Health services

No agreement has been reached around further financial support for practices after temporary funding measures ceased at the end of June

Leicester optometrists will provide a more limited range of services than the rest of England after a local lockdown was enforced

The private eye care provider is helping to ease the burden on the NHS after elective surgery was suspended in the wake of COVID-19

We will succeed in the ‘new normal’ if we build the confidence of our patients and embrace technology, explains Sofia Fazal

Routine private and NHS sight tests can now be offered by practices following an announcement from NHS England

Limited company directors, self-employed with profits over £50k and new starters have fallen through the Government safety net

OT  investigates the impact of the pandemic on optometrists in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – and asks how each nation is charting a path forward

AOP chief executive warns of “serious and lasting damage” if COVID-19 funding is cut

A team-led approach to crisis management during the pandemic, by Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre’s Dr Waheeda Illahi, Rosie Auld and Dr Peter Good

Key findings from the report highlight age as the largest factor, but also confirmed higher risks of mortality for those in BAME groups