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Karan is photographed in the library of the AOP offices, with rows of optometry and professional books behind him. He wears thin metal glasses and a checkered blue and green shirt

AOP Board welcomes new member

AOP Councillor, Karan Vyas, has been elected to the Board. He spoke to OT about his journey with the AOP, from student representative to Board member

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3 days ago

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Frustration over plans for digitising referrals without “fully costed plan for a national roll-out”

AOP

09 Jun 2

Emma Spofforth and Nizz Sabir sitting on an sofa holding the AOP chairman medal

Leadership, continuity and change: AOP chairman handover

AOP

08 Jun 7 min read

Panellists at JnJ event

OT on the go

Our movements over the past 60 days

AOP

05 Jun

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In focus

Vision 2030: The next chapter for eye care

AOP

05 Jun 10 min read

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On the ground at the AOP

An AOP explainer on... changes in employment law

AOP

05 Jun 4 mins

Rows of attentively listening audiences look towards the stage where a man presents on the new company Cascader. The stage is branded as 100 percent optical

Five key topics from 100% Optical 2026

AOP

05 Jun 5 min read

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The CEO’s view

Adam Sampson: “You are our members, and we want to be there for you wherever you need us”

AOP

05 Jun 3 mins

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A final thought

Frances Jamieson: “Practice ownership represents freedom to me”

AOP

05 Jun 4 mins

Kevin Thompson after receiving the AOP’s Peter Yeo Award with Emma Spofforth and Nizz Sabir

Kevin Thompson receives AOP Peter Yeo Award

AOP

04 Jun

Man sitting at desk working on a laptop

Share your views on the GOC fees discussion paper

AOP

01 Jun

Councillors sitting at tables talking with hands raised at the November 2025 AOP Council meeting

AOP establishes new student and early career positions on its Council

AOP

27 May 5 min read

Vikki Slade MP with OT’s Ceri Smith-Jaynes and the AOP’s Serena Box

Opinion

“Optometrists have the expertise, the equipment, and we are in the community”

AOP

26 May 4 mins

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Five steps to dealing with... a patient complaint, part two

AOP

23 May

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A supportive ear

AOP

14 May

AOP announces new Council appointments

AOP

13 May

Two optometrists talking in practice

AOP publishes five-year strategy

AOP

07 May

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Opinion

Adam Sampson: “Our profession offers a small ray of hope”

AOP

07 May 3 mins

Optometrist Ceri Smith Jaynes and MP Helen Morgan at Parliament

AOP emphasises need for enhanced community eye care in Parliament

AOP

07 May

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AOP and College of Optometrists support reform of assessing drivers’ eyesight

AOP

07 May 1

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Shaped by members: informing the AOP’s CPD reform response

AOP

06 May

AOP gavel

Notice of the AOP Annual General Meeting

AOP

22 Apr

Portcullis house, Houses of Parliament and Big Ben , with the London Eye in the background, on a sunny day

Invite your MP to parliamentary drop in, AOP urges

AOP

13 Apr

Female hand posting a vote into a ballot box

Voting now open for Hospital Optometrists Committee 2026 elections

AOP

10 Apr

Councillors are seated around tables and looking towards the front of the room, they raise their hands in agreement with a statement

Five discussions from the spring AOP Council meeting

AOP

09 Apr 6 min read

The hand of an older driver rests on the steering wheel while driving. She wears a pink coat and has glasses.

On the ground at the AOP

An AOP explainer on... responding to the driving and vision consultation

AOP

02 Apr 4 mins

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A final thought

Judith Tate: “Clinical competence is only one part of what makes us effective practitioners”

AOP

02 Apr 4 mins

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The CEO’s view

Adam Sampson: “I immediately recognised it as an organisation deeply rooted in the values of the profession”

AOP

01 Apr 4 mins

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Hoya releases clinical trial data for Miyosmart iQ

Products

07 May 5 min read

A woman sits in front of her laptop with a calculator and notebook while holding a mug

ABDO publishes survey data on dispensing optician salaries

Research

17 Mar 1 1

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How I got here

Nick Rumney’s limitless ambition for optometry

Career development

29 Mar 18 min read 22 mins

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April/May 2026

The Core values edition

10 Apr

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A close up of the view finder of a piece of optical equipment in a consulting room

Frustration over plans for digitising referrals without “fully costed plan for a national roll-out”

AOP

09 Jun 2

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In focus

Inside the fitness to practise process: “The hardest thing was the period of waiting”

AOP

01 Apr 10 min read

A close up of a car wing mirror showing the traffic on the motorway behind. The light is low, suggesting it is dusk, and car headlights are turning on

AOP and College of Optometrists support reform of assessing drivers’ eyesight

AOP

07 May 1

Male adult siting listening to his patient during an appointment

Five steps to dealing with… a referral refusal

AOP

20 Mar 6 min read 1

Kevin Thompson after receiving the AOP’s Peter Yeo Award with Emma Spofforth and Nizz Sabir

Kevin Thompson receives AOP Peter Yeo Award

AOP

04 Jun

Chosen for you

A close up of the view finder of a piece of optical equipment in a consulting room

Frustration over plans for digitising referrals without “fully costed plan for a national roll-out”

AOP

09 Jun 2

A female scientist uses a pipette to drop liquid into a petrie dish

Six patients develop rare fungal infection following cataract surgery

Research

02 Jun

Faayza is wearing a shirt and sits at a table with a bunch of flowers

How I got here

“I know how frustrating it can be when you don’t feel heard”

Career development

05 Jun 8 min read 8 mins

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June/July 2026

The Practice resilience edition

05 Jun

Davina Dosanjh outside of Richard Petrie Optometrists

The cover story

Business class

Business and practice management

05 Jun 12 min read