Lucy Miller

Deputy editor

Lucy Miller is deputy editor of Optometry Today (OT).

She writes and commissions business and career-focused features through the Life in practice section of the website and print journal, and covers charity, non-profit and policy news for OT online, whilst also overseeing the publication’s digital development.

Lucy has a particular interest in health policy, social issues and education, and encourages anyone with a story to share to get in touch via email.

Chris McDonald looking at the camera wearing a grey suit

Chris McDonald MP joins Department of Health and Social Care

McDonald will hold a ministerial role in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade at the same time as his DHSC role

Government and regulation

24 Jul

Exterior of the Department of Health and Social Care on Whitehall, Central London

Two new ministers join the Department of Health and Social Care

Government and regulation

23 Jul

Yvette Cooper MP is appointed as health secretary by Prime Minister Andy Burnham at 10 Downing Street on 20 July 2026

Yvette Cooper MP appointed health secretary by Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Government and regulation

21 Jul

The cartoon hand of a pharmacist holds paid purchases on the background of the pharmacy interior

Bringing care closer to home: four lessons from pharmacy

NHS and health

09 Jul 5 min read

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling person with long blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a sleeveless navy and white patterned top, against a plain light grey background with copy space to the right

GOC appoints IP optometrist as its first head of optometric advice

Government and regulation

09 Jul

Five participants wearing matching yellow event T-shirts and blue finisher medals smile for a group photo beneath a "FINISH" banner at the Moorfields Eye Charity event. One participant has an arm around another's shoulders, while others wear headphones or glasses. Trees, event flags and spectators are visible in the background, creating a celebratory finish-line atmosphere

Sight loss community raises £91,000 in Moorfields Eye Charity fundraising walk

Hospital optometry

07 Jul

Five participants pose for a selfie before the LOROS Twilight Walk: Glitter and Glow event, smiling in matching navy event T-shirts with glow necklaces and glitter makeup. One person wears a bright rainbow wig and colourful face gems, while others accessorise with sequinned skirts, neon headbands and waist bags. The group stands outdoors in front of a large red-brick building decorated with bunting

Independent practice team raises over £1000 for Leicester hospice

On the High Street

07 Jul

Older female teacher oversees two students using a slit lamp

Scheme for Registration supervision updated to reflect CLiP changes

Students and pre-regs

29 Jun

Dharmesh and Lisa smiling at the camera during NHS Confed Expo

Why local optical committees are vital in influencing optometry’s place in primary care

NHS and health

25 Jun 6 min read

Vision Care Mobile Vision Service van

Vision Care celebrates reaching 150 patients through its Mobile Vision Service

Patients

25 Jun

A full shot of a young woman with dual sensory loss, walking away from a kitchen holding a glass of water in a clean, bright kitchen. She is holding her red and white cane, providing essential mobility, safety, and independence

Government funding for specialist interpreter support welcomed by Deafblind UK

Government and regulation

25 Jun

Marina Ahmad AM, centre, with Grace McGill and SeeAbility colleagues during the charity's successful Guinness World Record Attempt at Potter's Fields in May 2026

London Assembly member calls for South East London optical practices to join the Easy Eye Care pathway

Patients

24 Jun

A crowd of seated people look towards a stage where a panel is talking in front of a screen

Seven neighbourhood health insights from NHS Confed Expo 2026

NHS and health

18 Jun 11 min read

100% Optical

A young boy in a wheelchair smiles as an eye care practitioner shows him a pair of spectacles

Adapting an eye test in a special school setting

Patients

18 Jun

Four people sit in a row on stage, lit by a blue background

Glaucoma care highlighted as an example of how NHS Online will benefit patients and practitioners

NHS and health

16 Jun 5 min read 1

100% Optical

Serena Box stands in front of a blue wall on the AOP stand at 100% Optical

How to become “an eye care champion”

AOP

15 Jun

Speakers sit on a panel in front of a blue screen at NHS Confed Expo

“Fighting the good fight” to influence system change for optometry

NHS and health

12 Jun 6 min read

Cartoon man face plants onto a laptop against a blue background

OT asks...

What is your top tip for dealing with challenges or stressful situations at work?

On the High Street

11 Jun 5 min read

Senior woman talking on video call during telemedice at home

Treatment for eye conditions included in newly established Online NHS Trust

NHS and health

05 Jun

An optometrist shines a pen torch into an older woman’s eye while she sits in an armchair, looking upward during a home eye examination. The setting appears to be a living room, with wooden flooring, a side table, and a decorative lamp in the background

Decoding domiciliary

“Some of our patients call me a ‘friendly neighbourhood Spider Man’”

Domiciliary

05 Jun 7 min read

Kumell Rizvi, hospital optometrist in blue scrubs

You had me at hospital

Kumell Rizvi: “Hospital optometry is about the people that you encounter”

Hospital optometry

05 Jun 6 min read

Close up of a Caucasian woman with grey eyes

IP and me

Diagnosing acute anterior uveitis in practice

Patients

05 Jun 5 min read

A brown wallet with pound coins on a blue background

A conversation about...

Adapting your optometry business in a cost-of-living crisis

Business and practice management

05 Jun 8 min read

SeeAbility's Guinness World Records title mural is created by Tower Bridge on a cloudy day

SeeAbilty breaks Guiness World Record to highlight children with SEND missing out on eye care

Practitioner stories

04 Jun

James Murray MP, the health secretary, making his speech on the Health Bill at the House of Commons

NHS eye exams and ‘postcode lottery’ for glaucoma care discussed in Health Bill's second reading

Government and regulation

03 Jun 5 min read

Product shot shows two bags stood upright on a white background

Locum optometrist launches luxury kit bag to protect optical equipment

Practitioner stories

29 May 5 min read

Visually impaired businesswoman using smartphone and earphones during business meeting

Recruitment drive to tackle Access to Work backlog announced by Government

Government and regulation

28 May

Female optometrist using an OCT machine on a patient in practice

AOP publishes Health Bill policy briefing

Government and regulation

26 May

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