Sustainability

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Making a difference in Bali

An eyewear brand is turning plastic waste into frames

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20 Aug

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Hoya Vision Care accelerates commitment to renewable electricity

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14 Apr

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Study maps challenges of sustainability in eyewear

Products

25 Mar

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust consultant ophthalmologist, John Buchan

Reducing the environmental footprint of eye care

Hospital optometry

29 Jan

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Sustainability in optics: partnership, purpose, and plastic

Products

05 Dec 2025 6 min read

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Sustainability in contact lenses

Products

11 Sep 2025

The production process of an evil eye frame made out of a more eco friendly material

Sports brand moves to biocircular materials

Products

07 Aug 2025

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Menicon at BCLA 2025: sustainability and innovation

Products

24 Jun 2025

Surf’s up: Scotlens donates £4000 to Surfers Against Sewage

Products

11 Jun 2025

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“Within Duncan and Todd there is a huge amount of expertise”

Business and practice management

25 May 2025

CORE launches sustainable eye care website

On the High Street

22 Apr 2025

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CooperVision celebrates half-billion bottle recycling milestone

Products

22 Apr 2025

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Eco Eyewear celebrates 3.8 million trees planted

Products

17 Apr 2025

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Coral Eyewear partners with Umbro

Products

14 Apr 2025

Kieran smiles from the Waterhaul stand, which is made of wood, at 100% Optical

Waterhaul launches traceability system

Products

08 Apr 2025

Cassie Hedlund and Josh Hudson, of Hudson Eyewear, stand together in smart summery clothes in front of a white and yellow banner for Silmo Paris

Hudson Eyewear appointed UK distributor for Sea2see

Products

03 Apr 2025

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Research explores views of dry eye disease patients on sustainability

Research

24 Mar 2025

100% Optical

A bearded man wears chunky black sunglasses. The frames have wide arms and a visible core of a patterned gold metal

“Revenge of the eyewear snake”

Products

19 Mar 2025

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CooperVision on reducing environmental impact

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13 Jan 2025

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Supplier insight

Communicating sustainable brand stories to patients

Products

25 Dec 2024 8 min read

Arizona lies on a beach with blue skies. She wears transluscent frames

Clear Sky celebrations for Silhouette

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23 Dec 2024

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Waterhaul recognised at sustainability awards

Products

11 Dec 2024

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Eyespace launches demo lens recycling scheme

Products

20 Nov 2024

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Optiswiss receives two labels for corporate social responsibility

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15 Nov 2024

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B Corp certification for Bollé Brands

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18 Oct 2024

Plastic Bank collection members hold up plastic bottles on the Kedonganan Beach in Bali, Indonesia

CooperVision premieres docuseries on plastic neutral initiative

Products

23 Sep 2024

The sleek black square sunglasses inspired by the shape of the swift in flight

Latest launches

Comfort, conservation, craftsmanship

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18 Sep 2024

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Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

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

Patients

10 Aug 1

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An optometrist saved my life

“We will always be grateful that Charlotte recognised the signs when she did”

Patients

26 Jun 5 min read 1

A female optometrist performs a sight test with a slit lamp for a male patient

OFNC advises profession against committing to “unfunded” ERS until negotiations complete

Government and regulation

24 Jun 1

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

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Making a difference in Bali

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20 Aug

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An older man stands looking out a window

Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

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

Optometrist, Andrew Gillies, in front of Clark Optometrists on Orkney Island

Orkney Island optometry practice recruits new optometrist

Practitioner stories

19 Aug

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Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Staffordshire

On the High Street

27 Aug 16 min read 1