Awareness and demand for more environmentally-friendly frames is growing, and as new materials become available, manufacturers are responding to the call

Stephen Woodhouse, of Woodhouse Opticians, tells OT how Biometric lenses help fulfill his practice’s commitment to patients with the best vision correction possible

The eyewear brand has received the ISCC Plus certification, qualifying for the Acetate Renew programme by Mazzucchelli and Eastman

Yousuf Mohammed travelled to Lebanon to provide sight tests to refugees, with Optical Express donating 500 children’s and adults frames

Simon Berry has been named the recipient of the AOP Sustainable Excellence Award 2023

The initiative with Plastic Bank offsets the weight of plastic in every pack of CooperVision’s one-day contact lenses distributed in the UK and Ireland with credits funding the reprocessing of plastic waste

OT rounds up news from manufacturers as the BCLA conference begins

The prestigious AOP award was presented to the optometrist at a celebratory event on 26 February alongside three other categories

OT heard about the making of the Greater Manchester Primary Care Blueprint, and how optometry has been involved and embedded from the start

The companies have collaborated on the release of a new pair of sunglasses made from regenerated nylon and designed for a “performance-based lifestyle”