Communication

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Decoding domiciliary

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

Amanda Nasser, owner of McClintock Home Eyecare, on being called up to provide domiciliary eye care service on the Shetland Islands

Domiciliary

2 days ago 5 min read

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

2 days ago 3 mins

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

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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

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

AOP

22 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

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

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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

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In focus

Five factors shaping practice

AOP

06 Aug 10 min read

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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

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Website launched to raise public awareness of rare parasitic eye infection

Research

24 Jun

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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

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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

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Locum lessons

Where to go for help when practices don’t pay

Locuming

05 Jun 4 mins

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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

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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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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

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

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

Illustration of a speech bubble

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

AOP

22 Aug

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

Chosen for you

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NEHW 2026: enhanced services in primary eye care

On the High Street

23 Sep 8 min read

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

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

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Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Greater Manchester

On the High Street

3 days ago 8 min read

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