Perspectives

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

AOP chairman, Dr Julie-Anne Little, on the rapid innovation in telemedicine and tech, the impact of COVID-19 on the profession, and how independent prescribing is making its mark

Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre’s Dr Waheeda Illahi, Rosie Auld, Dr Emma Berrow and Dr Peter Good on the Delta variant, COVID-19 fatigue, and managing backlogs on the ground

The world of domiciliary optometry can be mysterious – and misunderstood – but infinitely rewarding, explains optometrist Simon Raw

Why optometry and ophthalmology have to work together, and be prepared to learn and feed back, Melanie Hingorani tells OT 

AOP chair, Mike George, on reducing AOP fees during the pandemic, responding to evolving professional pressures, and changing Council to reflect a diverse membership

The General Optical Council is committed to finding ways to be more agile and responsive in the face of adversity, explains Marcus Dye

AOP chief executive, Henrietta Alderman, on the need to take time to consider the impact of the pandemic on the profession

It is time to ease the burden on secondary care and expand the role of the low vision optometrists in the certification of vision impairment, optometrist Rebecca Bartlett explains to OT 

Housebound and vulnerable patients deserve empathy and kindness more than ever before, domiciliary optometrist Paul Chapman-Hatchett tells OT