Independent prescribers

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

The largest evaluation of CUES in England to date also looked at prescribing trends by IP optometrists working within the Greater Manchester service

Research

30 Jul

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Scope Eyecare 2026 IP bursary winner named

Career development

21 Jul

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Scope Eyecare opens IP bursary 2026

Career development

21 Apr

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Mutual learning through IP mentorship

Career development

31 Mar 8 min read

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Five insights from the General Optical Council

Government and regulation

19 Mar 5 min read

100% Optical

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Professor Nicola Logan provides an update on atropine

NHS and health

13 Mar

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Locum digest

Locuming and hospital optometry demystified

Locuming

21 Feb 8 min read

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IP and me

Soreness and photophobia after a conker strike

Patients

05 Dec 2025

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Details revealed for Wales sight test remuneration and fees

Government and regulation

14 Nov 2025

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IP and me

Itching and discomfort in a contact lens patient

Patients

03 Oct 2025

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The trailblazers

NHS and health

03 Oct 2025 10 min read

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My IP qualification

Career development

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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

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IP and me

Visual hallucinations in an elderly patient

Patients

01 Aug 2025

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Examining optometry workforce trends in Scotland

NHS and health

31 Jul 2025

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Winners of SCOPE’s Independent Prescriber Bursary Award announced

Career development

21 Jul 2025

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Making a difference in glaucoma

“Optometrists are critical to supporting glaucoma care in both primary and secondary care”

Patients

01 Jul 2025 5 min read

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Using IP to future-proof your optometry practice

Business and practice management

06 Jun 2025 10 min read

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IP and me

Blurred vision in a nine-year-old patient

Patients

05 Jun 2025 5 min read

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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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IP and me

Irritable eyes after cataract surgery

Patients

04 Apr 2025 6 min read 1

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I could not live without…

The Dedicated Patient Support team

Practitioner stories

04 Apr 2025 2 mins

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Northern Ireland independent prescribing pilot delivers care close to home

NHS and health

20 Feb 2025 2

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In focus

Domiciliary urgent eye care in Wales

Domiciliary

07 Feb 2025 7 min read

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A statistical snapshot of optometry in Scotland

NHS and health

31 Jan 2025

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AOP supports call for care closer to home

AOP

29 Jan 2025

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If you could have one thing in practice fully funded, what would that be?

Practitioner stories

23 Dec 2024

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Moorfields Eye Hospital surgeon gives tips on staying safe during the solar eclipse

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

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A woman receives an eye examination

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

Research

30 Jul

Anne stands in front of a world map, smiling for the camera. She has blonde-brown hair past her shoulders and wears a navy shirt

Scope Eyecare 2026 IP bursary winner named

Career development

21 Jul

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Moorfields Eye Hospital surgeon gives tips on staying safe during the solar eclipse

Patients

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NICE consults on draft low-dose atropine guidance

NHS and health

13 Aug

A female optometrist performs a sight test with a slit lamp on a patient

AOP briefing unpacks GOC consultation on update to sight testing statement

AOP

13 Aug

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A Level results day: “Failing wasn’t the end of my story”

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An optometrist saved my life

“I knew straightaway that this was something that needed to be seen urgently”

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