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Pre-reg focus

Preparing for the next stage: reflections from a year of pre-reg practice

Pre-registration optometrists, Eliza Jane, Nora and Zak, are on the road towards being qualified optometrists – ahead of their OSCEs, they told OT about what they’ve learnt

Career development

07 Aug 9 min read

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How I got here

“I don’t believe in having competition in optometry”

Career development

07 Aug 7 min read 8 mins

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A conversation about...

Closing the gap between the classroom and the clinic

Career development

07 Aug 10 min read

100% Optical

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Practice teams on the road

Practice team

07 Aug

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In focus

A century of optometry at Aston University

Practitioner stories

07 Aug 10 min read

Professor Shehzad Naroo with an ophthalmoscope

A personal history of Aston University optometry department in 12 objects

Students and pre-regs

06 Aug 9 min read

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In focus

Five factors shaping practice

AOP

06 Aug 10 min read

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First Optometry Education Conference welcomes 150 attendees

Students and pre-regs

03 Aug

Little girl getting a sight test with blue glasses

SeeAbility wins NHS contract to extend Special School Eye Care Service across London and South East England

Domiciliary

30 Jul

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Myopia management updates webinar recordings now live

AOP

23 Jul

An optometrist wearing an NHS lanyard, Zak Saleem, examines a patient’s eyes using a slit lamp microscope in a clinical setting

Pre-reg focus

“The hospital setting has provided exposure to a diverse range of encounters and cases”

Students and pre-regs

22 Jul 1 mins

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43% of GOC registrants on track to meet their CPD requirements

Government and regulation

21 Jul

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Scope Eyecare 2026 IP bursary winner named

Career development

21 Jul

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OFNC provides statement on CPD grants

Career development

17 Jul

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Opinion

Richard Spencer: “Optics offered far more opportunities than I had ever imagined”

Career development

16 Jul 4 mins

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SPOKE secures funding for careers outreach initiative

Students and pre-regs

14 Jul

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Cardiff University and Newmedica partner for training development

Hospital optometry

13 Jul

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GOC appoints IP optometrist as its first head of optometric advice

Government and regulation

09 Jul

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EssilorLuxottica launches live CPD programme

Business and practice management

08 Jul

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Specsavers opens bookings for PAC 2026

On the High Street

03 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

Older female teacher oversees two students using a slit lamp

Scheme for Registration supervision updated to reflect CLiP changes

Students and pre-regs

29 Jun

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AOP takes advocacy on the road with new CPD-accredited series

AOP

16 Jun

Delegates at the Primary Eyecare Services Enhanced Eye care Conference

Primary Eyecare Services hosts inaugural West Midlands conference with focus on extended clinical services

Career development

16 Jun

A young woman in an optician’s shop smiles as she reaches toward a wall display of glasses frames, while another woman stands slightly out of focus nearby, watching. Bright overhead lighting and a clean, modern interior create a welcoming retail environment

Pre-reg focus

Looking ahead to the OSCEs as a pre-reg optometrist

Students and pre-regs

05 Jun 2 mins

100% Optical

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Five key topics from 100% Optical 2026

AOP

05 Jun

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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

“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

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05 Jun

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Professor Shehzad Naroo with an ophthalmoscope

A personal history of Aston University optometry department in 12 objects

Students and pre-regs

06 Aug 9 min read

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling person with long blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a sleeveless navy and white patterned top, against a plain light grey background with copy space to the right

GOC appoints IP optometrist as its first head of optometric advice

Government and regulation

09 Jul

A close up of an older man receiving an eye test. His face is positioned on the chin rest and a light shines in his eye

Primary care optometry in the glaucoma care pathway

NHS and health

28 May 2

A student practices a cover test on another patient in a clinical-styled environment. Above the patient is the letter chart

Cardiff University and Newmedica partner for training development

Hospital optometry

13 Jul

A birds eye view of delegates in a conference hall sitting for a lecture at PAC 2025

Specsavers opens bookings for PAC 2026

On the High Street

03 Jul

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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

Professor Shehzad Naroo with an ophthalmoscope

A personal history of Aston University optometry department in 12 objects

Students and pre-regs

06 Aug 9 min read

A child plays with a toy astronaut and rocket

NICE consults on draft low-dose atropine guidance

NHS and health

2 days ago

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CUES appointment supports urgent referral for life-threatening condition

On the High Street

06 Aug 2

A woman sits on the sofa wearing a blanket and blowing her nose

Persistent ocular symptoms following COVID-19

Research

07 Aug