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C-75486 | Future in focus: pharmaceuticals

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Science and vision

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Retinal sensitivity improves among RP patients following gene therapy

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Printing firm opens prize draw for UK charities

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ECOO finds progress in scope of practice across Europe

In practice

News and in-depth features about business management and career development in optics

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“I am excited to be studying optometry again”

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Emily McCormick

Deputy editor (Maternity Leave)

Emily McCormick is deputy editor of Optometry Today, where she produces content for both the website and the journal. She has a particular interest in charity and business stories, and is responsible for the In practice section of the journal.

More articles by Emily McCormick

Cameroon cataract project success

More than 50,000 people have been screened and 2300 have received cataract surgery
- OT news and features
- Pulished 16 Jun 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Charity Cataracts Treatment Patients
The fight against trachoma

Sightsavers’ director of global individual giving and marketing, Becki Jupp, tells OT about the charity’s latest campaign that aims to help eliminate trachoma worldwide
- OT news and features
- Pulished 16 Mar 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Charity Treatment Campaign Fundraising Blind Sight impairment Cataracts
Optegra announces PES partnership

The agreement will enable practices to refer patients to Optegra for cataracts
- OT news and features
- Pulished 28 Feb 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Health services Extended services Cataracts Patients
Outpatient eye care waiting lists “unacceptable” says AOI

The association has highlighted that the waiting times remain unacceptable
- OT news and features
- Pulished 12 Feb 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Health services Cataracts Patients NHS Children Sight test
Humanitarian recognition

Professor Sunil Shah nominated for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation Chang Humanitarian Award
- OT news and features
- Pulished 31 Jan 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Practitioner stories Awards Cataracts
Optegra wins NHS surgery contract in London borough

The specialist eye hospital has been awarded an NHS contract in Barnet
- OT news and features
- Pulished 04 Oct 2018
- by Emily McCormick
Optical organisations NHS Cataracts
SpaMedica welcomes 1000th patient at Sheffield facility

The hospital opened in October last year
- OT news and features
- Pulished 23 Aug 2018
- by Emily McCormick
Health services Cataracts
Cataract aftercare accreditation

Optometrists gather for education on cataract aftercare
- OT news and features
- Pulished 09 Jul 2018
- by Emily McCormick
High Street Cataracts Patients
SpaMedica opens new hospital

The business, which is the second largest provider of cataract surgeries in the UK, has opened its ninth site
- OT news and features
- Pulished 30 Jun 2018
- by Emily McCormick
Health services Business Cataracts NHS
Screening to save sight

Orbis has been providing eye care to people from Rohingya since January
- OT news and features
- Pulished 21 Jun 2018
- by Emily McCormick
Charity Sight test Cataracts Sight impairment