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Eyewise Opticians celebrates 30 years

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

On the High Street

Today 5 min read

A man uses a virtual reality headset while sitting at a desk

Personalising virtual reality therapies for chronic pain using eye tracking data

Research

Today

Five panellists sit behind a table at an Association of Optometrists event, taking part in a discussion on “Health Outside the Hospital,” with an audience seated in front of them. A presentation screen and banners for the Association of Optometrists and Progress stand behind the panel

Five AOP highlights from political party conference season

Government and regulation

Today 1

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Opportunities for DOs

Practitioner stories

Today

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Mainline Optical appoints commercial manager

Products

Today

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

1 day ago

ECLOs and RNIB staff outside the new ECLO room

New eye clinic liaison officer suite opens at Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital

Patients

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

Melanie Barratt swims the English Channel. A large ship can be seen in the distance

Melanie Barratt on becoming the first blind woman to swim the English Channel

Patients

1 day ago 6 min read

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Newmedica highlights valuable role of grandparents

Patients

2 days ago

Delegates to a recent Optometry Wellbeing Day at the Parklands Hotel in Glasgow

Painting, yoga and CPD: Optometry Wellbeing Day comes to Glasgow

Health and wellbeing

2 days ago

A young man in a green sweatshirt receives an eye test

Half of people experiencing homelessness have worsening eyesight or hearing, Specsavers says

Patients

3 days ago

Two scientists work in a laboratory. One holds a clipboard while the other holds a pipette over test tubes

New insight on genetics of retinitis pigmentosa

Research

3 days ago

The Siloton team

Siloton secures £8.4 million Innovate UK contract

NHS and health

16 Oct

Sarah Lowry and Chris Gould standing outside by a tree trunk on the ground. They are looking at the camera and smiling

Independent domicilary service in North Wales changes hands

Domiciliary

14 Oct

Callum Hunt is presented with the Master's Medal

Callum Hunt receives Master’s Medal for his genetic study of the fovea

Research

14 Oct

Ten people pose together at the finish line of the Thames Path Ultra Challenge, wearing medals and holding a sign marked “28KM”, beneath a large “FINISHER” banner. Several wear Specsavers-branded clothing, with a red event tent and trees in the background

Specsavers practice partners join Thames Path Ultra Challenge in memory of colleague

On the High Street

14 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

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How eye care is being delivered by ICBs to be highlighted at Westminster Eye Health Day

NHS and health

13 Oct

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Eye injuries in war

Research

13 Oct 5 min read

The Body Doctor expands learning and development team

Products

13 Oct

A clinician wearing a surgical mask and face shield stands in a hospital

Exploring how bacterial keratitis infections have evolved following the COVID-19 pandemic

Research

13 Oct

Nadiia Ulianova and Igor Khramov at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Congress

From late presentations to ocular trauma: how the Ukraine war is affecting the nation’s eye health

Research

13 Oct 6 min read 1

Hospital corridor

Public priorities for the NHS identified at Labour Party Conference

NHS and health

12 Oct

Elderly Asian woman being checked with slit lamp microscope

Liberal Democrats adopt Eye care everywhere as party policy

Government and regulation

12 Oct

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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

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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

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

Chosen for you

The store front of Boots inside of a shopping centre

Boots in £6.5 billion acquisition deal

On the High Street

08 Oct

James Brawn

From optometry to medicine and back

Practitioner stories

06 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

OT October/November 2026 edition pages

October/November 2026

The Flexibility matters edition

02 Oct

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