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Kevin Thompson

Opinion

Adam Sampson: “At heart, Kevin was a change-maker”

The AOP’s chief executive, Adam Sampson, reflects on optimism and change within the profession while remembering the legacy of the Kevin Thompson

AOP

1 day ago 4 mins

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I could not live without…

Eye-Light

Products

09 Sep 4 mins

Malvi providing a sight test to child, Ellie

Opinion

Malvi Patel: “No two days are the same, and no two children are the same”

Practitioner stories

07 Sep 5 min read 5 mins

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Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Staffordshire

On the High Street

27 Aug 16 min read 1

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Locum digest

Five steps to talking to patients about presbyopia

Locuming

24 Aug 6 min read

Cartoon optometrist with red hair does an eye test on a cartoon old man

Locum digest

Day one as a locum optometrist: “The main thing is to try and be part of the team”

Locuming

23 Aug

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Five steps to dealing with... a patient complaint, part three

AOP

22 Aug

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Locum digest

An insight into locuming in rural locations

Locuming

22 Aug 9 min read

A toddler leans against a sofa holding a toy truck. One of his eyes is glowing with a white circle

An optometrist saved my life

“I knew straightaway that this was something that needed to be seen urgently”

Patients

20 Aug 5 min read

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The workshop

How can cyber insurance cover optometry practices when using AI apps and software?

Business and practice management

19 Aug

The Teach and Treat team at Cardiff University

Professor Barbara Ryan: “The journey of upskilling optometrists and community practices is not over”

Career development

18 Aug 7 min read

Opening an independent optometry practice from scratch

Business and practice management

18 Aug 6 min read

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OT asks...

What is the proudest moment of your career so far?

On the High Street

13 Aug 5 min read

John Davidson, optometrist and owner of Querido & Davidson

Behind the cover story

Behind the scenes of our Eye care success stories edition

On the High Street

07 Aug

Caroline Mosses

The cover story

In the spotlight

On the High Street

07 Aug 11 min read

Sarah Gibson sat in a forest surrounded by greenery

A day in the life of a business owner

Running an award-winning, sustainable optometry practice in Somerset

Business and practice management

07 Aug 5 min read 6 mins

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A conversation about...

Closing the gap between the classroom and the clinic

Career development

07 Aug 10 min read

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Dispensing diaries

Sarah White: “The patient experience is everything”

Business and practice management

07 Aug 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

07 Aug

Cartoon of a clinical team checking eyesight on a giant laptop on a yellow background

Locum lessons

Finding an IP hospital placement

Locuming

07 Aug 5 min read 5 mins

Sonia sits in a clinic with a piece of optical equipment

How I got here

Sonia Jethwa: “I don’t believe in having competition in optometry”

Career development

07 Aug 7 min read 2 8 mins

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

07 Aug 6 min read

Decoding domiciliary

Jas Bahra: “You have the opportunity to really change their lives”

Domiciliary

07 Aug 6 min read

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Pre-reg focus

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

Students and pre-regs

07 Aug 9 min read

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Dry eye developments

Products

07 Aug

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Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

A woman smiles while wearing solar eclipse glasses

Moorfields Eye Hospital surgeon gives tips on staying safe during the solar eclipse

Patients

10 Aug 1

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An optometrist saved my life

“We will always be grateful that Charlotte recognised the signs when she did”

Patients

26 Jun 5 min read 1

A toddler leans against a sofa holding a toy truck. One of his eyes is glowing with a white circle

An optometrist saved my life

“I knew straightaway that this was something that needed to be seen urgently”

Patients

20 Aug 5 min read

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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

A boy is dressed as Lord Krishna for Janmashtami celebrations

Janmashtami 2026: “One of the most meaningful days in our family calendar”

Practitioner stories

03 Sep 11 min read 1 1

100% Optical

A view of the Main Stage of 100% Optical from the crowd

Registration opens for 100% Optical 2027

AOP

10 Sep

A woman wearing spectacles in a home environment – the lenses have minimal reflections

Essilor introduces new anti-reflective coating

Products

03 Sep

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