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

Specsavers team travels to India to test sight

The Specsavers Ireland team tested the sight of more than 1000 people during a week-long project
- OT news and features
- Pulished 18 Nov 2019
- by Emily McCormick
High Street Sight test Multiple
Locumotive volunteers test the sight of 1000 people in India

The eight day trip was led by Locumotive optometrist Gautam Passi
- OT news and features
- Pulished 30 Oct 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Charity Sight test Patients
Specsavers team tests sight in Ghana

Optometrists and dispensing opticians from the multiple spent nine days in the country testing the sight of 1842 people
- OT news and features
- Pulished 29 Oct 2019
- by Emily McCormick
High Street Multiple Sight test
The rules of driving

OT speaks a trio of optical professionals about the current legislation for vision and driving as they share their views on raising awareness of regular sight tests, spare pairs of spectacles and if the law should change
- OT news and features
- Pulished 27 Oct 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Business management Driving Legislation Sight test Independent Feature
The gift of sight

Charity encourages practices to reach out locally to provide sight tests for the homeless at Christmas
- OT news and features
- Pulished 21 Oct 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Charity Sight test
Over one billion people living with vision impairment

WHO stats shine a light on global visual impairment prevalence
- OT news and features
- Pulished 09 Oct 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Optical organisations Blind Sight test
Orbis UK campaign raises £1.4m

See my future appeal has donations matched by the UK Government
- OT news and features
- Pulished 02 Oct 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Charity Fundraising Sight test Children
Mother’s life saved through routine sight test

Optometrist spotted that Megan Turner’s optic nerve was badly swollen and referred her to hospital
- OT news and features
- Pulished 19 Sep 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Practitioner stories Multiple Sight test
Report aims to help educate the public on eye health

The Vision of Britain report by Optegra is now available in Optegra hospitals and Boots Opticians
- OT news and features
- Pulished 02 Aug 2019
- by Emily McCormick
High Street Sight test Patients
AI, when and how

OT speaks to optometrists Claire Slade and Peter Hampson about how AI could emerge in optics in the coming years
- OT news and features
- Pulished 30 Jun 2019
- by Emily McCormick
Business management Business Sight test Customer service Feature