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ArticleBrits cutting back on eye care, surveys show
A new survey by Specsavers among 2,000 U.K. adults showed that, while 73 percent of respondents wanted to prioritize their health in 2023, 11 percent declared that this would be impossible due to the cost-of-living crisis. Researchers also found that eye care was one of the first healthcare priorities to ...
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Successful second edition of ABDO’s sustainability summit
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) held its second SEE summit on the environment on Oct. 3 and has made the recording of the event available for all on its website here. The main presentations were made by Thiago Gentile of Plannet Zero, a carbon strategy consutancy of Redshaw ...
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Top management is changing at ABDO
Top management is changing at the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO). After a term of two years, Jo Holmes has yielded the presidency to Daryl Newsome, who will himself serve a term of two years. Newsome has in turn yielded the vice presidency to Kevin Gutsell, who will serve ...
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ABDO launches a sustainability self-assessment tool
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has launched a sustainability self-assessment tool, in conjunction with its digital SEE Summit on last Oct. 4. Targeted at employees, business owners and manufacturers in the eyewear sector, the new tool consists in an 80-question survey at the end of which respondents are ...
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ArticleUK industry unites around 100% Optical after Optrafair cancellation
The Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO) , together with the show organizer MA Exhibitions , have decided to cancel Optrafair 2020 , which was due to take place Sept 19-21, at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, due to the continued uncertainty surrounding events as a result of the ...
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British opticians have a new working group to discuss Covid-19 exit
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians ( ABDO ) has a new working group to discuss the exit phase from the Covid-19 lockdown and there after. The group will provide members with guidance and recommendations on protocol during the exit phase and when practices open again to provide routine eyecare. ...
