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.

Parliamentary portrait of James Frith MP

James Frith MP takes on responsibility for eye care at the DHSC

Frith is a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the DHSC, and also holds responsibility for dentistry

Government and regulation

Today

Katie Smith smiles in a hospital optometry clinic room

You had me at hospital

Bee stings and retinopathy of prematurity: working in the paediatric eye clinic

Hospital optometry

3 days ago 6 min read

Cartoon woman looks inside a giant eye on a yellow background

A conversation about...

Closing the gap between the classroom and the clinic

Career development

3 days ago 10 min read

A close-up shot of a group of light brown guinea pigs

Dispensing diaries

“The patient experience is everything”

Business and practice management

3 days ago 6 min read

Teenage girl sits in a car, looking into her phone to check her contact lens in her irritated eye

IP and me

Irritation and foreign body sensation in a contact lens patient

Patients

3 days ago

Decoding domiciliary

“You have the opportunity to really change their lives”

Domiciliary

3 days ago 6 min read

Head and shoulders images of three pre-reg contributors smiling on a pink background

Pre-reg focus

Preparing for the next stage: reflections from a year of pre-reg practice

Career development

3 days ago 9 min read

Three oversized lenses

Ocuco launches new lab management software

Products

06 Aug

Optical Suppliers Association members collect their golf trophy from Debbie White

Fight for Sight and OSA summer event raises £10,000

Practitioner stories

05 Aug

Optometrist examining patient's eyes in ophthalmology clinic.

Primary Eyecare Services report details practical enablers required to bring eye care closer to home

NHS and health

04 Aug

Husband and wife stressed whilst looking at a ledger book at a dining table

Optical Benevolent Fund rebrands to OptomHelp with aim of increasing number of grant applications

Health and wellbeing

31 Jul 5 min read

Little girl getting a sight test with blue glasses

SeeAbility wins NHS contract to extend Special School Eye Care Service across London and South East England

Domiciliary

30 Jul

Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital exterior

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust receives RNIB Visibly Better Employer Standard

Hospital optometry

30 Jul

Chris McDonald looking at the camera wearing a grey suit

Chris McDonald MP joins Department of Health and Social Care

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

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