The tool is set to help healthcare professionals, including optical practices, to pre-screen patients for COVID-19 symptoms ahead of appointments

The charity announced on its website that doors will officially close on 31 July

Practices in England are opening for routine appointments, but it’ll take time for our communities to get back to normal

The support includes advice on the reopening of practices, and remains accessible as lockdown restriction ease

Practices are closed to all but urgent and essential eye care, and many optometrists are finding that they’ve got an unusual amount of time on their hands

Liz Jackson, optometrist and co-owner of three Midlands-based optical practices, tells OT  how adaptations made during the lockdown will leave her business better placed for the future

The charity has revamped its library to provide increased access for the visually impaired during the lockdown

In a time where social distancing is the new normal, take advantage of these learning opportunities

Practices share how they use social media to engage with their communities and patients through the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown

Letters and information leaflets, sent earlier this month to 30 million UK households by prime minister Boris Johnson, have been repurposed as audio recordings by the charity