Dispensing

A woman wearing glasses stops on the stairs of an underground train station

Ashton Riley Lenses launched for independent practices

The collection has been developed in partnership with IOT

Products

18 Aug

Professional head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair and fringe, wearing black rectangular glasses. She faces the camera whilst sitting at a table

Dispensing diaries

Sarah White: “The patient experience is everything”

Business and practice management

07 Aug 6 min read

An infant boy looks shyly at the camera. He wears pale green glasses that sit snugly around his face

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The perfect fit

Products

07 Aug 5 min read

Tanya is standing in front of shelving displaying six award recognitions, including a certificate and a trophy for Heart of the Practice. Tanya has her brown hair tied back, wearing a green plaid top with a navy blazer

Dream team

A peek inside... Eglinton Eyecare

Practice team

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

The interior of Cubitts Manchester

Cubitts opens first Manchester outlet in former Affleck & Brown department store

On the High Street

04 Aug

An open display book of photochromic lenses each displaying the colour they turn after exposure to UV

Rodenstock showcases photochromic family

Products

03 Aug

A laughing man stands in front of a light wall with a rainbow of spectacle frames, lenses and cases displayed

Jai Kudo Lenses present Signature varifocals

Products

30 Jul

Claire Gorman, Claire Wright, Debbie Chatten-Smith, Dean Dunning, Leanne Smewing at the University of Plymouth in hard hats and high vis coats

ABDO partners with the University of Plymouth to launch new DO apprenticeship

Students and pre-regs

01 Jul

An illustration in black, white and blue of three people arranging together large puzzles pieces in an interpretation of teamwork

Practice team digest

The patient journey: “We work as a family team”

On the High Street

28 Jun 6 min read

100% Optical

A young boy in a wheelchair smiles as an eye care practitioner shows him a pair of spectacles

Adapting an eye test in a special school setting

Patients

18 Jun

Two women photographed against a brilliant blue sunny sky in a classic country garden with stone vases and topiary. The women are dressed in yellow and lavender wrap dresses, hair slicked back into buns, and both wear oversized frames with thick sides in a marbled pink acetate

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Fun in the sun

Products

05 Jun

Woman holding a pair of spectacles an arms length away from her

At the dispensing desk

Managing frame choice for high prescriptions

Practice team

05 Jun 4 mins

An unidentified child sits on the sofa eating potato chips and a hamburger

Study finds obesity increases risk of astigmatism in young people

Research

02 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

View over a woman’s shoulder as she drives an electric car

The workshop

Understanding equipment in transit insurance for optometrists

Domiciliary

27 May

A collage of a woman in glasses with three different lenses, in each image she’s facing a different direction

Essilor introduces new lens initiative

Products

20 May

Norville trade literature from the 1980s

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

Products

09 Apr

Kylian and Patrick pose together on a dark background, both wearing Oakley Meta HSTN smart eyewear

Supplier insight

How can practices introduce smart eyewear?

Products

02 Apr 6 min read

Large image of the Rodenstock DNEye scanner on a white background

I could not live without…

The Rodenstock DNEye scanner and ImpressionIST tower

Patients

01 Apr 4 mins

A person manufactures a lens

In focus

What does the closure of Norville Optical mean for the future of UK optical manufacturing?

Products

01 Apr

A woman sits cross legged on a sunny deck, setting up a camera on a tripod with a laptop balanced on her lap and notebooks around her

Practice team digest

The style clinic

Practice team

28 Mar

A close up of a document being signed with water glasses in the background

Five insights from the General Optical Council

Government and regulation

19 Mar 5 min read

A woman sits in front of her laptop with a calculator and notebook while holding a mug

ABDO publishes survey data on dispensing optician salaries

Research

17 Mar 1 1

100% Optical

Presenter, Annaliese Dayes, style consultant, Jane Galpin and broadcaster, Prue Leith, in discussion at 100% Optical

What we learned from Prue Leith during her Modstyle launch at 100% Optical

Products

09 Mar

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An older man stands looking out a window

Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

A woman smiles while wearing solar eclipse glasses

Moorfields Eye Hospital surgeon gives tips on staying safe during the solar eclipse

Patients

10 Aug 1

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

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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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 unidentified child sits on the sofa eating potato chips and a hamburger

Study finds obesity increases risk of astigmatism in young people

Research

02 Jun

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 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

Chosen for you

An older man stands looking out a window

Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

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

A child plays with a toy astronaut and rocket

NICE consults on draft low-dose atropine guidance

NHS and health

13 Aug

Optometrist, Andrew Gillies, in front of Clark Optometrists on Orkney Island

Orkney Island optometry practice recruits new optometrist

Practitioner stories

19 Aug

A female optometrist performs a sight test with a slit lamp on a patient

AOP briefing unpacks GOC consultation on update to sight testing statement

AOP

13 Aug