Communication

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

The Leonardo platform will host a programme of live, interactive CPD starting on 9 July

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

Four people sit in a row on stage, lit by a blue background

Glaucoma care highlighted as an example of how NHS Online will benefit patients and practitioners

NHS and health

16 Jun 5 min read 1

100% Optical

Serena Box stands in front of a blue wall on the AOP stand at 100% Optical

How to become “an eye care champion”

AOP

15 Jun

Speakers sit on a panel in front of a blue screen at NHS Confed Expo

“Fighting the good fight” to influence system change for optometry

NHS and health

12 Jun 6 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

Financial bill with past due sign, pen, glasses, calculator, credit card and a wallet on the table

Locum lessons

Where to go for help when practices don’t pay

Locuming

05 Jun 4 mins

Cartoon woman meditates against a peach background

Locum digest

Protecting your mental health as a locum optometrist

Health and wellbeing

23 May 6 min read

Illustration of two hands, one showing a thumbs up, and one showing a thumbs down

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

AOP

23 May

Outdoor time added to BHVI myopia calculator

Products

21 May

Naheem wears a crisp white shirt and a green suit jacket, and spectacles with a bold black rim

Obituary: Naheem Abbas

Practitioner stories

13 May

100% Optical

High angle view of a diverse group of people standing in a huddle with their hands together

Building the wellbeing of the whole practice team

Health and wellbeing

28 Apr

100% Optical

Peter wearing a backpack taking a selfie on a hiking trail surrounded by green hills under a partly cloudy sky.

Peter Greedy on the value of emotional intelligence in optometry practice

Health and wellbeing

28 Apr

100% Optical

Pretty Basra wears a yellow-green dress and stands on stage at 100% Optical

How to nurture your mental fitness as an optical practitioner

Health and wellbeing

28 Apr

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

Early career digest

Keeping them comfortable

Career development

27 Apr

A series of coloured heads with speech bubbles

OT asks...

What is the most important non-clinical skill in optometry practice?

On the High Street

23 Apr

Portcullis house, Houses of Parliament and Big Ben , with the London Eye in the background, on a sunny day

Invite your MP to parliamentary drop in, AOP urges

AOP

13 Apr

IP optometrist and The Optical People director, Jaclyn Pugh, pushes a tyre in exercise clothes

The cover story

Lifting the weight

Health and wellbeing

10 Apr 14 min read

Rizwana poses in a colourful practice with pastel balloons on the wall. She wears a light blue blazer and navy cat’s eye style frames, with gems in the upturned corners, and pink temples

Dream team

A peek inside... Sutcliffes Opticians and Audiologists

Practice team

02 Apr

A child uses a tablet while sitting on the sofa

AOP welcomes new screen time guidance for young children

Government and regulation

02 Apr

Illustration of a head with a flower growing out of it and it being watered

A final thought

Judith Tate: “Clinical competence is only one part of what makes us effective practitioners”

AOP

02 Apr 4 mins

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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

Financial bill with past due sign, pen, glasses, calculator, credit card and a wallet on the table

Locum lessons

Where to go for help when practices don’t pay

Locuming

05 Jun 4 mins

Cartoon woman meditates against a peach background

Locum digest

Protecting your mental health as a locum optometrist

Health and wellbeing

23 May 6 min read

Naheem wears a crisp white shirt and a green suit jacket, and spectacles with a bold black rim

Obituary: Naheem Abbas

Practitioner stories

13 May

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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

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

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