Expected to be completed in 2026, The Vision Centre will bring together the technical, commercial, and business functions of CooperVision

The project invites practices and patients to become the faces of the marketing campaign

OT spoke to three eyewear brands about the challenge of lens waste, demo lenses, and potential solutions

Organisers of the awards announced a Lifetime Achievement Award for the first time, recognising the achievements of l.a. Eyeworks

A donation campaign will run in participating independent practices to 31 August

The funding has been pledged towards the new centre for eye health, a joint partnership between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and Moorfields Eye Charity

The charity was joined by Specsavers to celebrate its new clinic at Crisis Skylight, Edinburgh 

From investment in the NHS to policies supporting small businesses, OT canvassed expectations and hopes ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget

OT asked the analysts at Euromonitor International, and representatives from businesses across optics and eyewear, to identify some of the key consumer trends and developments that have shaped the market this year

Through the partnership, the equivalent of 100 million plastic bottles have been prevented from entering the ocean, the company has said