The cheap reading glasses that can damage your sight - Daily Mail
23/11/2010 | external link
Daily MailThe cheap reading glasses that can damage your sightDaily MailMillions have bought them after baulking at the high cost of buying glasses from an optician. However, research suggests they could be putting their ...Cheap reading glasses bad for eyesightTimes of IndiaCheap reading glasses can damage your visionSify''Cheap reading glasses may damage your eyesight''MSN Indiaall 37 news articles »
A very popular optician - Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
23/11/2010 | external link
A very popular opticianMinneapolis Star Tribune (blog)Dr. Gertrude Stanton, an optician, won the grand prize for Hennepin County: a 1907 Oldsmobile. Coincidentally, perhaps, Stanton was the subject a few months ...and more »
Rochdale optician supports World Diabetes Day - Rochdale Online
23/11/2010 | external link
Rochdale optician supports World Diabetes DayRochdale OnlineSpecsavers in Rochdale is hoping to raise awareness of the importance of regular eye examinations to detect diabetes in support of World Diabetes Day. ...
Promotion: The eyes have it - Herald.ie
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Promotion: The eyes have itHerald.iePicking an optician with the necessary experience is essential. We asked Specsavers' experts for their advice. Most people don't realise that we learn to ...and more »
Why it's never too late to cure your child's lazy eye - Daily Mail
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Daily MailWhy it's never too late to cure your child's lazy eyeDaily MailWhen Claire Hart took her son Cameron to a High Street optician for a routine eye test, she expected him to pass with 20/20 vision. ...
Optician sets out vision for global growth - Financial Times
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Optician sets out vision for global growthFinancial TimesThe optician has establishing itself as the UK's biggest optical chain. It was started on and has always been headquartered in Guernsey since it was formed ...
Making manpower work - Optician Online
23/11/2010 | external link
Making manpower workOptician OnlineWhen Optician examined optical manpower in the late 1990s, this was the question that provoked debate on all sides. Findings from the Women of Vision survey ...
Optical House reopens in Broadway - Express Buzz
23/11/2010 | external link
Optical House reopens in BroadwayExpress BuzzThe optician had recently expanded and refurbished the showroom that first opened in 1959. The store's new avatar was inaugurated by MK Tamilarasu, ...
FEATURE: Japanese optician brings clear sight to Nepal's poor - istockAnalyst.com (press release)
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FEATURE: Japanese optician brings clear sight to Nepal's pooristockAnalyst.com (press release)KATHMANDU, Nov. 22, 2010 (Kyodo News International) -- When Yoji Matsuda first came to Nepal in 1993, he didn't have an inkling that he would end up ...
Sian's bright future after miracle eye op - The Star
12/8/2010 | external link
Sian's bright future after miracle eye opThe StarA trip to Newcastle soon after also left her unable to see the departures board at the train station, and triggered Rosanna to book her in with an optician. ...
Murray Wells wants'to demystify optics' - Optician Online
12/8/2010 | external link
Murray Wells wants'to demystify optics'Optician OnlineSixty five per cent are alleged to have felt 'ripped off' by opticians, 47 per cent admitted postponing an eye test because of the costs involved with ...
Lucky escape - Optician Online
12/8/2010 | external link
Lucky escapeOptician OnlineMinutes after staff at Tromans Opticians in Malvern had closed the practice on July 31, a car smashed through the front of the premises, ...
Polaroid eyes market potential of 3D frame - Optician Online
12/8/2010 | external link
Polaroid eyes market potential of 3D frameOptician OnlineUnder the terms of the licensing agreement, Polaroid Eyewear will distribute its RealD certified Polaroid Premium 3D Eyewear line to cinemas, opticians and ...
Schools urged to focus on youngsters' vision - Optician Online
9/7/2010 | external link
Schools urged to focus on youngsters' visionOptician OnlineIncluded with the letter were some posters to remind parents of the importance of good vision and details of how they can find a local optician on the NHS ...
Glasses Direct goes upmarket - Optician Online
9/7/2010 | external link
Glasses Direct goes upmarketOptician OnlineWhen asked by Optician if the move was a change in strategy, Glasses Direct managing director Jamie Murray Wells said: 'Glasses Direct has always beaten the ...
News in brief - Optician Online
9/7/2010 | external link
News in briefOptician OnlineDispensing optician Gordon Ayling, manager of D Glick opticians in Wickford, Essex, has issued a pubic warning to steer clear of a drinking game called ...
An eye test saved Scarborough woman's life - COMMENT ON THIS STORY - Scarborough Today
18/6/2010 | external link
An eye test saved Scarborough woman's life - COMMENT ON THIS STORYScarborough Today"When a second optician was brought into the room I anticipated the worst, but they reassured me every step of the way." Specsavers store director Alasdair ...
Watch your vision! - Times of India
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Watch your vision!Times of IndiaVisit your optician at least once in six months. Besides, regular care, it will be easy to diagnose eye diseases at an early stage. ...
Concern for Rx lab's future - Optician Online
18/6/2010 | external link
Concern for Rx lab's futureOptician OnlineAs Optician went to press, sources suggested a buyer was being sought for the business. Gilco was described by one as a 'reasonable sized lab' with its own ...
Laser pointer warning after boy burns eyes - Optician Online
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Laser pointer warning after boy burns eyesOptician OnlineOptician clinical editor Bill Harvey commented: 'The widespread availability and use of these laser pointers should convince eye care practitioners of the ...
BCLA's four days offer over 40 CET points - Optician Online
13/5/2010 | external link
BCLA's four days offer over 40 CET pointsOptician OnlineThe accompanying exhibition, with 46 contact lens and related companies, is open to all. See page 28 of last week's issue for Optician's stand-by-stand ...
Eyecare Trust warns of need to check for glaucoma - Contactlenses.co.uk
1/4/2010 | external link
Contactlenses.co.ukEyecare Trust warns of need to check for glaucomaContactlenses.co.ukIain Anderson, chairman of the Eyecare Trust, said: "Unfortunately all too often glaucoma sufferers visit their optician when the condition is advanced and ...Early ocular hypertension treatment `can prevent glaucoma`Contactlenses.co.ukall 2 news articles »
Optical bodies dismiss web firm's PD request - Optician Online
1/4/2010 | external link
Optical bodies dismiss web firm's PD requestOptician OnlineOptometry Scotland and the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) have hit out at online frame retailer Metsuki's campaign to require pupillary ...
Eyemart Grand Opening - WHIZ
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WHIZEyemart Grand OpeningWHIZ... loves saving money, " says Home Office trainer Dane Zwell. The company is also leasing part of its building to a local optician for people to get eye exams.
Tesco's free test offer fails to impress rivals - Optician Online
16/3/2010 | external link
Tesco's free test offer fails to impress rivalsOptician OnlineOptical practices situated near Tesco Opticians as well as the chain's competitors all report that they will not be affected by the retailer's decision to ...
Optician Takes 2 Years Of Bungled Prescription Very Seriously - The Consumerist (blog)
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The Consumerist (blog)Optician Takes 2 Years Of Bungled Prescription Very SeriouslyThe Consumerist (blog)WHAT: A little girl suffered blurred vision, headaches, and nausea for two years after opticians mixed up ...
Local optician's office burglarized - Enterprise-Record
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Local optician's office burglarizedEnterprise-RecordA Chico Optical employee shows Butte County deputy Jeff McNulty where a rock thrown through a window during a burglary bounced ...and more »
Industry gets used to Mido's calendar move - Optician Online
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Industry gets used to Mido's calendar moveOptician OnlineThe award, which was voted for by nine editors from major European optical trade magazines, including Chris Bennett from Optician, was collected from ESA ...
Jail for pervert optician - Pontefract and Castleford Express
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Jail for pervert opticianPontefract and Castleford ExpressBy Staff Copy A PERVERT optician who pleasured himself while giving a schoolgirl an eye test has been jailed for 21 months. John Gill, 36, was locked up at ...and more »
You can really see the love at optician's - Tewkesbury ADMAG
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You can really see the love at optician'sTewkesbury ADMAGSTAFF at an Evesham opticians are getting into the romantic spirit for Valentines Day by helping raise money for a town charity. ...and more »
Farewell to Uxbridge optician Purdy - Uxbridge Gazette
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Farewell to Uxbridge optician PurdyUxbridge GazetteMr Purdy started working as an optician in Uxbridge High Street, based at the site of the Age Concern shop, in the 1950s. He moved to Uxbridge in the 1960s ...
Specsavers takes second look at Cryptocard - CRN - UK
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Specsavers takes second look at CryptocardCRN - UKThe optician initially rolled out the cloud-based 2FA service to 700 of its users. Two years on, it has opted to go for a wider rollout. ...Deployment of CRYPTO-MAS Supports PCI compliance for SpecsaversNewswire Today (press release)all 7 news articles »
Local Optician Helps Make Lives Brighter In Romania - Beattie Group (press release)
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Local Optician Helps Make Lives Brighter In RomaniaBeattie Group (press release)Light for Life delivers screening and optician assistance to remote villages in Romania. In poorer countries, such as Romania, the majority of the ...
Education is way to prevent eye gouging - Optician Online
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Education is way to prevent eye gougingOptician OnlineOptician has gained backing for its anti-gouging campaign (News 12.2.10) from the governing body of rugby in England, the Rugby Football Union (RFU), ...
Duffy pays tribute to 'true gentleman' - Irish Independent
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Duffy pays tribute to 'true gentleman'Irish IndependentKnown as the 'Optician to the Stars' for his numerous celebrity friends, in addition to running a successful business selling sunglasses, ...
Poor vision 'linked to dementia risk' - Barchester Healthcare
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Poor vision 'linked to dementia risk'Barchester HealthcareDr Rogers added that many people around the world do not receive vision treatment until a problem is severe enough to warrant a visit to the optician, ...and more »
RBS claws back cash feared lost in record bank fraud - Scotsman
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RBS claws back cash feared lost in record bank fraudScotsmanMackenzie was released from prison last October after serving three years for the fraud, and has since seen his bid to become an optician knocked back by ...and more »
Drivers' vision in focus - HGV UK
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Drivers' vision in focusHGV UKWhile best practice suggests that all drivers should have their eyesight checked at an optician every two years, there is currently no legislation demanding ...
Asda responds to Tesco offer - Optician Online
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Asda responds to Tesco offerOptician OnlineAn Asda spokesperson told Optician that the supermarket retailer had deliberately stopped running limited promotions on limited ranges, unlike the Tesco ...and more »
Explaining CL benefits 'fulfils duty of care' - Optician Online
14/12/2009 | external link
Explaining CL benefits 'fulfils duty of care'Optician Online... launched legal action against his former practitioner after visiting dispensing optician Robin Reid of Plaza Opticians in Ormskirk, Lancashire while his ...
Boots to rebrand most D&A sites by end 2010 - Optician Online
14/12/2009 | external link
Boots to rebrand most D&A sites by end 2010Optician OnlineIn an exclusive interview with Optician managing director Andy Ferguson said a huge amount of work had been done to bring Boots and D&A together and that ...
Research to help those with impaired vision praised - Contactlenses.co.uk
14/12/2009 | external link
Contactlenses.co.ukResearch to help those with impaired vision praisedContactlenses.co.uk... supported the research and urged people to get their eyes tested every two years, unless advised by their optician to do otherwise. ...
Relatives call IIT scholar a 'gentle genius' - India Today
28/10/2009 | external link
Relatives call IIT scholar a 'gentle genius'India TodayHe was also an outstanding student from school days," said Mohammed Anwar, an optician in the SK Puri locality of Patna, where Pushpam's parents stay. ...and more »
Mary Perkins's aim of affordable glasses has made Specsavers ... - guardian.co.uk
28/10/2009 | external link
guardian.co.ukMary Perkins's aim of affordable glasses has made Specsavers Britain's top ...guardian.co.ukShe trained as an optician when there were few women in the profession and after graduation took over her father's practice, one room above a bakery in ...and more »
Novartis 'has no plans to raise stake in Alcon' - Optician Online
9/10/2009 | external link
Novartis 'has no plans to raise stake in Alcon'Optician OnlineAs reported in Optician (11.04.08), the Swiss drug maker acquired a 25 per cent stake in the eye care company from Nestlé for $11bn. ...
College offers flexible fees - Optician Online
9/10/2009 | external link
College offers flexible feesOptician OnlineThe College, whose subscription year runs from October 1 to September 30, told Optician this week that the move was in direct response to the need for ...



