Education

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

Communication lessons in practice

OT summarised five takeaways from a Specsavers PAC session on the importance of communication between colleagues and with patients

On the High Street

2 days ago

Paul Morris on stage begins a session on informed choice

Principles for supporting informed choice

Patients

2 days ago

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

A woman is seated at a round table working on a laptop, she has a maroon headscarf and is surrounded by tools to make notes

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

An illustration of a man in a suit and tie firing arrows at a target placed on a tree

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

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

Cartoon woman looks inside a giant eye on a yellow background

A conversation about...

Closing the gap between the classroom and the clinic

Career development

07 Aug 10 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

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

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

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 man watches a live feed of a professional giving a presentation

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

A birds-eye-view of a man attending a virtual meeting, with notebooks in front of him. He types with one hand and holds a cup of tea in the other

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

Woman sitting on a giant light bulb growing like a plant, working on a laptop against a cloudy sky background.

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

Government and regulation

21 Jul

Anne stands in front of a world map, smiling for the camera. She has blonde-brown hair past her shoulders and wears a navy shirt

Scope Eyecare 2026 IP bursary winner named

Career development

21 Jul

An audience faces forward in a lecture theatre

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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An older man stands looking out a window

Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

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

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

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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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

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

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

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

Chosen for you

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

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

100% Optical

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

Registration opens for 100% Optical 2027

AOP

10 Sep

Malvi providing a sight test to child, Ellie

Opinion

Malvi Patel: “No two days are the same, and no two children are the same”

Practitioner stories

07 Sep 5 min read 1 5 mins

A hospital corridor is pictured with a sign saying ‘clinical suite’

Man with loss of vision and blocked nose found to have 9cm foreign body in nasal cavity

Research

11 Sep