Communication

EssilorLuxottica’s Ewelina Kawnik and Richard Davies

Six insights on the EssilorLuxottica ELevate programme

OT sat down with EssilorLuxottica’s Ewelina Kawnik, marketing director for northern Europe, and Giona Riccetti, general manager UK and Ireland, to find out more about the organisation’s new partnership programme

Business and practice management

Today 6 min read

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Zeiss releases consumer education videos

Products

2 days ago

Shahana Miah standing with an Alcon Propel cardboard frame

Early career digest

Propelled potential

Career development

27 Oct 5 min read

Cheerful young woman in a red top working on laptop

OT asks...

Do you have one tip for building flexibility into your week?

Health and wellbeing

09 Oct

An open office door reveals a quiet desk space with a laptop half open

Learnings for the whole practice team

AOP

08 Oct

Adam Sampson stands before a screen to present for an AOP roadshow day

On the ground at the AOP

An AOP explainer on... mobilising members

AOP

02 Oct 3 mins

Portrait of a woman wearing burgundy cat-eye glasses and a colourful patterned blouse, photographed outdoors in front of an ivy-covered brick wall

Decoding domiciliary

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

Domiciliary

02 Oct 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 large presentation screen of a green powerpoint slide announcing the title of the session on the importance of interactions

Communication lessons in practice

On the High Street

22 Sep

Larry Lamb tries on glasses under the supervision of a dispensing optician who stands nearby in tinted pink glasses

Boots Opticians launches Eyes on the Road campaign

On the High Street

22 Sep

Paul Morris on stage begins a session on informed choice

Principles for supporting informed choice

Patients

22 Sep

Sheena Tanna-Shah, Gwyn Williams and Judy Misra at Tanna-Shah's book launch in Swansea on 2 September

Free wellbeing e-book available to all UK optometrists and optometry students

Health and wellbeing

09 Sep

Inside of a church, a table is set up with trial lenses and tools for a sight test. A practitioner is seated beside it talking to a patient who has their back to the camera

St Albans practices provide eye clinic for people experiencing homelessness

Practitioner stories

03 Sep

Illustration of a speech bubble

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

AOP

22 Aug

Hands showing a phone recording audio

The workshop

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

Business and practice management

19 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

This illustration features a businessman with raised arms standing in front of a large yellow star, symbolizing employee recognition and professional achievement. It captures the essence of business success, motivational leadership, and celebrating employee excellence

OT asks...

What is the proudest moment of your career so far?

On the High Street

13 Aug 5 min read

Decoding domiciliary

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

Domiciliary

07 Aug 6 min read

A mother embraces her daughter, who is wearing a graduation gown and cap

In focus

A century of optometry at Aston University

Practitioner stories

07 Aug 10 min read

An illustration in an abstract watercolour style of silhouettes of people, with speech bubbles in muticoloured shapes

In focus

Five factors shaping practice

AOP

06 Aug 10 min read

A redhaired woman in professional attire holds a pen and stands, smiling, beside a whiteboard

SPOKE secures funding for careers outreach initiative

Students and pre-regs

14 Jul

An eye care professional smiles to a patient as they gesture towards readings on a screen suggesting eye health indicators

EssilorLuxottica launches live CPD programme

Business and practice management

08 Jul

Dharmesh and Lisa smiling at the camera during NHS Confed Expo

Why local optical committees are vital in influencing optometry’s place in primary care

NHS and health

25 Jun 6 min read

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

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 crowd of seated people look towards a stage where a panel is talking in front of a screen

Seven neighbourhood health insights from NHS Confed Expo 2026

NHS and health

18 Jun 11 min read

Seven tips to enhance your social brand

Business and practice management

16 Jun

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Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

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

20 Aug 5 min read

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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

Shahana Miah standing with an Alcon Propel cardboard frame

Early career digest

Propelled potential

Career development

27 Oct 5 min read

Sheena Tanna-Shah, Gwyn Williams and Judy Misra at Tanna-Shah's book launch in Swansea on 2 September

Free wellbeing e-book available to all UK optometrists and optometry students

Health and wellbeing

09 Sep

Illustration of a speech bubble

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

AOP

22 Aug

Inside of a church, a table is set up with trial lenses and tools for a sight test. A practitioner is seated beside it talking to a patient who has their back to the camera

St Albans practices provide eye clinic for people experiencing homelessness

Practitioner stories

03 Sep

Chosen for you

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

A woman injects a weight-loss medication into her abdomen

An ophthalmic surgeon on how weight-loss drugs affect eye health

NHS and health

02 Nov

Hammad uses a slit lamp to perform a sight test on a patient in Sri Lanka

Providing eye care in Sri Lanka

Practitioner stories

1 day ago

Inflammation and localised dilation of the episcleral small vessels external layer of the sclerotic

IP and me

Tenderness and aching in the right eye after a period of stress

Patients

02 Oct 5 min read

A woman uses a calculator while sitting at a desk with her lap top

OFNC update: GOS fee negotiations and funding for electronic referral service

Government and regulation

2 days ago