Eyewear

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

A young couple sit together in a summery terrace surrounded by plants and shurbs. Both wear neutrals in beige, browns, and khaki. Both wear sunglasses

Latest launches

Tech-forward launches

Products

2 days ago

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Behind the brand

Monarkh Eyewear: Frames with a distinct, defiant character

Products

2 days ago

Jake wears tortoiseshell colour spectacles and is photographed in a peaceful garden setting

Me and my glasses

Jake Burton: “Since making my own frames, I’ve decided to embrace bold”

Products

2 days ago 5 min read

Rows of attentively listening audiences look towards the stage where a man presents on the new company Cascader. The stage is branded as 100 percent optical

Five key topics from 100% Optical 2026

AOP

2 days ago 5 min read

Modo showcases EyeFly audio eyewear

Products

03 Jun

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

Mondottica presents street luxe with Off-White

Products

01 Jun

Two frames are arranged on a table with style guides. One frame is a silver metallic look with strong black outer line. The other is rounded with a rainbow centre

A frame within a frame

Products

27 May

A row of spectacle lenses on display on clear perspex stands against a light box. The frames are sophisticated and colourful and branded as Cocoa Mint

Luxury, colour, and sustainability with Eyespace Eyewear

Products

20 May

Shafi Ahmed, Shazu Miah and Paul Robinson in high visibility jackets with a spade at the beginning of Kidderminster expansion Specsavers project

£7m expansion of Specsavers Vision Labs facility begins

Business and practice management

15 May 1

A huge screen behind a stage displays a close-up of an open eye, with a wash of blue light on either edge. Text reads EssilorLuxottica Switch, and in the centre of ‘Switch’ – also the centre of the photo of the eye – is a robot-like figure. The overall impression is one of futuristic eye health

Future of vision care a focus for EssilorLuxottica’s Switch

Products

28 Apr

A handshake, focused on the two arms both in business attire

Safilo signs exclusivity agreement to acquire Spy+ and Serengeti

Products

23 Apr

100% Optical

Four women pose on a pink and black 100% Optical catwalk stage. On the left, Hayley wears tinted spectacles, a white shirt and jean corset and dark jeans, beside her is Rebecca who wears a royal blue dress and rimless style spectacles, on her right is Natasha in a black outfit and long green blazer, and finally, Fflur wears a dark navy long sleeved dress

Defining the ‘fiercely unfiltered’ consumer

On the High Street

17 Apr

A pair of black rectangle spectacles with a curved browline and Ray-Ban branding on the top left corner of the lens. At each far end of the frame front is a camera lens

EssilorLuxottica and Meta introduce optical-first AI glasses models

Products

16 Apr 2

A pair of ultra-lightweight rimless spectacles appear to drift in space above the curving surface of the moon

Silhouette Eyewear reaches for the stars

Products

15 Apr

A woman wearing pink tinged clear spectacles is behind the wheel of a car. She is dressed professionally and paying attention to the road in a low sun setting

Varilux campaign highlights first signs of presbyopia

Products

15 Apr

Two people at a professional conference look at a table of eyewear

SightCare adds four suppliers to SPECS buying group

On the High Street

14 Apr

Norville trade literature from the 1980s

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

Products

09 Apr

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Resilient market buoyed by ageing population and tech advances

On the High Street

09 Apr

100% Optical

A view of an exhibition hall from above. Stands include Johnson and Johnson, Safilens, Ocuco. The effect is busy and bustling

100% Optical 2026: education, training, launches, and connection

Products

09 Apr

Rizwana poses in a colourful practice with pastel balloons on the wall. She wears a light blue blazer and navy cat’s eye style frames, with gems in the upturned corners, and pink temples

Dream team

A peek inside... Sutcliffes Opticians and Audiologists

Practice team

02 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

A model looks summary and happy wearing a red top, red rectangle sunglasses and a rainbow beaded glasses chain

Behind the brand

Coti Vision: “We work in an amazing industry”

Products

02 Apr 6 min read

Kayla has brown hair cut in a layered style just past her shoulders. She wears a round pair of spectacles with metal temples and a very thin light pink rim. She wears a pink work shirt with a patch of a stylised skull

Me and my glasses

Kayla Heersink: “Eyewear is the perfect way to show who you are without saying a word”

Products

02 Apr

Japanese actor, Show Kasamatsu, models a pair of metal spectacles with rimless green lenses. He wears a white shirt with sharp collar, a yellow and green patterned tie, and dark suit jacket, over the top he wears a green-grey houndstooth coat.

Latest launches

Something for everyone

Products

02 Apr

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Most popular across OT

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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April/May 2026

The Core values edition

10 Apr

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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 pair of black rectangle spectacles with a curved browline and Ray-Ban branding on the top left corner of the lens. At each far end of the frame front is a camera lens

EssilorLuxottica and Meta introduce optical-first AI glasses models

Products

16 Apr 2

Rizwana poses in a colourful practice with pastel balloons on the wall. She wears a light blue blazer and navy cat’s eye style frames, with gems in the upturned corners, and pink temples

Dream team

A peek inside... Sutcliffes Opticians and Audiologists

Practice team

02 Apr

Norville trade literature from the 1980s

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

Products

09 Apr

A huge screen behind a stage displays a close-up of an open eye, with a wash of blue light on either edge. Text reads EssilorLuxottica Switch, and in the centre of ‘Switch’ – also the centre of the photo of the eye – is a robot-like figure. The overall impression is one of futuristic eye health

Future of vision care a focus for EssilorLuxottica’s Switch

Products

28 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