George & Matilda Eyecare has rapidly grown its network to around 90 practices in four years. With plans to double in size by 2024, founder and managing director CHRIS BEER explains how data scientists, AI, and advanced digital assets are driving value to independent optometry.
ProVision has created a new resource that provides optometrists with the know-how to launch their own independent practice or lift the performance of an existing business. Read more
What started out as a small project to improve the layout in a regional practice with a large floorplan turned into a major renovation that tripled in budget. Read more
Whether it’s a newly acquired optical practice, or a well-established business needing a major facelift, the decision to renovate requires significant investment, planning and patience. Read more
The parent companies of CooperVision and Essilor have announced a new joint venture to acquire a spectacle lens approved for myopia control in several countries. Read more
Australian supplier Eyes Right Optical has donated 1,500 frames to the Australasian College of Optical Dispensing (ACOD), helping ensure the training provider can run workshops that simulate real world optical practice experience. Read more
Necessity is the mother of invention. It’s a phrase that many of us have likely heard before, and it’s one that, in many ways, encapsulates how agile the world has had to be in navigating the curveball that was the year 2020. Read more
The Federal Government has confirmed more than 300 optical dispensing placements under a new trainee wage subsidy program, as one training provider revealed it has employed four new teachers to cope with the surging demand. Read more
A 78-year-old bilaterally blind man has regained his sight after being implanted with what is reportedly the first artificial cornea that completely integrates with the eye wall with no reliance on donor tissue. Read more
Australia was a shining light for global eyewear supplier Safilo last year. But the company holds even greater hopes for the country’s thriving independent market and has plans to significantly expand its presence here in 2021 and beyond. Read more