Eyewear

Two business people exchange documents

Mainline Optical appoints commercial manager

Gavin Miller joins the company in the newly-created role

Products

22 Oct

A woman laughs joyfully. She wears dark blue pantos style optical frames

EssilorLuxottica launches Nuance Audio Plus

Products

06 Oct

A couple wearing sunglasses standing in the sunshine by a coastal scene

Latest launches

Management tools

Products

02 Oct

A young girl wearing spectacles is photographed, smiling hopefully upwards, against a blue-green background

Supplier insight

How can practices approach myopia management advances?

Products

02 Oct 5 min read

Vik stands in an optical practice with walls of warm wooden displays. He wears bold rectangle spectacles in a deep royal-blue, matching his jumper. He looks seriously at the camera

Me and my glasses

Vik Malhi: “The right pair of glasses does not change who you are. It reveals who you have always been”

Products

02 Oct 5 min read

A pair of squared spectacles are twisted, one arm pointing up and one down

Behind the brand

ReForm Eyewear: “A whole new world of possibilities”

Products

02 Oct

100% Optical

Billy Brown wears a colourful outfit and is handed a glass award recognising his practise as Eyewear Retailer of the Year. He stands on a colourful stage

Register early and plan your 2027 show visit

Practice team

02 Oct

A young woman sits on a bright pink stool in front of an olive-green wall. She wears oversized oval spectacles in a deep brown, a white t-shirt and green trousers. She rests her chin on her hand and holds another pair of frames in her other

Silmo d’Or Awards celebrate design

Products

01 Oct

100% Optical

A line of colourful spectacles arranged one above the other and lit from behind

Curated space for independent eyewear to launch at 100% Optical 2027

Products

30 Sep

The presenters of the EssilorLuxottica partner programme line up on stage

EssilorLuxottica extends commitment to independent practices with new partnership programme

Business and practice management

29 Sep 6 min read

A woman wears colourful glasses and a matching chunky glasses frame in rainbow of colours

Coti Vision and Wolf Eyewear co-design collection

Products

24 Sep

A modern white gallery space with curving metal structures

Sneak peek at new independent eyewear show

Products

23 Sep

A graphic design of a lens in a deep blue digital environment. Purple hexagons on a patch of the lens infer intelligent design, while pixellated waves of dots and squares indicate artificial intelligence and data

Dynamic approach introduced for Varilux XR series design

Products

17 Sep

Eyespace reveals new brand identity for Arhlo

Products

14 Sep

Pierre Gasly, racing driver for BWT Alpine Formula One Team

From Formula One to the digital frontier

Products

09 Sep 7 min read

A pair of dark blue sunglasses arranged on the side of a pool with a recycled glasses case beside it

Making a difference in Bali

Products

20 Aug

A baby is pictured wearing glasses

Study explores advantages of very young babies at risk of CVI wearing glasses

Research

19 Aug

A child wearing glasses plays with toy dinosaurs

In conversation with Dr Natalia Vlasak about the Miyosmart iQ spectacle lens

Research

12 Aug 5 min read

Vera is photographed in black and white wearing a tailored black suit jacket, angular sunglasses, and a pale cowboy hat. One hand is on her waist and the other holds a paisley handbag. Behind her is a carousel, lit up against the night sky, as well as a sparkling cityscape

Latest launches

Dry eye developments

Products

07 Aug

An infant boy looks shyly at the camera. He wears pale green glasses that sit snugly around his face

What’s happening in...

The perfect fit

Products

07 Aug 5 min read

George poses for the camera with a neutral-serious expression. He has bright blue eyes, dark facial hair, and his dark hair is slicked back from his face. He wears a black textured shirt which shows his tattoos on his neck.

Me and my glasses

George Clarke: “As a designer, I see frames almost like wearable art”

Products

07 Aug 6 min read

Marco is photographed in black and white. He wears a pale suit, sandals, and sits in a woven chair looking to the side. Beside him is a paper lamp and a Tree Spectacles book

Behind the brand

Tree Spectacles: “Authentic passion reflected in design and relationships”

Products

07 Aug 5 min read

100% Optical

Three women pose together in sunglasses for a selfie at 100% Optical

Practice teams on the road

Practice team

07 Aug

The interior of Cubitts Manchester

Cubitts opens first Manchester outlet in former Affleck & Brown department store

On the High Street

04 Aug

Three men in business attire stand in front of a light screen, celebrating eighty years of Millmead Optical Group

Millmead at 80: Reflections and catalysts

Products

03 Aug 6 min read

A collage of four photos of different eyewear on display. Larger, bold frames are presented in the top left, angular shapes with pink colour pops in bottom left, a deep red oval frame in top right, and dark green oval pair in the bottom right

Five eyewear trends from 100% Optical 2026

Products

02 Aug

Brand collaborations boost Safilo

Products

30 Jul

A computer screen with a page displaying the Ask Stepper platform

Stepper launches AI information platform

Products

28 Jul

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Most popular across OT

An older man stands looking out a window

Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

A woman smiles while wearing solar eclipse glasses

Moorfields Eye Hospital surgeon gives tips on staying safe during the solar eclipse

Patients

10 Aug 1

Sameer and Hannah pose during a sight test. Sameer has turned to the camera. With one hand he holds the control for a slit lamp, and with the other he holds a volk lens up to Hannah’s eye

An optometrist saved my life

Hannah Mockler: “I could have been left with permanent damage to my vision”

Practitioner stories

16 Oct

A toddler leans against a sofa holding a toy truck. One of his eyes is glowing with a white circle

An optometrist saved my life

“I knew straightaway that this was something that needed to be seen urgently”

Patients

20 Aug 5 min read

Most popular across Eyewear

A child wearing glasses plays with toy dinosaurs

In conversation with Dr Natalia Vlasak about the Miyosmart iQ spectacle lens

Research

12 Aug 5 min read

Pierre Gasly, racing driver for BWT Alpine Formula One Team

From Formula One to the digital frontier

Products

09 Sep 7 min read

The presenters of the EssilorLuxottica partner programme line up on stage

EssilorLuxottica extends commitment to independent practices with new partnership programme

Business and practice management

29 Sep 6 min read

A collage of four photos of different eyewear on display. Larger, bold frames are presented in the top left, angular shapes with pink colour pops in bottom left, a deep red oval frame in top right, and dark green oval pair in the bottom right

Five eyewear trends from 100% Optical 2026

Products

02 Aug

A baby is pictured wearing glasses

Study explores advantages of very young babies at risk of CVI wearing glasses

Research

19 Aug

Chosen for you

Sameer and Hannah pose during a sight test. Sameer has turned to the camera. With one hand he holds the control for a slit lamp, and with the other he holds a volk lens up to Hannah’s eye

An optometrist saved my life

Hannah Mockler: “I could have been left with permanent damage to my vision”

Practitioner stories

16 Oct

Risha Patel speaking at 100% Optical

A peek into working in industry

Career development

15 Oct

Elderly Asian woman being checked with slit lamp microscope

Liberal Democrats adopt Eye care everywhere as party policy

Government and regulation

12 Oct

A woman in her 40s at a desk holds her smartphone away from her and squints

Using eye drops to manage presbyopia

Research

12 Oct