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.

A young man is having a sight test

Vision Care introduces Right to Sight Week

Held from 5–10 October, the campaign aims to illustrate barriers to eye care for people experiencing homelessness, demonstrate practical action, and call for change

On the High Street

2 days ago

A line of colourful spectacles arranged one above the other and lit from behind

Curated space for independent eyewear to launch at 100% Optical 2027

Products

2 days ago

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

2 days ago 8 min read

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

Dream team

A peek inside... Fulgoni Opticians

Practice team

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago 5 min read

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

2 days ago 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

2 days ago

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

Latest launches

Management tools

Products

2 days ago

Adam Sampson stands before a screen to present for an AOP roadshow day

On the ground at the AOP

An AOP explainer on... mobilising members

AOP

2 days ago 3 mins

Three children stand in front of a large orange and white Able Child banner each wearing orange Able Child challenge t-shirts and medals. They are cheering for the camera

Horrocks & Boyd sponsor children’s fundraising challenge

On the High Street

3 days ago

A young woman sits on a bright pink stool in front of an olive-green wall. She wears oversized oval spectacles in a deep brown, a white t-shirt and green trousers. She rests her chin on her hand and holds another pair of frames in her other

Silmo d’Or Awards celebrate design

Products

3 days ago

A woman is receiving an eye test. The optometrist holds up a Volk lens to her eye

2.54m eye exams undertaken under GOS in Scotland

NHS and health

3 days ago 5 min read

A group gather together, holding up signs for Visionary Award winners

Recognising changemakers in the sight loss sector

Patients

3 days ago

A clinical room in practice which has a chair that lays back and different coloured light masks for treatments

Practice team digest

Tailoring the dry eye conversation

Practice team

27 Sep 8 min read

A team of four smile behind a display table in an optometry practice. The environment is warm and airy, with frames behind them and dried flowers for decoration

Practice team digest

The secret ingredients

Business and practice management

26 Sep 8 min read

100% Optical

Billy Brown wears a colourful outfit and is handed a glass award recognising his practise as Eyewear Retailer of the Year. He stands on a colourful stage

Register early and plan your 2027 show visit

Practice team

25 Sep

A woman wears colourful glasses and a matching chunky glasses frame in rainbow of colours

Coti Vision and Wolf Eyewear co-design collection

Products

24 Sep

Illustration of a cartoon style human eye spy on a blue background.

NEHW 2026: enhanced services in primary eye care

On the High Street

23 Sep 8 min read

A modern white gallery space with curving metal structures

Sneak peek at new independent eyewear show

Products

23 Sep

Arranged on a white background are two silver number candles spelling out 60 and a scattering of amber, white and pink confetti

Glaucoma UK reminds over 60s of NHS entitlement

Patients

23 Sep 1

A female optometrist is performing a slit lamp exam for a patient

Research finds 14.5m British people skipping routine sight tests

On the High Street

22 Sep

Cascader completes seed funding round

Products

22 Sep

A large presentation screen of a green powerpoint slide announcing the title of the session on the importance of interactions

Communication lessons in practice

On the High Street

22 Sep

Larry Lamb tries on glasses under the supervision of a dispensing optician who stands nearby in tinted pink glasses

Boots Opticians launches Eyes on the Road campaign

On the High Street

22 Sep

Paul Morris on stage begins a session on informed choice

Principles for supporting informed choice

Patients

22 Sep

A practitioner sits with a member of the public in an optometry practice, they are chatting and looking at frames

The complimentary partnership of practices and local charities

On the High Street

21 Sep 11 min read

A contact lens pack branded as CooperVision MyDay Energys

CooperVision introduces MyDay Energys

Products

21 Sep

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