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Data suggests only 5% of children under five had an eye test in 2025

Analysis of UK eye test data comes alongside a new campaign to encourage parents to take children for an eye test before they start school

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2 days ago

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Boots in £6.5 billion acquisition deal

On the High Street

3 days ago

An optometrist performs a sight test on a young professional

487 locally commissioned services in place in England

On the High Street

3 days ago 1

A young man is having a sight test

Vision Care introduces Right to Sight Week

On the High Street

02 Oct

Three children stand in front of a large orange and white Able Child banner each wearing orange Able Child challenge t-shirts and medals. They are cheering for the camera

Horrocks & Boyd sponsor children’s fundraising challenge

On the High Street

01 Oct

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Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Greater Manchester

On the High Street

01 Oct 8 min read

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Hakim Group recognised in best managed companies awards

On the High Street

29 Sep

Elderly man has a retinal scan during an eye exam

Seven insights from Specsavers’ Access to Care Report 2026

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29 Sep 5 min read

John McGuinness

Specsavers appoints head of professional advancement

On the High Street

29 Sep

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NEHW 2026: enhanced services in primary eye care

On the High Street

23 Sep 8 min read

A female optometrist is performing a slit lamp exam for a patient

Research finds 14.5m British people skipping routine sight tests

On the High Street

22 Sep

A large presentation screen of a green powerpoint slide announcing the title of the session on the importance of interactions

Communication lessons in practice

On the High Street

22 Sep

Larry Lamb tries on glasses under the supervision of a dispensing optician who stands nearby in tinted pink glasses

Boots Opticians launches Eyes on the Road campaign

On the High Street

22 Sep

A practitioner sits with a member of the public in an optometry practice, they are chatting and looking at frames

The complimentary partnership of practices and local charities

On the High Street

21 Sep 11 min read

Carol Peers with her guide dog, Bagel

Independent practice helps partially sighted woman regain confidence using smart eyewear

On the High Street

10 Sep

A staff member in an InSight branded polo shirt holds out a tablet for a service beneficiary – both are laughing together. The beneficiary wears a bright yellow shirt and purple sunglasses decorated with stick-on gems

Insight Gloucestershire encourages county to prioritise eye health

On the High Street

01 Sep

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Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Staffordshire

On the High Street

27 Aug 16 min read 1

Crowd at Specsavers PAC 2026

Specsavers to celebrate 100 years of the dispensing profession at PAC

On the High Street

27 Aug

An optometrist performs a sight test for a patient

National Eye Health Week 2026 themes revealed

On the High Street

27 Aug

Emily Head smiles whilst stood on the practice floor in a green dress

Dispensing optician Emily Head appointed to Specsavers UK optics board

On the High Street

26 Aug

Four people in Specsavers uniform stand behind a reception desk for Specsavers Wick

Wick practice to celebrate 10-year anniversary

On the High Street

18 Aug

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What is the proudest moment of your career so far?

On the High Street

13 Aug 5 min read

A practitioner performing an eye examination for a child

Bayfields deploys mEye Suite

On the High Street

13 Aug

John Davidson, optometrist and owner of Querido & Davidson

Behind the cover story

Behind the scenes of our Eye care success stories edition

On the High Street

07 Aug

Caroline Mosses

The cover story

In the spotlight

On the High Street

07 Aug 11 min read

Edwin Causey centre with Specsavers staff members all smiling at cameras

CUES appointment supports urgent referral for life-threatening condition

On the High Street

06 Aug 1

The interior of Cubitts Manchester

Cubitts opens first Manchester outlet in former Affleck & Brown department store

On the High Street

04 Aug

Kimmy Young laying down having a dry eye treatment

Establishing a dry eye clinic

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28 Jul

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Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

Kevin Thompson

Obituary: Kevin Thompson

AOP

03 Sep

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

Patients

10 Aug 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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07 Aug

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Assessing urgent eye conditions in Staffordshire

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27 Aug 16 min read 1

Edwin Causey centre with Specsavers staff members all smiling at cameras

CUES appointment supports urgent referral for life-threatening condition

On the High Street

06 Aug 1

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NEHW 2026: enhanced services in primary eye care

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23 Sep 8 min read

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Establishing a dry eye clinic

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28 Jul

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Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Greater Manchester

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01 Oct 8 min read

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Eye care everywhere

Assessing urgent eye conditions in Greater Manchester

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01 Oct 8 min read

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Practice team digest

Tailoring the dry eye conversation

Practice team

27 Sep 8 min read

OT October/November 2026 edition pages

October/November 2026

The Flexibility matters edition

02 Oct

James Brawn

From optometry to medicine and back

Practitioner stories

06 Oct