Business

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Seven insights from the GOC

From CPD reform to commercial pressures, OT presents a selection of key takeaways from the latest meeting of the General Optical Council

Government and regulation

Today 8 min read

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Decoding domiciliary

“We’re there to help people improve their vision and improve their quality of life”

Domiciliary

Today 5 min read

Zahir-Ally Kanji with his practice team

A day in the life of a business owner

Zahir-Ally Kanji: “I structure my day around my energy”

Business and practice management

Today 3 mins

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At the dispensing desk

Raising tinted lenses

Products

Today 5 mins

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Latest launches

Management tools

Products

Today

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A final thought

Catherine McGuckin: “Flexibility means working in an environment that supports my career, learning, and professional development”

AOP

Today 3 mins

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The cover story

In the balance

Practitioner stories

Today 15 min read

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Employer perspectives on flexible working

Business and practice management

1 day ago 5 min read

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EssilorLuxottica extends commitment to independent practices with new partnership programme

Business and practice management

3 days ago 6 min read

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Hakim Group recognised in best managed companies awards

On the High Street

3 days ago

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Seven insights from Specsavers’ Access to Care Report 2026

On the High Street

3 days ago 5 min read

Brown leaves

Practice team digest

Changing seasons and contact lenses

Practice team

28 Sep 5 min read

A team of four smile behind a display table in an optometry practice. The environment is warm and airy, with frames behind them and dried flowers for decoration

Practice team digest

The secret ingredients

Business and practice management

26 Sep 8 min read

A woman wearing glasses looks at a computer screen

IT issues cause some optometrists to be locked out of Northern Ireland referral platform

Business and practice management

24 Sep

Emily Head smiles whilst stood on the practice floor in a green dress

Dispensing optician Emily Head appointed to Specsavers UK optics board

On the High Street

26 Aug

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

AOP

22 Aug

Optometrist, Andrew Gillies, in front of Clark Optometrists on Orkney Island

Orkney Island optometry practice recruits new optometrist

Practitioner stories

19 Aug

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The workshop

How can cyber insurance cover optometry practices when using AI apps and software?

Business and practice management

19 Aug

A man sits at a desk working at a laptop

Nine in 10 GOS contractors delay recruiting new staff as practice costs rise

NHS and health

07 Aug

John Davidson, optometrist and owner of Querido & Davidson

Behind the cover story

Behind the scenes of our Eye care success stories edition

On the High Street

07 Aug

Sarah Gibson sat in a forest surrounded by greenery

A day in the life of a business owner

Running an award-winning, sustainable optometry practice in Somerset

Business and practice management

07 Aug 5 min read 6 mins

Decoding domiciliary

Jas Bahra: “You have the opportunity to really change their lives”

Domiciliary

07 Aug 6 min read

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Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

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Moorfields Eye Hospital surgeon gives tips on staying safe during the solar eclipse

Patients

10 Aug 1

A toddler leans against a sofa holding a toy truck. One of his eyes is glowing with a white circle

An optometrist saved my life

“I knew straightaway that this was something that needed to be seen urgently”

Patients

20 Aug 5 min read

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Eye care success stories

07 Aug

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Optometrist, Andrew Gillies, in front of Clark Optometrists on Orkney Island

Orkney Island optometry practice recruits new optometrist

Practitioner stories

19 Aug

Kimmy Young laying down having a dry eye treatment

Establishing a dry eye clinic

On the High Street

28 Jul

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

On the High Street

07 Jul 1

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Independent practitioners gather at Japan House London for Hoya event

Products

21 Jul 7 min read

Emily Head smiles whilst stood on the practice floor in a green dress

Dispensing optician Emily Head appointed to Specsavers UK optics board

On the High Street

26 Aug

Chosen for you

Winner of best overall talk at the British Congress of Optometry and Vision Science, Claire Nollett

Eight insights from BCOVS

Research

17 Sep 14 min read

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NEHW 2026: enhanced services in primary eye care

On the High Street

23 Sep 8 min read

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

A clinical room in practice which has a chair that lays back and different coloured light masks for treatments

Practice team digest

Tailoring the dry eye conversation

Practice team

27 Sep 8 min read

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Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Greater Manchester

On the High Street

1 day ago 8 min read