way in the House of Lords concerning murdered optometrist Giles Van Colle has heard testimony on behalf of the police who are appealing against a High Court award of damages initially made to his parents in March...

Features.(Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians)
May 30, 2008... This time of the year is traditionally when annual general meetings are held and the time for chairmen to make key note addresses about the state of the nation and their organisation. Their review of the year looks back with rose-tinted...

Practitioners see the benefits of the web.(News)
May 30, 2008... Increasing numbers of optical practices have invested or have plans to invest in a website, an Optician poll of practitioners has revealed. Feedback from the majority of practitioners has suggested that the increasing popularity of internet...

News.
May 30, 2008... An Optician news poll has revealed that most independent practioners have their own website or have plans to get one. The poll shows that in having or acquiring websites, independents are placing increased importance on the marketing power of...

Looking for opportunities.(News)
May 30, 2008... The UK contact lens sector has been under pressure in recent years, but there is scope for practitioners to inject value back into their business, writes Marina Turner The UK is officially the contact lens capital of Europe. In the last 12...

Macugen can boost visual acuity.(News)
May 30, 2008... Macugen can maintain or improve visual acuity in patients with neovacular age-related macular degeneration, according to a study presented at the recent annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. The study...

One vision, one show.(News)(Optrafair 2009)
May 30, 2008... With a high profile exhibitor list, a new logo and several new features to boost visitor and exhibitor experience, Optrafair 2009 is being billed as the biggest and best show yet. Details of the biennial show at the NEC Birmingham from...

Features.
May 30, 2008... 1 Which of the following statements is true regarding stadium lighting? A The light tends to the red end of the spectrum B Extra plus may benefit the athlete C Lighting has no impact on refractive correction D Lighting tends...