Dispensing

Two women photographed against a brilliant blue sunny sky in a classic country garden with stone vases and topiary. The women are dressed in yellow and lavender wrap dresses, hair slicked back into buns, and both wear oversized frames with thick sides in a marbled pink acetate

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Fun in the sun

From playful eyewear, to sunglasses for little ones to explore in – OT rounds up what is new in the market

Products

2 days ago

Woman holding a pair of spectacles an arms length away from her

At the dispensing desk

Managing frame choice for high prescriptions

Practice team

2 days ago 4 mins

An unidentified child sits on the sofa eating potato chips and a hamburger

Study finds obesity increases risk of astigmatism in young people

Research

02 Jun

A girl is lifted by a woman to look at a display of glasses on a shelf

ABDO releases white paper on children’s vision

Research

02 Jun

View over a woman’s shoulder as she drives an electric car

The workshop

Understanding equipment in transit insurance for optometrists

Domiciliary

27 May

A collage of a woman in glasses with three different lenses, in each image she’s facing a different direction

Essilor introduces new lens initiative

Products

20 May

Norville trade literature from the 1980s

A journey through Norville history with museum curator, Dr Neil Handley

Products

09 Apr

Kylian and Patrick pose together on a dark background, both wearing Oakley Meta HSTN smart eyewear

Supplier insight

How can practices introduce smart eyewear?

Products

02 Apr 6 min read

Large image of the Rodenstock DNEye scanner on a white background

I could not live without…

The Rodenstock DNEye scanner and ImpressionIST tower

Patients

01 Apr 4 mins

A person manufactures a lens

In focus

What does the closure of Norville Optical mean for the future of UK optical manufacturing?

Products

01 Apr

A woman sits cross legged on a sunny deck, setting up a camera on a tripod with a laptop balanced on her lap and notebooks around her

Practice team digest

The style clinic

Practice team

28 Mar

A close up of a document being signed with water glasses in the background

Five insights from the General Optical Council

Government and regulation

19 Mar 5 min read

A woman sits in front of her laptop with a calculator and notebook while holding a mug

ABDO publishes survey data on dispensing optician salaries

Research

17 Mar 1 1

100% Optical

Presenter, Annaliese Dayes, style consultant, Jane Galpin and broadcaster, Prue Leith, in discussion at 100% Optical

What we learned from Prue Leith during her Modstyle launch at 100% Optical

Products

09 Mar

A group of children play with coloured bricks while lying on a mat

Young children missing out on eye care during “critical window” in Ireland

Government and regulation

12 Feb 8 min read 2

A model wearing black turtleneck and black puffer jacket wears large sunglasses with circular lenses and aviator-style metal detailing. The frames have gold side shields

Latest launches

New frames making a splash

Products

06 Feb

A woman in a black leather coat holds a pair of smart glasses up to the camera. The glasses have thick black frames and white text is visible on the lenses. The woman is on-the-go, walking in a city

Asked and answered

Emerging technology and smart eyewear

Practice team

04 Feb 4 mins

Three cyclists in sportswear with the GBR branding for the Great British Cycling Team in white and neon green, white helmets and navy shorts. The central figure wears sports frames with orange lenses. Behind him is another cyclist with black wraparound frames

Supplier insight

Designing for sustainability in sports eyewear

Products

04 Feb 6 min read

A woman wearing a cream knit one-piece with long sleeves models a pair of large thin metal frames in an oversized square style. The effect of the camera is soft

What’s happening in...

Eyewear launches at 100% Optical

Products

04 Feb

100% Optical

Three models wearing black summery beach clothes and large sunglasses pose on a vibrant red and white catwalk stage

Consumer trends unpacked at 100% Optical 2026

Business and practice management

15 Jan

A middle aged man sits back in a grey sofa. He wears a navy blue jumper over a pale blue shirt. He wears large squared eyewear with thin rims and is smiling lightly

Signature lens technology for Jai Kudo

Products

15 Jan

Image is taken from the perspective of the viewer, with an individual’s arm reaching out from ‘behind the camera’ to clink glasses with members of a family including a young girl, middle aged man and woman, and an older woman. The table is filled with food

Rodenstock expands B.I.G Exact Sensitive portfolio

Products

15 Jan

A woman tries on spectacles in front of a mirror in an optometry practice. In the background are rows and rows of spectacles

Lens manufacturer, Norville, to close its doors

Products

10 Dec 2025

Construction workers in a warehouse wearing safety glasses

Asked and answered

Dispensing safety eyewear

Products

05 Dec 2025 3 mins

A pair of sunglasses with blue lenses are waved through a sunny, green, space. The movement creates a blur effect. A hexagonal pattern across the lenses, and in the background of the indicate, indicate technology

Supplier insight

Changing the conversation around photochromic lenses

Products

05 Dec 2025 5 min read

A woman lays on a sofa, wearing a flowing metallic silk skirt and sparkly top, with a soft wool jumper casually around her shoulders and gold glasses with a warm tinted lens. She leans against a man who wears a medium brown suit, an off-white shirt and deep brown loafers. He also wears large squared spectacles with thin metal frames. The room is a dark petrol blue, modern, with a wood-and-glass drinks trolley by a large bookcase

Latest launches

Imaging launches and handcrafted eyewear

Products

05 Dec 2025

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A spectacle lens balances on its edge, in the shadow is a ring of dots. The background of the image is orange and white

Hoya releases clinical trial data for Miyosmart iQ

Products

07 May 5 min read

A woman sits in front of her laptop with a calculator and notebook while holding a mug

ABDO publishes survey data on dispensing optician salaries

Research

17 Mar 1 1

Black and white image of Nick Rumney looking at the camera whilst wearing a suit

How I got here

Nick Rumney’s limitless ambition for optometry

Career development

29 Mar 18 min read 22 mins

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The Core values edition

10 Apr

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A woman sits in front of her laptop with a calculator and notebook while holding a mug

ABDO publishes survey data on dispensing optician salaries

Research

17 Mar 1 1

A person manufactures a lens

In focus

What does the closure of Norville Optical mean for the future of UK optical manufacturing?

Products

01 Apr

Large image of the Rodenstock DNEye scanner on a white background

I could not live without…

The Rodenstock DNEye scanner and ImpressionIST tower

Patients

01 Apr 4 mins

Norville trade literature from the 1980s

A journey through Norville history with museum curator, Dr Neil Handley

Products

09 Apr

Chosen for you

Deven Lakhani, optometrist and director at Hammond Opticians

Locum digest

Making the move: from practice ownership to locuming

Locuming

24 May 7 min read

Three children play with coloured shapes on a table

New study examines best approach to stopping atropine treatment

Research

27 May

A spectacle lens balances on its edge, in the shadow is a ring of dots. The background of the image is orange and white

Hoya releases clinical trial data for Miyosmart iQ

Products

07 May 5 min read

Cartoon woman meditates against a peach background

Locum digest

Protecting your mental health as a locum optometrist

Health and wellbeing

23 May 6 min read

A female scientist uses a pipette to drop liquid into a petrie dish

Six patients develop rare fungal infection following cataract surgery

Research

02 Jun