Clare Pearce, optometrist and practice director of Pearce and Blackmore Opticians, and Ingrid Patterson, Dementia Friendly communities coordinator, on ensuring accessible eye care and the importance of expanding skills

Primary Eyecare Services is relaunching the service in the Vale of York and the North Yorkshire CCG areas, with practices asked to submit an expression of interest by 31 October

A new report by AXA has measured the effect of the pandemic on High Street health services including optometry, but suggests that small businesses will continue to adapt

The AOP has encouraged members to take part in a DHSC consultation which asks whether its provision of PPE to health care providers should be extended

A UK study found that trained graders were able to accurately assess whether eye disease had reactivated

A 10% increase in conditions being treated through High Street services was linked to a 5% drop in referrals to GPs and hospitals

Ahead of National Eye Health Week, research has painted a “stark picture” of the impact of the pandemic on eye health in the UK

As part of the OFNC, the AOP has highlighted that “it is essential that optometry has a place at the table”

Neil Retallic takes on the position from Indie Grewal, who has held the role over the past year

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