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Dr Scott Mackie and members of his practice team standing outside of the practice with ballons all around them and the practice door

Mackie Opticians marks 30th anniversary

The practice celebrated the milestone as it prepares to transition ownership on 1 August

On the High Street

07 Jul 1

Illustration of four people looking at a board with notes on

Practice team digest

Training and the team

Practice team

29 Jun

Eight decades of Millmead Optical Group

Products

24 Jun

Marina Ahmad AM, centre, with Grace McGill and SeeAbility colleagues during the charity's successful Guinness World Record Attempt at Potter's Fields in May 2026

London Assembly member calls for South East London optical practices to join the Easy Eye Care pathway

Patients

24 Jun

The shopfront of Auerbach & Steele on Kings Road High Street in Chelsea. To celebrate the anniversary of the practice, it has been painted in vibrant lines of mustard, lime, navy, and pinks. In the windows stained-glass style eyes and art-deco ‘30’ signs are arranged

Auerbach & Steele at 30

On the High Street

24 Jun

Optician with man sitting in testing room consulting about vision

Five steps to dealing with… a declined test

AOP

20 Jun 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

Cartoon man face plants onto a laptop against a blue background

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 1 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

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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

Harper poses outside of a hospital

An optometrist saved my life

“We will always be grateful that Charlotte recognised the signs when she did”

Patients

26 Jun 5 min read 1

A female optometrist performs a sight test with a slit lamp for a male patient

OFNC advises profession against committing to “unfunded” ERS until negotiations complete

Government and regulation

24 Jun 1

GOC reception area

Sector responses to GOC CPD reform proposals

Government and regulation

23 Apr 1

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Optician with man sitting in testing room consulting about vision

Five steps to dealing with… a declined test

AOP

20 Jun 5 min read

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

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

Chosen for you

Harper poses outside of a hospital

An optometrist saved my life

“We will always be grateful that Charlotte recognised the signs when she did”

Patients

26 Jun 5 min read 1

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Vaping linked to increased risk of vision-threatening disease

Research

01 Jul

In a clinical room, Becci points at a screen displaying a meibomian gland assessment for dry eye, training a colleague who looks on with interest

Practice team digest

A role for everyone in dry eye

Practice team

27 Jun 10 min read 1

Optician with man sitting in testing room consulting about vision

Five steps to dealing with… a declined test

AOP

20 Jun 5 min read

A man uses a massage gun on his shoulder

Man in his 20s suffers retinal tears after using massage gun on his eyes

Research

06 Jul