Emily McCormick

Deputy editor

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

ECLOs provide valuable benefits to eye clinics, study finds

The first of its kind qualitative study was funded by the RNIB
- OT news and features
- Pulished 07 Mar 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Research NHS Blind Patients Sight impairment
A leading role

OT speaks to Stephen Lash about being appointed medical director of Optegra
- OT news and features
- Pulished 27 Feb 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Practitioner stories NHS Extended services Appointments
Optegra appoints medical director

Stephen Lash has been promoted at Optegra
- OT news and features
- Pulished 20 Feb 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Practitioner stories NHS Appointments Extended services
A gap in the workforce

A 2018 census by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists predicts a supply/demand workforce issue for ophthalmologists
- OT news and features
- Pulished 16 Feb 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Health services NHS
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
Inside...NHS Jobs

Stakeholder engagement and relationship manager at NHS Jobs, Rachel Bowman, provides tips on using the hospital service’s dedicated recruitment website to find a hospital optometry position
- OT news and features
- Pulished 12 Feb 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Career development NHS Hospital optometrists Feature
Thomson Software to supply test charts to Moorfields

The computer-based test charts will be installed at Moorfields Eye Hospital, as well as its satellite site
- OT news and features
- Pulished 11 Feb 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Equipment and suppliers Sight test Hospital optometrists NHS Products
Managing time pressures

Optometrist and deputy head of optometry at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Dr Vijay Anand, provides advice on dealing with time pressures in the hospital setting
- OT news and features
- Pulished 05 Feb 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Career development NHS Communication Feature
Referral ready

OT speaks to optometrist Wendy Newsom about what makes a good referral
- OT news and features
- Pulished 04 Feb 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Career development NHS Patients Sight test Treatment Hospital optometrists Feature
Stepping into the hospital

Following in the footsteps of his optometrist father, Professor Jonathan Jackson entered the profession in 1981. Just two years later, Mr Jackson became the first optometrist to be formally appointed in the hospital setting in Northern Ireland. He shares his experiences with OT
- OT news and features
- Pulished 24 Jan 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Health services NHS Patients Hospital optometrists Feature