Customer service

A group of professionals hold a meeting in a conference room

Five insights from General Optical Council

OT presents a selection of takeaways from the June meeting of the optical regulator

Government and regulation

09 Jul

Marsha de Cordova speaks at a parliamentary event celebrating a new RNIB training programme to provide emotional support at the point of diagnosis

New RNIB training launched at parliament

Patients

18 Jun

Paralympian and blind footballer, Darren Harris

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

Career development

18 Jun

The silhouette of delegates before the stage at Optometry Tomorrow

The evolution of optometry in Wales

NHS and health

18 Jun

Speakers at the Optometry Tomorrow panel discussion Optometry 2049: AI and the Future of Vision Care

How AI is changing eye care

NHS and health

16 Jun 1

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Survey seeks views on accessibility of NHS App

Research

11 Jun

Davina Dosanjh outside of Richard Petrie Optometrists

The cover story

Business class

Business and practice management

05 Jun 12 min read

The Welsh flag

In focus

A focus on prevention in Wales

NHS and health

05 Jun 9 min read

Davina Dosanjh, optometrist and owner of Richard Petrie Optometrists,

Davina Dosanjh on how core values strengthen her practice’s resilience

Business and practice management

04 Jun

A girl is lifted by a woman to look at a display of glasses on a shelf

ABDO releases white paper on children’s vision

Research

02 Jun

Optometrist and Optometry Scotland vice chair, Richard Spruce

Richard Spruce on maintaining balance as an optometrist

Health and wellbeing

09 Apr

Norville trade literature from the 1980s

A journey through Norville history with museum curator, Dr Neil Handley

Products

09 Apr

A man sits in a darkened room next to a computer screen rubbing his eye

An online tool to assist optometrists in managing dry eye

Patients

08 Apr

An older man wearing a yamaka pours water for a young boy as they sit at the table for a Seder meal

Passover 2026: “The focus is on passing the message on”

Practitioner stories

07 Apr 6 min read

Male adult siting listening to his patient during an appointment

Five steps to dealing with… a referral refusal

AOP

20 Mar 6 min read 1

100% Optical

Paul Chapman-Hatchett speaking at 100% Optical

Top tips on managing complaints in practice

On the High Street

17 Mar

Illustration of three pencil circle faces, one red, one orange, one green

Five steps to dealing with... a patient complaint

AOP

20 Feb

Graeme Clark and Isla Kirkness

Wanted: the only optometry practice on Orkney Islands seeks an optometrist

Career development

19 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

Meg stands in front of a presentation screen reading ‘Maximising your Social Media’

Dream team

A peek inside… Yorkshire Eyewear

Practice team

04 Feb

School children run under a coloured parachute that is held above the grass by adults

Optometrists invited to take part in national children’s eye care survey

Patients

18 Dec 2025

Professor Rachel Pilling

Looking differently at the vision of children who see differently

Patients

11 Dec 2025

A child uses a pointer to indicate an image on the Waterloo Differential Acuity Test held by Professor Susan Leat

Research spotlight

An accurate and fun test for visual acuity in toddlers

Research

09 Dec 2025

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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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Davina Dosanjh outside of Richard Petrie Optometrists

The cover story

Business class

Business and practice management

05 Jun 12 min read

Speakers at the Optometry Tomorrow panel discussion Optometry 2049: AI and the Future of Vision Care

How AI is changing eye care

NHS and health

16 Jun 1

Marsha de Cordova speaks at a parliamentary event celebrating a new RNIB training programme to provide emotional support at the point of diagnosis

New RNIB training launched at parliament

Patients

18 Jun

Chosen for you

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

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

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