Blind and partially sighted people have been suffering disproportionately under social distancing measures – but a new wearables initiative hopes to make life easier

Members are told to contact the association if practices do not take appropriate steps to address concerns

Patient, Suzanne Delve, and optometrist, Sohail Hakim, from Hakim Group practice Alan Miller Optometrists Irlam, on discovering a life-threatening condition from a case of blurry vision

Alison Harwood, co-owner of Optika Opticians in Weston-super-Mare, on creating a COVID-safe environment that works for staff as well as patients

Eye care professionals identified the importance of comfort to patient satisfaction and improving levels of dropout in a roundtable hosted by Alcon and OT 

It is easy to be despondent, but a positive new world is in our grasp – optometry simply needs to break out and find a new vision, optometrist Richard Edwards tells OT 

Reducing impact of sight loss by 1% could save the UK economy billions by the end of the decade, the charity has revealed

Public consultation on proposals for state-of-the-art centre in London launched

Optometrist Faye McDearmid on finding a balance between traditional and digital modes of communication during a pandemic

Optometrist and director at Specsavers Opticians Leigh, Rumit Patel, and Kelly Morris, mum to eight-year-old Hollie Creighton (pictured), discuss how an emergency appointment for a suspected lazy eye led to the detection of end-stage papilloedema