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After qualifying in London as a dispensing optician I worked for a short time in Derby before Paul and I set up our own practice in 1983 (the same year that we got married.)

 

There have been so many changes since we started in optics.  When we first opened advertising was not allowed, window displays had to be very modest and NHS frames were a major part of our day to day work. Varifocal lenses were in their infancy and glass was still used in many cases.

 

Things have come on leaps and bounds since then. Styles of frames are so varied now and lens designs are much more sophisticated now.

 

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