Optical practices in the Republic of Ireland opened on Monday 18 May, with patients urged to attend

Support office roles at the Guernsey, Nottingham and Southampton offices are at risk, though optometrists and colleagues employed in UK stores will not be affected.

Optometrist and practice manager of Boots Opticians in Greenford Westway, Lorna Carasco, shares her career journey into optometry

Optometrist at Specsavers in Daventry, Bhargavi Zinzuwadia, on the importance of the occluder to her every day practice

Newly-qualified optometrist, Nikki Sharma, shares her experiences of working in practice during the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak to being furloughed and finding herself with time on her hands

Most of the multiple’s practices remain open for urgent and essential care, Specsavers has confirmed

Specsavers to run its MiniPAC event series as online learning for practitioners

Pre-reg optometrist, Daniel Chung, on his one week hospital placement and preparing for Stage 2

Boots UK has been supporting the Government’s drive to provide coronavirus tests for NHS staff, with Boots Opticians employees among some of the first volunteers

Airways Optical, Vision Labs, IGS and Hi-Spec Lenses will close until further notice on 1 April