Macular Society receives £85,000 grant

An £85,000 grant awarded to the Macular Society by City Bridge Trust will go towards developing the sight loss charity’s n…

Optrafair 20/20 Postponed until 19 - 21 September 2020 at NEC Birmingham

Having monitored the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation carefully and listened to event stakeholders’ views and concerns ove…

Exhibitor Spotlight: find out more about Performance Finance

Performance Finance is the UK’s leading optical finance provider. Established in 2005, they have arranged over £437m of fa…

Hakim Group joins Optrafair 20/20 as Platinum Sponsor

Hakim Group has once again partnered with Optrafair to become Platinum sponsors, maintaining the group’s ongoing commitmen…

How can the optical industry become more sustainable?

Last year the UK population ranked the environment behind Brexit and health as the third most critical issue of concern, a…

BIB Ophthalmic Instruments: From Eyes to Ears

TuneAmp over-the-counter hearing devices are to be distributed by BIB Ophthalmic Instruments exclusively for opticians in…

CET with OXSIGHT

OXSIGHT are proud to announce that they will be attending Optrafair 2020 in NEC Birmingham from the 4-6 April and holding…

FMO welcomes three new members

As FMO gears up for Optrafair 20/20 exhibition and conference, three new members have been announced and five more have ap…

Saving sight in Cambodia: Khmer Sight Foundation, Official Charity Partner

Khmer Sight Foundation (KSF) is working to tackle the issue of blindness in Cambodia by performing sight-saving operations…

Artificial Intelligence for analysis of retina images

Discover RetCAD by Thirona at Optrafair. RetCAD is a computer-aided detection system that detects abnormalities related to…

New members for ABDO’s National Clinical Committee

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has appointed two new committee members, who will provide expert in…

AVIZOR launches the ultimate innovation in contact lens care: EVER CLEAN PLUS

Ever Clean Plus is 3% Hydrogen peroxide solution with biotechnological agents for deep lipid and protein elimination, disi…

Attend ‘Glaucoma care: the next generation’ with Grafton Optical

Grafton Optical is pleased to announce that online bookings for their ‘Glaucoma care: the next generation’ sessions at Opt…

Global trends in eyewear for Optrafair 2020

Eyewear, the combination of spectacles, sunglasses and contact lenses, is a mature product as far as consumer goods go. De…

Optrafair Interview: Professor Lyndon Jones

Professor Lyndon Jones, director of the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) at the University of Waterloo, Canad…

Scientists identify a protein linked to cause of AMD

A protein strongly linked to the cause of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) when its levels are raised in the blood,…

First sneak peek of the new Ronit Furst collection

Optrafair exhibitor MAC Eyewear will be showcasing the new Ronit Furst collection at Optrafair 20/20. Here's a sneak peek…

Optical Question Time

Optrafair 20/20 offers world class presentations and debate from industry experts covering the issues and concerns facing…

The importance of packaging to a business

Simon Donne Opticians are aware that the packaging is part of the overall customer experience and this message is taken ho…

Fluorescent lighting in school could be harming your child’s health and ability to read

Professor Arnold Wilkins, speaker at Optrafair 20/20 and Emeritus Professor at University of Essex, looks at the impact of…

Jo Underwood, Principal of ABDO College, has announced her retirement

Jo Underwood MSc BSc(Hons) FBDO (Hons) CL (Hons) SLD FEAOO SMC(Tech) PGCE, Principal of ABDO College, has announced her re…

Hearing and vision - have you made the connection?

Managing vision and hearing care together offers huge patient benefits as well as helping you to retain your customers and…

Vision impaired young people increasingly in work

A longitudinal transition study’s latest results show improvements for visually impaired young people entering work.

An Audience With Professors Jones and Morgan

We are pleased to announce that two of the world’s leading contact lens and anterior eye specialists, Professors Lyndon Jo…

Occuity announces handheld, non-contacting optical pachymeter

Occuity is set to change the field of ocular measurement. They specialise in the research, design and production of non-co…

VR illustrates dangers of driving with glaucoma

Optrafair exhibitors Specsavers and the International Glaucoma Association have partnered to utilise a virtual reality (VR…

Optometrist volunteers with Vision Aid Overseas in Sierra Leone

An optometrist from Shropshire has volunteered with Vision Aid Overseas (VAO) to provide eye examinations and spectacles f…

Essilor joins Optrafair 20/20 as Platinum Sponsor

Essilor once again joins Optrafair as Platinum Sponsor for 2020, as part of its continued support for the show.

Course offers optical assistants formal qualification

A new modern apprenticeship has been developed for Scottish optical assistants.

Discover Heidelberg's new products at Optrafair 20/20

Heidelberg have joined the ranks at Optrafair 20/20 and are bringing some of the latest kit for you to look at, try out an…

Optrafair Lecture renamed Kanski Lecture in honour of Jack Kanski

World-class ophthalmologist and author Jack Kanski passed away on 5 January 2019. To honour his life's work, the inaugural…

Professor Sunil Shah: From saving sight in Cambodia to live surgery at Optrafair

A leading exponent of cataract laser surgery, Professor Sunil Shah, will be performing live surgery at Optrafair 20/20.

FMO Holds Two Optrafair 20/20 Transformation Events

Following the FMO General Meeting, FMO held two Optrafair 20/20 Transformation events to update companies on a host of new…

Exciting new features announced as Optrafair 20/20 registration opens

Registration is now open for Optrafair 20/20, the most important annual event for the UK optical industry, taking place 4-…

SpaMedica joins the Optrafair 20/20 ranks as the new Ophthalmology Partner

SpaMedica joins Optrafair 20/20 as the new Ophthalmology Partner in 2020 as part of its continued support for the show. Fi…

Optos return to Optrafair 20/20 as Platinum Sponsor!

Optos are proud to return as Platinum Sponsor to Optrafair this year. Find out more about what they offer.

Optrafair 20/20 Call for Presentations open until 31 October!

The Optrafair theatre programme is dedicated to providing the latest information on all key areas of optics.

ABDO College hosts fundraising Decathlon for Vision Care for Homeless People

ABDO College students and staff came together last week for a fun and energetic Decathlon, which has raised £2,846 for Vis…

New Facilities for ABDO’s National Resource Centre

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians’ National Resource Centre in Birmingham now has a fully fitted optical gla…

Three days at Optrafair - Optician

In a keynote speech, Doug Perkins, co-founder of Specsavers, called on optics to improve its standing in the minds of the…

Optrafair Exchange 2019, a game of two halves - Primary Health Net

First impressions on entering Hall 20 were of clean, smartly designed stands of many varying shapes and sizes. So, what, y…

CET of the highest calibre at Optrafair 2019 - Specsavers

The enduring commitment of the UK’s optical practitioners to develop their clinical expertise was in full evidence on the…

Optrafair Exchange – focus, fashion and function

Thousands of optical professionals converged on the NEC in Birmingham from 30 March to 1 April to immerse themselves in ev…

Tesla to exhibit at Optrafair Exchange

We are delighted to have Tesla exhibit at Optrafair Exchange on stand H74.