Perspectives

Optometrist and AOP chairman, Dr Julie-Anne Little, discusses the ever-evolving business model on the High Street, the GOS fee and pathways across the nations

Studies predict that the global prevalence of myopia will rise from 28% of the world’s population to 50% by 2050. Optometrist and AOP clinical director, Dr Peter Hampson, discusses the growing prevalence and why it is time to embrace CPD in this field

Optometrist and practice owner of Hill Eyecare in Linwood, Scotland, Gemma Hill, shares her experiences of navigating the pandemic as a new business owner and progressing through a rebrand

Optometrist and AOP chairman, Dr Julie-Anne Little, discusses the evolution of domiciliary eye care and the changing face of patients accessing care at home

Domiciliary optometrist and business owner, Harjinder Sunda, shares his experiences providing eye care during the pandemic

OT  clinical editor and AOP head of education, Dr Ian Beasley, discusses the GOC’s new CPD scheme and shares insight into his Personal Development Plan

Optometrist and AOP chair, Dr Julie-Anne Little, reflects on triage: what it involves, how it is used in practice, and whether optometry needs to embrace the terminology

Optometrist and co-director of TK&S Optometrists, Brian Tompkins, discusses remote consultations, sharing his view on why they are “here to stay” in a post-COVID world

The GOC’s Natalie Michaux on the education changes that are coming on 1 January 2022

The time to update the GOC’s requirements for independent prescribers is now, explains the regulator’s director of education, Leonie Milliner