The cover story

Davina Dosanjh outside of Richard Petrie Optometrists

Business class

How optometrists are navigating the pressures of practice ownership to thrive on the High Street in 2026

Business and practice management

05 Jun 12 min read

IP optometrist and The Optical People director, Jaclyn Pugh, pushes a tyre in exercise clothes

Lifting the weight

Health and wellbeing

10 Apr 14 min read

Ahead of the curve

Products

06 Feb 12 min read

Dr Keyur Patel stands in front of a glasses display in practice

Turning the tide

On the High Street

05 Dec 2025 14 min read

The trailblazers

NHS and health

03 Oct 2025 10 min read

Step on up

Practitioner stories

01 Aug 2025 11 min read

Dr Adrian Jones is photographed on Barry Island beach

Expanding horizons

Career development

06 Jun 2025 15 min read

Francesca Fulgoni at her practice Fulgoni Opticians

The silver age

Business and practice management

04 Apr 2025 18 min read

Neil Retallic sits on a park bench smiling. He holds the leads of three dogs that sit in front of him

Wellbeing at work

Practitioner stories

07 Feb 2025 29 min read 2

Bhavina Patel smiles next to an OCT machine

The price of sight

Research

04 Dec 2024 14 min read

Optometrist Hannah Einarson is photographed on a rock with mountains in the background on the Isle of Skye

Eye care, everywhere

NHS and health

05 Oct 2024 20 min read

A female optometrist with long blonde hair is faced away from the camera. She examines the eye of a male patient with brown hair wearing a grey polo neck t shirt

In the public eye

NHS and health

03 Aug 2024 12 min read

Three smiling staff wearing scrubs stand on the floor of an optometry practice. Behind them are display cabinets with spectacle frames and a vase with daffodils. The woman on the left is wearing blue scrubs, spectacles and a watch. The woman in the centre is wearing spectacles and black scrubs over a long-sleeved black top. The man on the right is wearing black scrubs, a watch and has his arms crossed in front of him.

The changing face of the High Street

Business and practice management

01 Jun 2024 19 min read

A man with a beard in a blue blazer and a white shirt sits at a grey table. His hands are clasped resting on the table. The wall behind him is grey and to the man’s left, the wall is green

At the table

NHS and health

08 Apr 2024 22 min read

A woman in a grey turtleneck and jeans stands in front of a backdrop of pot plants on shelves

Say yes

Government and regulation

10 Feb 2024 15 min read

A woman in a dark suit sits on stone steps in the distance. Behind her is the glass front of a tall, modern building with a spire rising above the building

Great expectations

Government and regulation

09 Dec 2023 17 min read

Optometrist Deepak Oberai standing with his arms crossed and smiling.

How to fail successfully

Business and practice management

07 Oct 2023 18 min read 1

Care in the community

NHS and health

12 Aug 2023 18 min read

Computer says go

Research

10 Jun 2023 19 min read

Positive practice

Business and practice management

15 Apr 2023 19 min read

The view from the chair

Government and regulation

14 Feb 2023 20 min read

Fortune telling

NHS and health

10 Dec 2022 14 min read

The sweet spot

Products

08 Oct 2022 20 min read

Sink or swim

Business and practice management

23 Aug 2022 13 min read 1

In the dark

NHS and health

21 Jun 2022 5 min read

Sight test by subscription

Business and practice management

22 Apr 2022 10 min read

Home comforts

NHS and health

21 Feb 2022 15 min read

Timely triage

NHS and health

23 Dec 2021 18 min read

Quick links

Quick links

The cover story

Business class

Lifting the weight

Ahead of the curve

Turning the tide

The trailblazers

Step on up

Expanding horizons

The silver age

Wellbeing at work

The price of sight

Eye care, everywhere

In the public eye

The changing face of the High Street

At the table

Say yes

Great expectations

How to fail successfully

Care in the community

Computer says go

Positive practice

The view from the chair

Fortune telling

The sweet spot

Sink or swim

In the dark

Sight test by subscription

Home comforts

Timely triage