Hospital optometry

A large glass and metal hospital building

Optegra appoints UK managing director

Ghada Beal takes on the new role as the company marks a new chapter under EssilorLuxottica

Hospital optometry

13 Aug

Katie Smith smiles in a hospital optometry clinic room

You had me at hospital

Bee stings and retinopathy of prematurity: working in the paediatric eye clinic

Hospital optometry

07 Aug 6 min read

Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital exterior

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust receives RNIB Visibly Better Employer Standard

Hospital optometry

30 Jul

Staff from the Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital gather on the main staircase of the new facility, holding up balloon letters that spell out ‘New Home’

Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital fully open to public

Hospital optometry

29 Jul

A student practices a cover test on another patient in a clinical-styled environment. Above the patient is the letter chart

Cardiff University and Newmedica partner for training development

Hospital optometry

13 Jul

Five participants wearing matching yellow event T-shirts and blue finisher medals smile for a group photo beneath a "FINISH" banner at the Moorfields Eye Charity event. One participant has an arm around another's shoulders, while others wear headphones or glasses. Trees, event flags and spectators are visible in the background, creating a celebratory finish-line atmosphere

Sight loss community raises £91,000 in Moorfields Eye Charity fundraising walk

Hospital optometry

07 Jul

On a football pitch, a man wearing a grey Freedom Vision t-shirt and darkened goggles lifts his foot back to take a penalty kick

Football challenge simulates real-world effect of cataracts

Hospital optometry

30 Jun

The welcome desk and reception of SpaMedica Wembley

Shadow Health Secretary visits SpaMedica Wembley

Hospital optometry

24 Jun

The main entrance for the Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital

Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital to welcome patients from mid-July

Hospital optometry

23 Jun

Kumell Rizvi, hospital optometrist in blue scrubs

You had me at hospital

Kumell Rizvi: “Hospital optometry is about the people that you encounter”

Hospital optometry

05 Jun 6 min read

A large group gather around a sign displaying the new Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital, on either side of the display are blue curtains which have been pulled back in a reveal.

Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital begins countdown to opening

Hospital optometry

01 Jun

Optometrist examining a female patient's eyes

AOP HOC election results announced

Hospital optometry

18 May

Professor Pouya Alaghband and Peter Holton of Glaucoma UK

Glaucoma UK Excellence in Glaucoma Care Award 2026 winners announced

Hospital optometry

24 Apr

Newmedica ophthalmologist and glaucoma lead, Richard Stead

An explainer on minimally invasive glaucoma surgery

Hospital optometry

16 Apr

Professor Augusto Azuara-Blanco

Could vitamin B3 supplements protect against glaucoma?

Hospital optometry

02 Apr

A head-and-shoulders portrait of a middle-aged man with short hair and light stubble, wearing a navy blazer over a pale checkered shirt, standing indoors in front of large windows with trees visible outside

You had me at hospital

“Working in hospital gives you a lot of confidence in diagnosing and pathologies”

Hospital optometry

30 Mar 6 min read

Thomas Hamper

Being on the AOP Hospital Optometrists Committee

Hospital optometry

18 Mar

Michael Crossland

Mind matters: sight loss and wellbeing

Hospital optometry

05 Mar

Moorfields Eye Hospital head of contact lens manufacturing, Shanil Patel, holds a contact lens

A peek inside the Moorfields Eye Hospital contact lens laboratory

Hospital optometry

19 Feb 1

A person holds a single tooth wearing blue surgical gloves

Restoring vision using a patient’s own tooth

Hospital optometry

04 Feb 2

A woman with long brown hair sits beside a slit-lamp eye examination machine in a clinical room, smiling toward the camera. She is wearing a dark green sweater and is seated at a white desk with ophthalmic equipment

You had me at hospital

“Hospitals need to think differently and for the long-term"

Hospital optometry

03 Feb 5 min read

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust consultant ophthalmologist, John Buchan

Reducing the environmental footprint of eye care

Hospital optometry

29 Jan

Bristol Eye Hospital optometrist, Ben Phipps

Bristol Eye Hospital optometrist Ben Phipps on an enhanced macular referral pathway

Hospital optometry

22 Jan

A modernist building made of grey brick, glass and metal, reflecting the bright sunshine. Snow on the ground and the shadow of a bare tree indicate a cold climate or winter season, though a bright blue sky caps the scene

EssilorLuxottica to acquire Signifeye

Hospital optometry

17 Dec 2025 1

Kavita is wearing a black top and smiling with her arms folded on a table in a consulting room

You had me at hospital

“I wanted to see what happened to my patients after I referred them into the hospital”

Hospital optometry

05 Dec 2025

Delegates at the Hospital and Specialty Optometrists Conference look towards the stage

Six insights from HSOC

Hospital optometry

13 Nov 2025 7 min read

David Moulsdale, founder and CEO of Optical Express, and Nicholas Ridley

Optical Express opens new flagship eye hospital

Hospital optometry

23 Oct 2025 5 min read

Simranjit smiles whilst sat at a desk

You had me at hospital

“The joy of working within the hospital is the people”

Hospital optometry

03 Oct 2025 5 min read

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“We will always be grateful that Charlotte recognised the signs when she did”

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A female optometrist performs a sight test with a slit lamp for a male patient

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Kumell Rizvi, hospital optometrist in blue scrubs

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Kumell Rizvi: “Hospital optometry is about the people that you encounter”

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05 Jun 6 min read

A student practices a cover test on another patient in a clinical-styled environment. Above the patient is the letter chart

Cardiff University and Newmedica partner for training development

Hospital optometry

13 Jul

A large group gather around a sign displaying the new Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital, on either side of the display are blue curtains which have been pulled back in a reveal.

Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital begins countdown to opening

Hospital optometry

01 Jun

The main entrance for the Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital

Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital to welcome patients from mid-July

Hospital optometry

23 Jun

Staff from the Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital gather on the main staircase of the new facility, holding up balloon letters that spell out ‘New Home’

Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital fully open to public

Hospital optometry

29 Jul

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NICE consults on draft low-dose atropine guidance

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13 Aug

A woman sits on the sofa wearing a blanket and blowing her nose

Persistent ocular symptoms following COVID-19

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07 Aug

Optometrist Ben Armstrong carrying out a vision check with a young lady at Revvv it Up festival

Community optometrist and RNIB Northern Ireland make two hospital referrals at local festival

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13 Aug

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