Is eye care now just a commodity?

The recent launch of free eye examinations by a major retailer has caused much discussion in the independent sector. Many see it as damaging to their profession and potentially damaging to their business...read more.

OCT - Make it Work For You

With fundus cameras becoming commonplace, their clinical kudos is likely to wane. Some independents are raising the bar of clinical excellence significantly with OCT, in a bid to differentiate themselves further still from the high street multiples...read more.

It's Not All Bad News!

There’s not a lot of good news around at the moment, especially for the independent practitioner.  The economic situation means our patients are much more cost conscious. At the same time we are seeing price rises from some of our suppliers...read more.

Procrastination is no longer an option!

A few months back the so called ‘Credit Crunch’ was written off by many as a handy piece of alliteration to fill doom mongering journalists’ column inches. Something that would only affect a few, and probably nobody we knew...read more.