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Myopia in the spotlight with Dr Monica Jong

EssilorLuxottica’s Dr Monica Jong spoke to OT about the importance of early intervention, emerging innovations and her experience as a myope

Research

2 days ago 8 min read

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The workshop

Understanding equipment in transit insurance for optometrists

Domiciliary

27 May

Dr Ceecee Britten-Jones

Postcard from… Australia

Practitioner stories

26 May 5 min read

Vikki Slade MP with OT’s Ceri Smith-Jaynes and the AOP’s Serena Box

Opinion

“Optometrists have the expertise, the equipment, and we are in the community”

AOP

26 May 4 mins

Deven Lakhani, optometrist and director at Hammond Opticians

Locum digest

Making the move: from practice ownership to locuming

Locuming

24 May 7 min read

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Locum digest

Protecting your mental health as a locum optometrist

Health and wellbeing

23 May 6 min read

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Five steps to dealing with... a patient complaint, part two

AOP

23 May

Komal takes a selfie from a high angle of the clinic room in practice. She wears a long sleeve black blouse with a patterned white skirt. Behind her is the Snellen chart and testing equipment

A to optometry

Patients at the heart

Students and pre-regs

22 May 3 mins

Rachel Pilling

The Professor Rachel Pilling episode

NHS and health

18 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

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Opinion

Piyus Tanna: “Listening and being there matters”

Health and wellbeing

15 May 4 mins

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Opinion

Adam Sampson: “Our profession offers a small ray of hope”

AOP

07 May 3 mins

100% Optical

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Building the wellbeing of the whole practice team

Health and wellbeing

28 Apr

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Early career digest

Keeping them comfortable

Career development

27 Apr

A male clinician wearing scrubs and glasses laughs

Early career digest

Developing good habits as an early career optometrist

Career development

27 Apr 7 min read

A patient receives an eye test

Early career digest

Binocular vision tips for newly qualified optometrists

Career development

26 Apr 6 min read

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Opinion

Neil Hilton: “These are often genuine mistakes, the kind that could happen to any of us”

Career development

25 Apr 4 mins

Hassan, Daniel, and Tammy stand together in a Boots Opticians practice

An optometrist saved my life

“Under the detached retina, there was a small round raised lump”

Patients

23 Apr

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OT asks...

What is the most important non-clinical skill in optometry practice?

On the High Street

23 Apr

The team who volunteered in Uganda posing for a photograph

Opinion

Robina Sharif: “It reminded me that, at its heart, optometry isn’t about technology, it’s about people”

Practitioner stories

22 Apr

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On your marks: running the London Marathon

Health and wellbeing

21 Apr 5 min read

A gloved hand holds up a petrie dish with bacterial colonies

Research spotlight

Harnessing the hidden potential of the ocular microbiome

Research

16 Apr

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Small change: big impact

Health and wellbeing

13 Apr 6 min read

Heer is photographed in a clinical setting holding up a tool and smiling

A to optometry

Being a calming voice for patients

Students and pre-regs

11 Apr 5 min read 5 mins

IP optometrist and The Optical People director, Jaclyn Pugh, pushes a tyre in exercise clothes

The cover story

Lifting the weight

Health and wellbeing

10 Apr 14 min read

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Hoya releases clinical trial data for Miyosmart iQ

Products

07 May 5 min read

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ABDO publishes survey data on dispensing optician salaries

Research

17 Mar 1 1

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How I got here

Nick Rumney’s limitless ambition for optometry

Career development

29 Mar 18 min read 22 mins

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Nick Rumney’s limitless ambition for optometry

Career development

29 Mar 18 min read 22 mins

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BBR Optometry: investing in technology and people

Practitioner stories

16 Mar 10 min read 2

Deven Lakhani presenting training

Opinion

Deven Lakhani: “Clinically, this was entirely outside my comfort zone”

Practitioner stories

21 Mar 5 min read 5 mins

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Opinion

Neil Hilton: “These are often genuine mistakes, the kind that could happen to any of us”

Career development

25 Apr 4 mins

Chosen for you

Deven Lakhani, optometrist and director at Hammond Opticians

Locum digest

Making the move: from practice ownership to locuming

Locuming

24 May 7 min read

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New study examines best approach to stopping atropine treatment

Research

27 May

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Hoya releases clinical trial data for Miyosmart iQ

Products

07 May 5 min read

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Locum digest

Protecting your mental health as a locum optometrist

Health and wellbeing

23 May 6 min read

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Expert: climate change may influence frequency and spread of parasitic eye infection

Research

21 May 7 min read