Andrew McClean

From national campaigns and child ambassadors to revolutionising the eye exam, OT  takes a look at how the profession is promoting eye health and optometry as a brand

Dispensing optician and practice manager at Bowen Opticians, Steph Swire, and manager at Little Learners Nursery, Anna Blasdale, tell OT  about how educational visits helped raise the profile of eye health

New software takes a 3D scan of a customer’s face and produces 12 frame options in under a second

Optometrist, Martin Smith, and his patient, Alan Scott, share how a routine sight test led to the diagnosis of lymphoma

A competition designed to celebrate the importance of chair time has been launched

Optometrist at Leightons Opticians in St Albans, Indie Grewal, and 50-year-old school teacher, Carol Girdlestone, tell OT  about their experience treating presbyopia with multifocal contact lenses

Optometrist director at Specsavers Brownhills, Justine Page, and her patient, Margaret O’Reilly, tell OT  about making a life-saving referral

Fitting contact lenses for presbyopic patients is something practitioners should no longer be shying away from, according to Dr Rachel Hiscox. The professional education and development manager for Johnson & Johnson Vision tells OT  why it is important to start a conversation

A new partnership will see optometrists carrying out routine follow-up cataract appointments in practice

Optometrist and head of eye health at SeeAbility, Lisa Donaldson, tells OT  about the “totally unjust” cost of a sight test to people with learning disabilities