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The audience at the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

Three insights from the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

The first of four regional roadshow events took place at the De Vere Beaumont Estate on 8 June

Career development

11 Jun 5 min read

Cartoon man face plants onto a laptop against a blue background

OT asks...

What is your top tip for dealing with challenges or stressful situations at work?

On the High Street

11 Jun 5 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

Davina Dosanjh outside of Richard Petrie Optometrists

The cover story

Business class

Business and practice management

05 Jun 12 min read

Last-minute adjustments at the OT photoshoot with IP optometrist and ophthalmic director, Irinder Khakha

Behind the cover story

Behind the scenes of our Practice resilience edition

Business and practice management

05 Jun

An optometrist shines a pen torch into an older woman’s eye while she sits in an armchair, looking upward during a home eye examination. The setting appears to be a living room, with wooden flooring, a side table, and a decorative lamp in the background

Decoding domiciliary

“Some of our patients call me a ‘friendly neighbourhood Spider Man’”

Domiciliary

05 Jun 7 min read

Haris looks at the camera whilst wearing a grey suit

A day in the life of a business owner

“No matter how organised you are, something will always change”

Business and practice management

05 Jun 4 mins

Helen is photographed in the practice. She wears a blue and black leopard-print shirt and rows of frames are in the background

Dream team

A peek inside... Eyesite Opticians & Hearing Care Reading

Practice team

05 Jun 7 min read

Illustration of a woman with a spade digging at a tree with light bulbs on

A final thought

Frances Jamieson: “Practice ownership represents freedom to me”

AOP

05 Jun 4 mins

A woman in middle age has her chin on the rest of a slit lamp device for an eye test. On the right-hand side, the optometrist in blue scrubs is controlling the device to perform the test

OFNC survey explores unfunded NHS work

NHS and health

02 Jun 1

A collage of a woman in glasses with three different lenses, in each image she’s facing a different direction

Essilor introduces new lens initiative

Products

20 May

A geometric illustration on a deep forest green background of a triangular person in yellow. From the back of their head grow blue, red, and pink flowers. They smile and hold in their hand a pink brain with a red heart in the centre

Swimming, mentorship, walking, and slowing down: actions for wellbeing

Health and wellbeing

11 May 5 min read

A group of eight people in formal wear stand on stage, a woman centrally holds a metal award

Recognising excellence in independent practice

Practice team

05 May

100% Optical

Pretty Basra wears a yellow-green dress and stands on stage at 100% Optical

How to nurture your mental fitness as an optical practitioner

Health and wellbeing

28 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

Illustration of man standing in court wearing a suit and the backs of three people

Opinion

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

Career development

25 Apr 4 mins

A series of coloured heads with speech bubbles

OT asks...

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

On the High Street

23 Apr

Two people at a professional conference look at a table of eyewear

SightCare adds four suppliers to SPECS buying group

On the High Street

14 Apr

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

Richard Spruce, IP optometrist and Optometry Scotland vice chair

Behind the cover story

Behind the scenes of The Core values edition

Health and wellbeing

10 Apr

Lindsey Jones smiling whilst stood in front of a large colourful mural inside her optometry practice

A day in the life of a business owner

Daily life in an award-winning Aberdeen independent practice

Business and practice management

10 Apr 5 min read 5 mins

Roma is stood outside wearing a black suit jacket, in front of a lake

Life as a locum

Keeping up with technology and prioritising peer support as a locum optometrist

Locuming

10 Apr 7 min read 7 mins

An optometrist sits at a desk speaking with a teenage patient in a bright practice reception area. A computer, eyewear displays, and promotional posters are visible, with large windows letting in natural light behind them

Irish optometry practices deliver almost 300 free eye examinations to children

On the High Street

09 Apr

Optometrist and Optometry Scotland vice chair, Richard Spruce

Richard Spruce on maintaining balance as an optometrist

Health and wellbeing

09 Apr

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A spectacle lens balances on its edge, in the shadow is a ring of dots. The background of the image is orange and white

Hoya releases clinical trial data for Miyosmart iQ

Products

07 May 5 min read

Black and white image of Nick Rumney looking at the camera whilst wearing a suit

How I got here

Nick Rumney’s limitless ambition for optometry

Career development

29 Mar 18 min read 22 mins

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10 Apr

GOC reception area

Sector responses to GOC CPD reform proposals

Government and regulation

23 Apr 1

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Black and white image of Nick Rumney looking at the camera whilst wearing a suit

How I got here

Nick Rumney’s limitless ambition for optometry

Career development

29 Mar 18 min read 22 mins

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

Illustration of man standing in court wearing a suit and the backs of three people

Opinion

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

Career development

25 Apr 4 mins

A person manufactures a lens

In focus

What does the closure of Norville Optical mean for the future of UK optical manufacturing?

Products

01 Apr

Davina Dosanjh outside of Richard Petrie Optometrists

The cover story

Business class

Business and practice management

05 Jun 12 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

Davina Dosanjh outside of Richard Petrie Optometrists

The cover story

Business class

Business and practice management

05 Jun 12 min read