John White

Editor and deputy communications director

John White is the editor of Optometry Today (OT), where he focuses on developing content for the journal and the website. Readers with ideas for articles and news stories, as well as letters for OT’s Letters page, are encouraged to get in touch.

John is also deputy director of communications for the AOP, and his background is in STEM publishing.

More articles by John White

Emeritus Professor Robert Fletcher remembered

Dr Janet Voke pays tribute to the life and work of her father
- OT news and features
- Pulished 04 Oct 2019
- by John White
Practitioner stories Obituary
Contact lens recall following quality standards concern from the MHRA

Johnson & Johnson Vision has voluntarily withdrawn two full and one partial master lots of 1-day Acuvue Moist for Astigmatism contact lenses from Europe, Middle East and Asia markets
- OT news and features
- Pulished 27 Sep 2019
- by John White
Contact lenses Patients
Gaining confidence in contact lenses

Newly-qualified optometrist Rebecca English on presenting her research in a competition, loving contact lenses, and changing the lives of patients
- OT news and features
- Pulished 16 Sep 2019
- by John White
Career development Students Universities Feature
Digging the digs

How universities are rethinking what students should get from their years of study and training
- OT news and features
- Pulished 12 Sep 2019
- by John White
Students Universities
Substandard frames bought online a safety issue, warns consumer watchdog

Which? investigation names and shames online retailers that fail test, and calls for improved standards
- OT news and features
- Pulished 09 Sep 2019
- by John White
High Street Customer service Spectacles Patients
GOS pilot by NHS England to launch in London area

Local contract administration tasks being taken on by NHSBSA
- OT news and features
- Pulished 29 Aug 2019
- by John White
AOP GOS Sight test
Milkshakes, prosecco and the eye health of the nation

Why the Government wants us to extract our sweet tooth
- OT news and features
- Pulished 15 Aug 2019
- by John White
AOP AGM 2019

The Association of Optometrists’ (AOP) AGM was held on Tuesday, 11 June, 2019, at 2 Woodbridge Street, London EC1R 0DG
- OT news and features
- Pulished 29 Jul 2019
- by John White
AOP
What’s in your suitcase (apart from OT )?

Prepping for a holiday can be stressful, but the benefits of getting away are worth it
- OT news and features
- Pulished 18 Jul 2019
- by John White
“We have completely reinvented our opticians space”

Boots Opticians reveals new in-store experience, products and collaborations as part of its relaunch of the Covent Garden London flagship store
- OT news and features
- Pulished 08 Jul 2019
- by John White
High Street Business Independent