Education

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

2 days ago

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

People sitting in a lecture with focus on a lady wearing glasses holding a microphone

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

Rows of attentively listening audiences look towards the stage where a man presents on the new company Cascader. The stage is branded as 100 percent optical

Five key topics from 100% Optical 2026

AOP

05 Jun

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

Piyus and Sheena, both in matching orange hoodies, stand with their arms open on a stage in front of a screen reading Optometry Wellbeing 2026

Wellbeing event focuses on the “person behind the role”

Practitioner stories

27 May

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

“I am finding this stage both rewarding and challenging”

Students and pre-regs

15 May 2 mins

Close up of a person’s hands holding an iPad

Shaped by members: informing the AOP’s CPD reform response

AOP

06 May

GOC reception area

Sector responses to GOC CPD reform proposals

Government and regulation

23 Apr 1

Sheena Tanna-Shah and Piyus Tanna

Wellbeing Day returns with a focus on community and self-care

Health and wellbeing

23 Apr 5 min read 1

Councillors are seated around tables and looking towards the front of the room, they raise their hands in agreement with a statement

Five discussions from the spring AOP Council meeting

AOP

09 Apr 6 min read

Blue and red cartoons heads showing communication concept

A conversation about...

Mutual learning through IP mentorship

Career development

31 Mar 8 min read

Young female optometrist smiling as she looks through a slit lamp microscope to examine a male patient’s eyes in a softly lit clinic room, with a blurred owl picture on the wall in the background

Pre-reg focus

Adapting to technology as an optometry pre-reg

Students and pre-regs

31 Mar 4 mins

Young female optometrist performs an eye exam on a female patient inside an optometry practice

Seven insights on CLiP from the College of Optometrists

Students and pre-regs

25 Mar 11 min read

Image shows the hands of a Caucasian doctor writing on a prescription pad

Somerset LOC to fully fund higher qualifications for local practitioners

Career development

17 Mar

100% Optical

A speaker wearing a grey suit and headset microphone, Bhavik Parmar, stands beside a large presentation screen at an exhibition stand with green branding. Text on the wall reads “Want to change lives including your own?” while a slide referencing NICE glaucoma guidance is partially visible on the screen

The “yellow brick road” to higher glaucoma qualifications explained

Career development

14 Mar

100% Optical

Barrister Eleanor Curzon

The role of remediation in fitness to practise proceedings

Government and regulation

13 Mar

Young girl with black hair smiles as she tries on a pair of purple glasses in front of a mirror

Primary Eyecare Services launches Bright Sight special schools vision service

Patients

10 Mar

A model poses on the 100% Optical Catwalk wearing bold eyewear

100% Optical 2026: “Everywhere at the show was buzzing”

AOP

06 Mar

Event booth promoting 100% Optical and 100% Ophthalmology with dates 27 Feb to 1 Mar 2027 and social media icons.

Opinion

Adam Sampson: “What a diverse and friendly community we are privileged to be part of”

AOP

05 Mar 2 mins

An optometrist wearing an NHS lanyard, Zak Saleem, examines a patient’s eyes using a slit lamp microscope in a clinical setting, with a blue light shining into the patient’s eye as she rests her chin on the support

Pre-reg focus

“Pre-reg has highlighted how much learning happens on the job”

Students and pre-regs

04 Mar 2 mins

Bruce Evans

Are you a locum? You can access the AOP’s Locum Clinical Skills Conference through a free OT sponsored space

Locuming

26 Feb

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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

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GOC reception area

Sector responses to GOC CPD reform proposals

Government and regulation

23 Apr 1

Sheena Tanna-Shah and Piyus Tanna

Wellbeing Day returns with a focus on community and self-care

Health and wellbeing

23 Apr 5 min read 1

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

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

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

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 woman wearing a yellow top receives a sight test

GOC to consult on proposed updated statement on the testing of sight

Government and regulation

25 Jun