Emily McCormick

Editor

Emily McCormick is the editor of Optometry Today (OT), responsible for the development of the bimonthly journal and its website, including new content and commercial initiatives. She also writes and commissions editorial, and welcomes readers with ideas for articles and stories to get in touch.

Risha Patel speaking at 100% Optical

A peek into working in industry

Optometrist and Johnson & Johnson professional education and development manager for the UK and Ireland, Risha Patel, shares a glimpse into what it is like to step out of the testing room and into industry

Career development

15 Oct

Sarah Lowry and Chris Gould standing outside by a tree trunk on the ground. They are looking at the camera and smiling

Independent domicilary service in North Wales changes hands

Domiciliary

14 Oct

Henry Leonard smiling on a skills guide titlecard

Skills Guide

Navigating tricky patient management scenarios

Students and pre-regs

13 Oct

Selina interviewing

OT on the go

Our movements over the past 60 days

AOP

02 Oct

Martyn dispensing glasses to a pupil

SeeAbility to provide special schools service to 70,000 children

NHS and health

01 Oct

Child laying on floor using OCT device

Compact eye-scanning technology could bring children’s monitoring into the home

Research

29 Sep

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Hakim Group recognised in best managed companies awards

On the High Street

29 Sep

John McGuinness

Specsavers appoints head of professional advancement

On the High Street

29 Sep

Linda Grant

Annual award will remember Linda Grant

NHS and health

28 Sep

Brown leaves

Practice team digest

Changing seasons and contact lenses

Practice team

28 Sep 5 min read

Female wearing glasses sitting at a table with a laptop open in front of her

AOP on what the Mann review means for optometry

AOP

10 Sep

A children making a picture of the Gruffalo

Charity to launch accessible edition of Gruffalo Granny on publication day

Patients

04 Sep

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

GOC reception area

GOC publishes the results of its 2026 registrant workforce and perceptions survey

Government and regulation

03 Sep 2

Crowd at Specsavers PAC 2026

Specsavers to celebrate 100 years of the dispensing profession at PAC

On the High Street

27 Aug

A group of BCLA fellows

BCLA seeks 50 fellows to mark 50 years

Practitioner stories

27 Aug

Illustration of multiple speech marks

Locum digest

Five steps to talking to patients about presbyopia

Locuming

24 Aug 6 min read

Eliza smiles whilst sitting in a testing room

Eliza Jane McCall: “It definitely wasn’t easy, but it was a lot simpler than I thought”

Students and pre-regs

19 Aug

Henry Leonard

What is an internal referral?

Locuming

10 Aug

Henry Leonard

Safeguarding responsibilities: when to step in

Locuming

09 Aug

Henry Leonard

What to do if a patient refuses a referral

Locuming

08 Aug

Farah Topia sitting at a table with camera equipment filming her talking

OT on the go

Our movements over the past 60 days

AOP

07 Aug

Edwin Causey centre with Specsavers staff members all smiling at cameras

CUES appointment supports urgent referral for life-threatening condition

On the High Street

06 Aug 1

Brand collaborations boost Safilo

Products

30 Jul

A sign on a booth at 100% Optical 2026 in black and white reads Nikon Lenswear Vision Atelier

Nikon’s dual launch

Products

30 Jul

Close up view of a young male adult holding a contact lens on his finger. He is out of focus and the contact lens is in focus.

Early career digest

Taming torics

Career development

28 Jul 5 min read

Kimmy Young laying down having a dry eye treatment

Establishing a dry eye clinic

On the High Street

28 Jul

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