Business

Optician with man sitting in testing room consulting about vision

Five steps to dealing with… a declined test

The AOP’s Farah Topia shares her five steps for practitioners to follow if a patient declines a test

AOP

3 days ago 5 min read

A young woman in a smart blazer is seated on the far side of a circle table, she appears engaged and enthusiastic. In the foreground, blurred, a person holds a document that appears to be a CV

Businesses urge Government to bring down costs of employing young people

On the High Street

17 Jun

Seven tips to enhance your social brand

Business and practice management

16 Jun

Zabir is dressed in a black suit with white shirt and burgundy tie. He stands holding a long framed official document, on the wall behind him is an array of official documents, some sepia with age, others with photographs

Wessex Optical owner awarded Freedom of the City of London

Practitioner stories

11 Jun

The audience at the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

Three insights from the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

Career development

11 Jun 5 min read

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OT asks...

What is your top tip for dealing with challenges or stressful situations at work?

On the High Street

11 Jun 5 min read

Alexandre wears a navy suit and light blue shirt and stands before a display of Optos imagery

Optos appoints new CEO

Products

10 Jun

Davina Dosanjh outside of Richard Petrie Optometrists

The cover story

Business class

Business and practice management

05 Jun 12 min read

Haris looks at the camera whilst wearing a grey suit

A day in the life of a business owner

“No matter how organised you are, something will always change”

Business and practice management

05 Jun 4 mins

A brown wallet with pound coins on a blue background

A conversation about...

Adapting your optometry business in a cost-of-living crisis

Business and practice management

05 Jun 8 min read

Helen is photographed in the practice. She wears a blue and black leopard-print shirt and rows of frames are in the background

Dream team

A peek inside... Eyesite Opticians & Hearing Care Reading

Practice team

05 Jun 7 min read

100% Optical

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

An empty high street

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 1 3 mins

Illustration of a woman with a spade digging at a tree with light bulbs on

A final thought

Frances Jamieson: “Practice ownership represents freedom to me”

AOP

05 Jun 4 mins

Davina Dosanjh, optometrist and owner of Richard Petrie Optometrists,

Davina Dosanjh on how core values strengthen her practice’s resilience

Business and practice management

04 Jun

A woman in middle age has her chin on the rest of a slit lamp device for an eye test. On the right-hand side, the optometrist in blue scrubs is controlling the device to perform the test

OFNC survey explores unfunded NHS work

NHS and health

02 Jun 1

Specsavers staff at Chipping Norton practice opening with Gerald Cooper

Specsavers opens in Chipping Norton

On the High Street

01 Jun 1

Product shot shows two bags stood upright on a white background

Locum optometrist launches luxury kit bag to protect optical equipment

Practitioner stories

29 May 5 min read

Two professionals shake hands

NuVision Biotherapies appoints Tim Precious as CEO

Products

28 May

View over a woman’s shoulder as she drives an electric car

The workshop

Understanding equipment in transit insurance for optometrists

Domiciliary

27 May

Deven Lakhani, optometrist and director at Hammond Opticians

Locum digest

Making the move: from practice ownership to locuming

Locuming

24 May 7 min read

Illustration of two hands, one showing a thumbs up, and one showing a thumbs down

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

AOP

23 May

Joanna Underhill

NuVision appoints non-executive director to support its expansion

Practitioner stories

21 May

Shafi Ahmed, Shazu Miah and Paul Robinson in high visibility jackets with a spade at the beginning of Kidderminster expansion Specsavers project

£7m expansion of Specsavers Vision Labs facility begins

Business and practice management

15 May 1

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, leave Number 10 Downing Street to attend the King’s Speech

Legislation to tackle late payments and introduction of a single patient record introduced in King’s Speech

Government and regulation

13 May

Hannah Telfer, chief executive of Vision Care, Jo Osborne, corporate social responsibility lead at Specsavers, and Megan Holmes, education and engagement manager at Vision Care

Specsavers and Vision Care homelessness partnership nominated for charity award

Practice team

07 May

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A spectacle lens balances on its edge, in the shadow is a ring of dots. The background of the image is orange and white

Hoya releases clinical trial data for Miyosmart iQ

Products

07 May 5 min read

Black and white image of Nick Rumney looking at the camera whilst wearing a suit

How I got here

Nick Rumney’s limitless ambition for optometry

Career development

29 Mar 18 min read 22 mins

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The Core values edition

10 Apr

GOC reception area

Sector responses to GOC CPD reform proposals

Government and regulation

23 Apr 1

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Deven Lakhani, optometrist and director at Hammond Opticians

Locum digest

Making the move: from practice ownership to locuming

Locuming

24 May 7 min read

Davina Dosanjh outside of Richard Petrie Optometrists

The cover story

Business class

Business and practice management

05 Jun 12 min read

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, leave Number 10 Downing Street to attend the King’s Speech

Legislation to tackle late payments and introduction of a single patient record introduced in King’s Speech

Government and regulation

13 May

Chosen for you

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

The audience at the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

Three insights from the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

Career development

11 Jun 5 min read

Davina Dosanjh outside of Richard Petrie Optometrists

The cover story

Business class

Business and practice management

05 Jun 12 min read

Three people stand on stage in formal attire. In the centre, Catherine holds a certificate for the EFYE Team award

Award win for University of Manchester optometry induction experience

Students and pre-regs

17 Jun 5 min read