Extended services

An older man sits next to a radiator in a jersey and scarf blowing on his hands to keep them warm

AOP responds to £40 million investment in GP programme

The association has reminded the Government not to overlook the role of optometrists in easing pressure on emergency departments

AOP

2 days ago

Alberta Association of Optometrists president, Dr Sophia Leung, speaks to media

New regulations expand scope of care for Alberta optometrists

Government and regulation

09 Nov 5 min read

Fabian Schüpbach at the specialist optometry practice where he works

Postcard from… Switzerland

Practitioner stories

09 Nov 6 min read

An optometrist performs a sight test on a young professional

487 locally commissioned services in place in England

On the High Street

08 Oct 1

James Brawn

From optometry to medicine and back

Practitioner stories

06 Oct

Mandeep Kaur-Bains

Mandeep Kaur-Bains on founding an eyewear company

Practitioner stories

01 Oct

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

Older man sitting in an armchair and laughing with a care provider

Optometry should be included in social care reform, Specsavers says

NHS and health

28 Sep

A patient with greying hair and beard speaks to a practitioner who is wearing a white clinical coat. They are seated in a consulting room

Optometry Scotland publishes community low vision service recommendations

Government and regulation

10 Sep

A map if the United Kingdom under a magnifying glass

Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Staffordshire

On the High Street

27 Aug 16 min read 1

John Davidson, optometrist and owner of Querido & Davidson

Behind the cover story

Behind the scenes of our Eye care success stories edition

On the High Street

07 Aug

Caroline Mosses

The cover story

In the spotlight

On the High Street

07 Aug 11 min read

Illustration of medical professional standing and lines connecting them

A final thought

Sarah Lowry: “Extended pathways allow you to manage everyone who comes in”

AOP

07 Aug mins

Illustration of blue puzzle pieces laid out flat with a hand placing a red one into the final remain

The CEO’s view

Adam Sampson: “A solution without a problem is no solution at all”

AOP

07 Aug 4 mins

A close up of an older woman receiving an eye test

On the ground at the AOP

An AOP explainer on... working towards low vision service commissioning

AOP

07 Aug 5 min read 4 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

Edwin Causey centre with Specsavers staff members all smiling at cameras

CUES appointment supports urgent referral for life-threatening condition

On the High Street

06 Aug 1

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

Optometrist John Davidson

John Davidson on offering glaucoma care in the community

NHS and health

06 Aug

A woman receives an eye examination

New research finds 83% of CUES patients retained within primary care in Greater Manchester

Research

30 Jul

Dr Valarie Jerome

Postcard from… the US

Practitioner stories

18 Jul

An older man instills eye drops in his eye

Glaucoma Awareness Week 2026: “We only have one pair of eyes, so we need to look after them”

Patients

06 Jul 6 min read

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

The silhouette of delegates before the stage at Optometry Tomorrow

The evolution of optometry in Wales

NHS and health

18 Jun

Hamza Mussa speaks at Optometry Tomorrow

Anterior segment imaging using a smartphone and adapter

Career development

16 Jun

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Most popular across OT

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

Sameer and Hannah pose during a sight test. Sameer has turned to the camera. With one hand he holds the control for a slit lamp, and with the other he holds a volk lens up to Hannah’s eye

An optometrist saved my life

Hannah Mockler: “I could have been left with permanent damage to my vision”

Practitioner stories

16 Oct

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 Extended services

A map if the United Kingdom under a magnifying glass

Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Staffordshire

On the High Street

27 Aug 16 min read 1

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

James Brawn

From optometry to medicine and back

Practitioner stories

06 Oct

Mandeep Kaur-Bains

Mandeep Kaur-Bains on founding an eyewear company

Practitioner stories

01 Oct

Chosen for you

Exterior of De Montfort University’s Hawthorn Building, home to the university’s Health and Life Sciences faculty

De Montfort’s new optometry degree: increasing eye care accessibility in diverse communities in the East Midlands

Students and pre-regs

29 Oct 10 min read 3

A woman injects a weight-loss medication into her abdomen

An ophthalmic surgeon on how weight-loss drugs affect eye health

NHS and health

02 Nov

Hammad uses a slit lamp to perform a sight test on a patient in Sri Lanka

Providing eye care in Sri Lanka

Practitioner stories

1 day ago

Inflammation and localised dilation of the episcleral small vessels external layer of the sclerotic

IP and me

Tenderness and aching in the right eye after a period of stress

Patients

02 Oct 5 min read

Two co-workers engaged in a business review, examining documents on a laptop screen in a professional setting

GOC testing of sight proposals raise “fundamental concerns,” AOP says

AOP

29 Oct 2