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Early career digest

Propelled potential

Early career optometrist at Boots Opticians, Shahana Miah, speaks to OT about her experience on Alcon’s Propel programme

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Today 5 min read

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RNIB appoints Clare Fynney as new chief people officer

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Risha Patel speaking at 100% Optical

A peek into working in industry

Career development

15 Oct

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A conversation about...

Managing a flexible optometry career

Career development

02 Oct 13 min read

Amandeep Tatra in practice

How I got here

Amandeep Tatra: “I am always looking to try and improve as a clinician”

Career development

02 Oct 5 min read 5 mins

Giles Edmonds stands at a lectern on a large stage. Behind him is a welcome presentation for PAC 2026

Looking to the future at PAC 2026

Career development

16 Sep

People are seated at circle tables watching a presentation

Sold-out success for Huddersfield optical conference

Career development

15 Sep

A woman takes notes from several textbooks open in front of her

College of Optometrists updates glaucoma higher qualifications

Career development

20 Aug

The Teach and Treat team at Cardiff University

Professor Barbara Ryan: “The journey of upskilling optometrists and community practices is not over”

Career development

18 Aug 7 min read

Sonia sits in a clinic with a piece of optical equipment

How I got here

Sonia Jethwa: “I don’t believe in having competition in optometry”

Career development

07 Aug 7 min read 2 8 mins

Cartoon woman looks inside a giant eye on a yellow background

A conversation about...

Closing the gap between the classroom and the clinic

Career development

07 Aug 10 min read

Close up view of a young male adult holding a contact lens on his finger. He is out of focus and the contact lens is in focus.

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Taming torics

Career development

28 Jul 5 min read

An older man smiles while speaking with a younger clinician

Early career digest

Lessons between generations

Career development

26 Jul

A group of professional colleagues chat outside over lunch

Early career digest

Early career professionals on forming connections in their first job

Career development

25 Jul 5 min read

Anne stands in front of a world map, smiling for the camera. She has blonde-brown hair past her shoulders and wears a navy shirt

Scope Eyecare 2026 IP bursary winner named

Career development

21 Jul

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OFNC provides statement on CPD grants

Career development

17 Jul

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Opinion

Richard Spencer: “Optics offered far more opportunities than I had ever imagined”

Career development

16 Jul 4 mins

Paralympian and blind footballer, Darren Harris

Dual Paralympian Darren Harris on the power of vulnerability in building connection

Career development

18 Jun

Hamza Mussa speaks at Optometry Tomorrow

Anterior segment imaging using a smartphone and adapter

Career development

16 Jun

Delegates at the Primary Eyecare Services Enhanced Eye care Conference

Primary Eyecare Services hosts inaugural West Midlands conference with focus on extended clinical services

Career development

16 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

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

Female with blonde curly hair looking in a mirror with a contact lens on her finger preparing to put the contact lens in

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Keeping them comfortable

Career development

27 Apr

A male clinician wearing scrubs and glasses laughs

Early career digest

Developing good habits as an early career optometrist

Career development

27 Apr 7 min read

A patient receives an eye test

Early career digest

Binocular vision tips for newly qualified optometrists

Career development

26 Apr 6 min read

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Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

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18 Aug

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AOP

03 Sep

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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

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

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Sonia sits in a clinic with a piece of optical equipment

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Sonia Jethwa: “I don’t believe in having competition in optometry”

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07 Aug 7 min read 2 8 mins

The Teach and Treat team at Cardiff University

Professor Barbara Ryan: “The journey of upskilling optometrists and community practices is not over”

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18 Aug 7 min read

Risha Patel speaking at 100% Optical

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15 Oct

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College of Optometrists updates glaucoma higher qualifications

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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

Risha Patel speaking at 100% Optical

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15 Oct

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Liberal Democrats adopt Eye care everywhere as party policy

Government and regulation

12 Oct

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Using eye drops to manage presbyopia

Research

12 Oct