Campaign

A team of nine people gather outside of the window to The Optical People practice. In the window are large post-it notes in greens, pinks, yellows, all written with messages of support

The Optical People says: “We see you”

The Chepstow practice is inviting the local community to participate in a community art project recognising those affected by cancer

Practitioner stories

21 Oct

Pre-school children sit around a wooden sorting toy of coloured balls

Data suggests only 5% of children under five had an eye test in 2025

On the High Street

09 Oct

An optometrist performs a sight test for a patient

National Eye Health Week 2026 themes revealed

On the High Street

27 Aug

Illustration of blue puzzle pieces laid out flat with a hand placing a red one into the final remain

The CEO’s view

Adam Sampson: “A solution without a problem is no solution at all”

AOP

07 Aug 4 mins

A professional woman is receiving an eye test from an optometrist

AOP: Four in five A&E visits for eye problems could be managed in community optometry

AOP

30 Jul 1

Kimmy Young laying down having a dry eye treatment

Establishing a dry eye clinic

On the High Street

28 Jul

A group of female friends are pictured together

Dry Eye Awareness Month: “You can genuinely transform someone’s quality of life”

Patients

23 Jul 9 min read

Woman with hand on forehead and eyes closed

Research highlights dry eye as an unknown menopause symptom

On the High Street

15 Jul

Giles Edmonds wearing a suit looking at the camera smiling

Specsavers calls for improved access to community glaucoma care in England

On the High Street

06 Jul

A group of female athletes play rugby on a muddy field

Website launched to raise public awareness of rare parasitic eye infection

Research

24 Jun

Optometrist Ceri Smith Jaynes and MP Helen Morgan at Parliament

AOP emphasises need for enhanced community eye care in Parliament

AOP

07 May

A man wearing a black beanie and grey sweatshirt sits indoors, gently touching around his eyes as if adjusting or reacting to his vision. A staff member in a black T-shirt with an event lanyard stands beside him, suggesting a vision care or eye clinic setting

OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation runs free eye clinic for homeless population in Manchester

On the High Street

13 Apr 5 min read

An optometrist sits at a desk speaking with a teenage patient in a bright practice reception area. A computer, eyewear displays, and promotional posters are visible, with large windows letting in natural light behind them

Irish optometry practices deliver almost 300 free eye examinations to children

On the High Street

09 Apr

A group of practice team staff are surrounding an exercise bike inside an optometry practice

Independent optometry practice in 352-mile cyclothon for Cancer Research UK

On the High Street

30 Mar 1

Optometrist Karan Vyas presenting at 100% Optical 2026

Newmedica recognises optometrists’ role in patient care on World Optometry Day

NHS and health

23 Mar

An optometrist carrying out an eye test on a patient. The optometrist is talking to the patient as leans around the device to do so

Opinion

Expanding access to eye care through collaboration

Government and regulation

23 Mar 4 mins

Giles Edmonds smiling in a grey suit

Sector urged to back parliamentary bill as ‘tsunami of glaucoma’ looms

On the High Street

11 Mar 1

A woman receives an eye test, positioned at a slit lamp while the optometrist performs the exam

AOP joins Health Equals coalition

AOP

09 Mar

A group of children play with coloured bricks while lying on a mat

Young children missing out on eye care during “critical window” in Ireland

Government and regulation

12 Feb 8 min read 2

Nick Atkins stands in a practice consulting room, on a table in front of him is a variety of products. A group are gathered around listening

Dry Eye January campaign “a great success”

On the High Street

12 Feb

A woman uses a calculator while reviewing a document

In focus

Northern Ireland restores parity for Universal Credit recipients

Government and regulation

06 Feb 9 min read

Lady sitting having a sight test

World Council of Optometry announces A shared vision theme for World Optometry Week

On the High Street

16 Jan

Close up of an older woman’s eye

A year in optometry unpacked

Glaucoma awareness, MP drop-ins, and reinforcing optometry’s value: reflecting on AOP campaigning in 2025

AOP

31 Dec 2025 5 min read

A woman wearing a red blazer stands at a lectern on a small stage, speaking into a microphone in a room with white draped walls; a green banner beside her reads “Westminster Eye Health Day 2025” with an eye graphic, and a table with refreshments is visible to the side

Importance of eye care sector collaboration emphasised at Westminster Eye Health Day

NHS and health

18 Dec 2025 8 min read

A group of people play tug of war outside

Practice team digest

How optometry practice teams stepped up for their communities in 2025

Practice team

15 Dec 2025

Adam Sampson sits on a panel with Stephen Kinnock

On the ground at the AOP

An AOP explainer on... engaging with MPs

AOP

08 Dec 2025 1 4 mins

An older man sits at a table budgeting with a book an calculator

Northern Ireland to achieve parity for Universal Credit recipients from December

NHS and health

13 Nov 2025

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An older man stands looking out a window

Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

A woman smiles while wearing solar eclipse glasses

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

Patients

10 Aug 1

Sameer and Hannah pose during a sight test. Sameer has turned to the camera. With one hand he holds the control for a slit lamp, and with the other he holds a volk lens up to Hannah’s eye

An optometrist saved my life

Hannah Mockler: “I could have been left with permanent damage to my vision”

Practitioner stories

16 Oct

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An optometrist performs a sight test for a patient

National Eye Health Week 2026 themes revealed

On the High Street

27 Aug

A team of nine people gather outside of the window to The Optical People practice. In the window are large post-it notes in greens, pinks, yellows, all written with messages of support

The Optical People says: “We see you”

Practitioner stories

21 Oct

Pre-school children sit around a wooden sorting toy of coloured balls

Data suggests only 5% of children under five had an eye test in 2025

On the High Street

09 Oct

Illustration of blue puzzle pieces laid out flat with a hand placing a red one into the final remain

The CEO’s view

Adam Sampson: “A solution without a problem is no solution at all”

AOP

07 Aug 4 mins

Chosen for you

Sameer and Hannah pose during a sight test. Sameer has turned to the camera. With one hand he holds the control for a slit lamp, and with the other he holds a volk lens up to Hannah’s eye

An optometrist saved my life

Hannah Mockler: “I could have been left with permanent damage to my vision”

Practitioner stories

16 Oct

Exterior of De Montfort University’s Hawthorn Building, home to the university’s Health and Life Sciences faculty

De Montfort’s new optometry degree: increasing eye care accessibility in diverse communities in the East Midlands

Students and pre-regs

29 Oct 10 min read 3

Prime Minister Andy Burnham Budget meeting with John Healey, Chancellor of the Exchequer in 10 Downing Street

Increases to small business rate relief and national minimum wage announced in Budget

Government and regulation

29 Oct

Two co-workers engaged in a business review, examining documents on a laptop screen in a professional setting

GOC testing of sight proposals raise “fundamental concerns,” AOP says

AOP

29 Oct 1

Omega-3 supplements and foods rich in omega-3, including salmon, spinach and broccoli

The effect of omega-3 supplementation on the risk of glaucoma among patients with dry eye

Research

27 Oct