Kimberley Young

Content editor

Kimberley Young is content editor for Optometry Today (OT), covering news and product announcements across the industry and High Street, both online and in the print journal. She also interviews optometry students on their journey into the profession for OT’s A to Optometry articles, and speaks to patients and practitioners for the An optometrist saved my life feature.

The entrance to Eyewise Opticians with a reception desk and dispensing area arranged with two soft chairs and a small side table. The effect is colourful and warm

Eyewise Opticians celebrates 30 years

Harsh Shah, optometrist and director of Eyewise Opticians, looked back on three decades in Uxbridge

On the High Street

22 Oct 5 min read

Kirsteen is mid-presentation from a lectern at a conference

Opportunities for DOs

Practitioner stories

22 Oct

Two business people exchange documents

Mainline Optical appoints commercial manager

Products

22 Oct

A team of nine people gather outside of the window to The Optical People practice. In the window are large post-it notes in greens, pinks, yellows, all written with messages of support

The Optical People says: “We see you”

Practitioner stories

21 Oct

A man covers one eye and reads from a page held by a practitioner in front of him

Eye care leaders call on sector to unite behind global compact

Government and regulation

21 Oct

Sameer and Hannah pose during a sight test. Sameer has turned to the camera. With one hand he holds the control for a slit lamp, and with the other he holds a volk lens up to Hannah’s eye

An optometrist saved my life

Hannah Mockler: “I could have been left with permanent damage to my vision”

Practitioner stories

16 Oct

100% Optical

A handful of people are seated at a circle table in an event, each wearing glowing green earphones. A microphone is handed to one delegate

100% Optical 2027: first look at CPD programme

AOP

14 Oct

Two optometry students are looking at the frames in a new practice set up in a university environment

New Centre for Eyecare Excellence opens at University of Plymouth

Students and pre-regs

14 Oct

The Body Doctor expands learning and development team

Products

13 Oct

Man smiling with white hair and glasses

Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers name David Baker as new master

Practitioner stories

12 Oct

A woman is seated at a slit lamp. On a screen attached to the device is a video call with a remote clinician

Birmingham Optical and Eyoto in distribution partnership

Products

12 Oct

Pre-school children sit around a wooden sorting toy of coloured balls

Data suggests only 5% of children under five had an eye test in 2025

On the High Street

09 Oct

A package of Bausch + Lomb Ultra One Day for Astigmatism contact lenses in a white and blue colouring

Bausch + Lomb Ultra One Day for Astigmatism comes to the UK and Ireland

Products

09 Oct

The store front of Boots inside of a shopping centre

Boots in £6.5 billion acquisition deal

On the High Street

08 Oct

An optometrist performs a sight test on a young professional

487 locally commissioned services in place in England

On the High Street

08 Oct 1

An open office door reveals a quiet desk space with a laptop half open

Learnings for the whole practice team

AOP

08 Oct

An older woman and younger man are laughing happily together. The woman has a patch over one eye, suggesting she has had cataract surgery, while the man holds her shoulders in a friendly manner

World Sight Day 2026: “Every professional can help build momentum for change”

Practitioner stories

08 Oct

A woman laughs joyfully. She wears dark blue pantos style optical frames

EssilorLuxottica launches Nuance Audio Plus

Products

06 Oct

An image taken with a slit lamp of a bubble balancing on the end of a tube. The background is a deep pink globe of an eye

Haag-Streit 2026 slit lamp imaging winners announced

Products

05 Oct

Identifying red flag symptoms

Patients

05 Oct 8 min read

A young man is having a sight test

Vision Care introduces Right to Sight Week

On the High Street

02 Oct

An illustration of a cartoon person carrying a large ball of tangled string above their head, with two yellow lightning signs and two dark grey clouds, all indicating stress

In focus

Making a declaration for health concerns: one member’s experience

Practitioner stories

02 Oct 8 min read

A couple wearing sunglasses standing in the sunshine by a coastal scene

Latest launches

Management tools

Products

02 Oct

A young girl wearing spectacles is photographed, smiling hopefully upwards, against a blue-green background

Supplier insight

How can practices approach myopia management advances?

Products

02 Oct 5 min read

A close up image of a woman receiving an eye test. Her head is positioned on a rest inside of a red circle and she looks into the lens

What’s happening in...

Getting a wider view

Products

02 Oct

Vik stands in an optical practice with walls of warm wooden displays. He wears bold rectangle spectacles in a deep royal-blue, matching his jumper. He looks seriously at the camera

Me and my glasses

Vik Malhi: “The right pair of glasses does not change who you are. It reveals who you have always been”

Products

02 Oct 5 min read

A pair of squared spectacles are twisted, one arm pointing up and one down

Behind the brand

ReForm Eyewear: “A whole new world of possibilities”

Products

02 Oct

Joel is photographed by a waterfall with a dog playing at his feet

Dream team

A peek inside... Fulgoni Opticians

Practice team

02 Oct

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