Up-to-date equipment, alongside good support and training, has played a role in attracting practitioners to their current positions, members have told us, writes Henrietta Alderman

The AOP is learning from the experience of hospital optometry and uses that knowledge for all its members

With the new and emerging technologies relating to eye health and eye care, how will optometry look at the end of all these changes and what will optometrists be doing, asks Henrietta Alderman

In 2018 the AOP educated politicians about optometry, and educated itself about what members want and need in the future. There is much to be done as the Association pushes further on all the issues that matter, writes Henrietta Alderman

No professional organisation in the sector can match the AOP’s record or the support it gives to make sure members can practise with confidence, writes Henrietta Alderman

Employers in optics that address unfairness, including the gender pay gap, will be rewarded in both the short and long-term, writes Henrietta Alderman

Addressing the needs of vulnerable patients is not only the right ethical decision: it should feature in business planning for all practices as they consider the challenges of the next few years, writes Henrietta Alderman

As a reboot takes place in the sector, optical practices will need to be agile to react to change, and challenge their own thinking to ensure that they are not being left behind, writes Henrietta Alderman

Dry eye may be the condition that poses a treatment conundrum, but optometrists are well placed to provide invaluable eye care support and evidence-based advice to patients, reiterates Henrietta Alderman

Henrietta Alderman explains the AOP’s commitment to increasing the public’s understanding of eye health and, critically, the role of the optometrist