Myopia

Prototype eyewear incorporating indigo light designed by startup company Electric Indigo

Study finds indigo light suppresses myopia in tree shrews

Researchers report that the most protective wavelength is 419–446 nanometres

Research

03 Sep

A young girl laughs, she wears red spectacles

SightGlass Vision pass 2m wearers of myopia control lens

Products

25 Aug

A child plays with a toy astronaut and rocket

NICE consults on draft low-dose atropine guidance

NHS and health

13 Aug

A practitioner performing an eye examination for a child

Bayfields deploys mEye Suite

On the High Street

13 Aug

A young girl on a swingset. She is wearing glasses with a pink rim

Survey explores parental understanding of myopia

Patients

13 Aug

A child wearing glasses plays with toy dinosaurs

In conversation with Dr Natalia Vlasak about the Miyosmart iQ spectacle lens

Research

12 Aug 5 min read

A child plays in a playground

Study: young people receiving anti-inflammatory treatment develop myopia later

Research

05 Aug

A boy stands against a wall with a height cart on it

A growth chart for the eye?

Research

24 Jul

A birds-eye-view of a man attending a virtual meeting, with notebooks in front of him. He types with one hand and holds a cup of tea in the other

Myopia management updates webinar recordings now live

AOP

23 Jul

Deven wears a suit and stands by a floral arrangement in the shape of spectacles

Myopia Focus welcomes optometrist to advisory committee

Practitioner stories

22 Jul

Jonathan Cohen in a navy suit stands at the front of a room of tiered seating welcoming attendees to the event. A projected screen in the background states Sensei Innovation Centre

Independent practitioners gather at Japan House London for Hoya event

Products

21 Jul 7 min read

Marion Wolff

The view from France: providing myopia management in clinical practice

Research

16 Jul

Children line up outside a classroom in Taiwain

More than half of Taiwanese five-year-olds myopic or pre-myopic

Research

01 Jul

The silhouette of delegates before the stage at Optometry Tomorrow

The evolution of optometry in Wales

NHS and health

18 Jun

A young couple sit together in a summery terrace surrounded by plants and shurbs. Both wear neutrals in beige, browns, and khaki. Both wear sunglasses

Latest launches

Tech-forward launches

Products

05 Jun

The Welsh flag

In focus

A focus on prevention in Wales

NHS and health

05 Jun 9 min read

100% Optical

Rows of attentively listening audiences look towards the stage where a man presents on the new company Cascader. The stage is branded as 100 percent optical

Five key topics from 100% Optical 2026

AOP

05 Jun

A portrait photo of a girl wearing glasses

Myopia in the spotlight with Dr Monica Jong

Research

02 Jun 8 min read

Three children play with coloured shapes on a table

New study examines best approach to stopping atropine treatment

Research

27 May

A hand holds up a lens to the camera. An exhibition stand is blurred in the background. In the centre of the lens can just be made out some circular lines

Myopia management evolution with Stellest 2.0

Products

21 May

Outdoor time added to BHVI myopia calculator

Products

21 May

An optometrist in a white coat is seated at a desk using a desktop computer. On the screen is the Myopia Focus Tool Creator, which encourages helping parents understand myopia. Around the room are visual indicators that this is a clinical setting, including a Snellen chart, diagrams of the eye, and testing equipment

Myopia Focus launches Tool Creator for practices

Products

18 May

A girl tries on a pair of lilac glasses

Myopia Awareness Week 2026: “I feel immensely privileged to be able to help young myopes”

On the High Street

15 May 8 min read

A parent puts eye drops in their child’s eye

Research explores temporary effects of low-dose atropine in young adults

Research

11 May

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

A women receives a measurement of her eye’s axial length from an individual holding a handheld device. The tool looks similar to an in-ear thermometer, with an imaging display and on-screen buttons

Occuity displays handheld device for measuring axial length

Products

23 Apr

Two young girls wearing glasses are photographed resting their heads together

SightGlass Vision launches Control the Contrast

Products

22 Apr

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An older man stands looking out a window

Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

A woman smiles while wearing solar eclipse glasses

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

Patients

10 Aug 1

Harper poses outside of a hospital

An optometrist saved my life

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

Patients

26 Jun 5 min read 1

A toddler leans against a sofa holding a toy truck. One of his eyes is glowing with a white circle

An optometrist saved my life

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

Patients

20 Aug 5 min read

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A child plays with a toy astronaut and rocket

NICE consults on draft low-dose atropine guidance

NHS and health

13 Aug

Jonathan Cohen in a navy suit stands at the front of a room of tiered seating welcoming attendees to the event. A projected screen in the background states Sensei Innovation Centre

Independent practitioners gather at Japan House London for Hoya event

Products

21 Jul 7 min read

A child wearing glasses plays with toy dinosaurs

In conversation with Dr Natalia Vlasak about the Miyosmart iQ spectacle lens

Research

12 Aug 5 min read

A birds-eye-view of a man attending a virtual meeting, with notebooks in front of him. He types with one hand and holds a cup of tea in the other

Myopia management updates webinar recordings now live

AOP

23 Jul

Chosen for you

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

GOC reception area

GOC publishes the results of its 2026 registrant workforce and perceptions survey

Government and regulation

03 Sep 2

A boy is dressed as Lord Krishna for Janmashtami celebrations

Janmashtami 2026: “One of the most meaningful days in our family calendar”

Practitioner stories

03 Sep 11 min read 1 1

A map if the United Kingdom under a magnifying glass

Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Staffordshire

On the High Street

27 Aug 16 min read 1

A woman wearing spectacles in a home environment – the lenses have minimal reflections

Essilor introduces new anti-reflective coating

Products

03 Sep