Optometry businesses welcomed the extension to business support measures, but highlighted key gaps

The platform can support remote monitoring and examination, or be used in the practice to support social distancing

The group has completed three new acquisitions, supporting its aims of having 30 practices by the end of 2021. OT  finds out more about the plans for growth

The product has specially designed features to direct warm currents of air away from the lens

Noel Brennan, clinical research fellow, Myopia Control Platform, Johnson & Johnson Vision, speaks to OT  about the company’s myopia recommendations

The company aims to drive footfall for independent practices, as well as boosting their visibility online

A maximum £500 bonus is being offered to primary care workers in Scotland, with a deadline for claims of 21 February 2021

While discussions with NHS England are ongoing, the OFNC highlighted a need for “targeted, short-term financial support” for practices experiencing a significant downturn in activity

The training provider suggested the course could enable independent practices to access government funding for apprenticeship training of optical assistants

The “dedicated” and “immeasurably kind” practice owner, dispensing optician and contact lens optician has died at the age of 63