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A handful of people are seated at a circle table in an event, each wearing glowing green earphones. A microphone is handed to one delegate

100% Optical 2027: first look at CPD programme

The first phase of the education programme has been revealed for 100% Optical 2027, with topics including artificial intelligence, OCT, and managing red eye

AOP

Today

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Learnings for the whole practice team

AOP

08 Oct

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Six new product innovations announced at opening of CooperVision’s new global headquarters

Products

06 Oct 6 min read

Identifying red flag symptoms

Patients

05 Oct 8 min read

Selfie of Narthika Sivaloganathan, who has long black hair

Classroom to qualification

Completing the first CLiP assessments as a trainee optometrist

Students and pre-regs

02 Oct 3 mins

Optometry teacher teaching students how to perform an eye exam using an eye test equipment

In focus

CLiP: from application to qualification

Students and pre-regs

02 Oct 10 min read

Amandeep Tatra in practice

How I got here

Amandeep Tatra: “I am always looking to try and improve as a clinician”

Career development

02 Oct 5 min read 5 mins

A large presentation screen of a green powerpoint slide announcing the title of the session on the importance of interactions

Communication lessons in practice

On the High Street

22 Sep

Paul Morris on stage begins a session on informed choice

Principles for supporting informed choice

Patients

22 Sep

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

Giles Edmonds stands at a lectern on a large stage. Behind him is a welcome presentation for PAC 2026

Looking to the future at PAC 2026

Career development

16 Sep

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AI Day 2026: Responsible AI use in eye care

AOP

16 Sep

People are seated at circle tables watching a presentation

Sold-out success for Huddersfield optical conference

Career development

15 Sep

100% Optical

A view of the Main Stage of 100% Optical from the crowd

Registration opens for 100% Optical 2027

AOP

10 Sep

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Dr Anish Jindal: “If you want something, don’t give up”

Practitioner stories

01 Sep 5 min read

Crowd at Specsavers PAC 2026

Specsavers to celebrate 100 years of the dispensing profession at PAC

On the High Street

27 Aug

A young woman lifts a pair of spectacles from the display

Specsavers programme receives Princess Royal Training Award recognition

Practice team

27 Aug

A woman takes notes from several textbooks open in front of her

College of Optometrists updates glaucoma higher qualifications

Career development

20 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

Sonia sits in a clinic with a piece of optical equipment

How I got here

Sonia Jethwa: “I don’t believe in having competition in optometry”

Career development

07 Aug 7 min read 2 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

Head and shoulders images of three pre-reg contributors smiling on a pink background

Pre-reg focus

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

Students and pre-regs

07 Aug 9 min read

100% Optical

Three women pose together in sunglasses for a selfie at 100% Optical

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

A man watches a live feed of a professional giving a presentation

First Optometry Education Conference welcomes 150 attendees

Students and pre-regs

03 Aug

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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

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

Most popular across Education

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

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

An audience faces forward in a lecture theatre

OFNC provides statement on CPD grants

Career development

17 Jul

Sonia sits in a clinic with a piece of optical equipment

How I got here

Sonia Jethwa: “I don’t believe in having competition in optometry”

Career development

07 Aug 7 min read 2 8 mins

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

Chosen for you

A map if the United Kingdom under a magnifying glass

Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Greater Manchester

On the High Street

01 Oct 8 min read

The store front of Boots inside of a shopping centre

Boots in £6.5 billion acquisition deal

On the High Street

08 Oct

James Brawn

From optometry to medicine and back

Practitioner stories

06 Oct