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Five steps to dealing with… a declined test

The AOP’s Farah Topia shares her five steps for practitioners to follow if a patient declines a test

AOP

3 days ago 5 min read

The AOP Councillors gather outside the glass front doors of the building, they are all looking up and smiling towards the camera

AOP Council meeting in five updates

AOP

17 Jun 6 min read

A close up of the view finder of a piece of optical equipment in a consulting room

Frustration over plans for digitising referrals without “fully costed plan for a national roll-out”

AOP

09 Jun 3

A crowd of people are pictured raising their hands

Body responsible for negotiating GOS fees seeks feedback from optical professionals

Government and regulation

08 May 3

100% Optical

Nigel Kirkpatrick, medical director at Newmedica, on stage at 100% Optical 2026

Optometry and opportunity

NHS and health

02 May

100% Optical

Dr Peter Hampson and Efa Schmidt deliver their presentation at 100 Optical 2026

Navigating the professional conduct pitfalls of an increasingly digital world

On the High Street

04 Mar

Close-up photo of a woman’s hand checking a receipt in front of a laptop

Scottish Budget: uplift in funding for community eye care

Government and regulation

16 Jan

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Opinion

How equal eye care for universal credit claimants in Northern Ireland was secured

Patients

08 Jan 5 min read 5 mins

School children run under a coloured parachute that is held above the grass by adults

Optometrists invited to take part in national children’s eye care survey

Patients

18 Dec 2025

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GOS1 fees to increase 2.5%

Government and regulation

09 Dec 2025 5 1

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The CEO’s view

“The conversations themselves are not straightforward”

AOP

05 Dec 2025 4 mins

A woman uses a calculator in front of a laptop

OFNC provides update on GOS fees and CPD grant

Government and regulation

14 Nov 2025

An older man sits at a table budgeting with a book an calculator

Northern Ireland to achieve parity for Universal Credit recipients from December

NHS and health

13 Nov 2025

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Opinion

“Policymaking is not about dealing in black and white; it is about deciding between shades of grey”

AOP

06 Nov 2025 5 min read 5 mins

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Optometry Scotland launches manifesto ahead of 2026 Scottish election

NHS and health

03 Nov 2025

A group of four young trainee nurses including male and female nurses , walk away from camera down a hospital corridor. They are wearing UK nurse uniforms of trousers and tunics

Optometry responds to NHS England’s Medium Term Planning Framework for England

NHS and health

29 Oct 2025 6 min read 1

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OT asks...

What is the one policy change that would most benefit the optical profession?

Government and regulation

16 Oct 2025 2

Two businesspeople shake hands

Wales contract negotiation sees 5% uplift for standard sight test

Government and regulation

16 Oct 2025 1

A line of puzzle pieces one of which is gold and has a spotlight shining on it

The CEO’s view

“Optometry is ready to help”

AOP

03 Oct 2025 5 min read 5 mins

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Research spotlight

A snapshot of myopia in Scotland using GOS data

Research

25 Sep 2025

An awards presentation at the Specsavers Professional Advancement Conference

Six insights from PAC 2025

Career development

16 Sep 2025 7 min read

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Opinion

“It has ultimately brought about a real shift in government thinking”

AOP

04 Sep 2025 5 min read 4 mins

A calculator and papers displaying graphs lie next to a laptop on a desk

Optometry Scotland accepts 4% GOS fee uplift

Government and regulation

28 Jul 2025 1

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AOP Council: updates from devolved nations, certificate of vision impairment, and refracting children

AOP

08 Jul 2025 8 min read

Online welcome ceo view banner

The CEO’s view

“This is a revolution, and the future is not predictable”

AOP

05 Jun 2025 4 mins

A man wears glasses working at a laptop in an optometry practice

Guidance published in response to technical difficulties with PCSE Online

Business and practice management

23 May 2025

A map of the British Isles is displayed with a red pin in it

An overview of optometry in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland

Government and regulation

23 May 2025 7 min read 2

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Hoya releases clinical trial data for Miyosmart iQ

Products

07 May 5 min read

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How I got here

Nick Rumney’s limitless ambition for optometry

Career development

29 Mar 18 min read 22 mins

GOC reception area

Sector responses to GOC CPD reform proposals

Government and regulation

23 Apr 1

A close up of the view finder of a piece of optical equipment in a consulting room

Frustration over plans for digitising referrals without “fully costed plan for a national roll-out”

AOP

09 Jun 3

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A close up of the view finder of a piece of optical equipment in a consulting room

Frustration over plans for digitising referrals without “fully costed plan for a national roll-out”

AOP

09 Jun 3

A crowd of people are pictured raising their hands

Body responsible for negotiating GOS fees seeks feedback from optical professionals

Government and regulation

08 May 3

100% Optical

Nigel Kirkpatrick, medical director at Newmedica, on stage at 100% Optical 2026

Optometry and opportunity

NHS and health

02 May

The AOP Councillors gather outside the glass front doors of the building, they are all looking up and smiling towards the camera

AOP Council meeting in five updates

AOP

17 Jun 6 min read

Chosen for you

A close up of the view finder of a piece of optical equipment in a consulting room

Frustration over plans for digitising referrals without “fully costed plan for a national roll-out”

AOP

09 Jun 3

Emma Spofforth and Nizz Sabir sitting on an sofa holding the AOP chairman medal

Leadership, continuity and change: AOP chairman handover

AOP

08 Jun 7 min read

Faayza is wearing a shirt and sits at a table with a bunch of flowers

How I got here

“I know how frustrating it can be when you don’t feel heard”

Career development

05 Jun 8 min read 8 mins

The audience at the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

Three insights from the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

Career development

11 Jun 5 min read