Patients

Specsavers team outside the practice

Out-of-hours service for patients who experience sensory overload

Specsavers Malton launched the clinic – which aims to provide a quieter environment for patients – in October

Patients

14 Nov

The photograph shows half of Shakul’s face. Shakul has vitiligo, wears a cobalt blue top and is photographed against a pale blue background. Shakul’s eyes are an icy, electric blue

Winners of WSD photo competition 2025 revealed

Patients

13 Nov

Mother playing with her son

Neurodiversity and vision

Patients

12 Nov 1

Peter Simcock, Nikki Morris, Robert Nolan and Samantha Gough are stood smiling inside the new centre. Samatha is holding the lead of a guide dog

Deafblind UK opens new research centre at Birmingham City University

Patients

10 Nov

MP Shockat Adam sits down whilst having a eye examination at a Vision Care clinic

Optometrist turned MP visits Vision Care clinic on World Homeless Day

Patients

06 Nov

A woman receiving a vision screening whilst sat outside

VisionSpring partners with Bloomberg Philanthropies to expand global screening and dispensing programme

Patients

03 Nov

Lord Blunkett and Fight for Sight CEO Keith Valentine unveiling the tactile bust at the House of Lords

Lord Blunkett sculpture aims to raise awareness of visual impairment

Patients

29 Oct

Robert sits at a table in the garden smiling

An optometrist saved my life

“Cancer was the last thing on my mind”

Patients

28 Oct 8 min read

Fight for Sight fundraiser Debbie White with gold legend Sir Nick Faldo

Fight for Sight fundraiser praised on The One Show after raising almost half a million pounds

Patients

24 Oct

The exterior of the Institute of Optometry on a sunny day

Institute of Optometry patient database taken over by Crofton Park Opticians

Patients

24 Oct

A perforation is present on Andrew Robertson’s cornea

“I know how lucky I’ve been”

Patients

22 Oct

A group of people with shields over one eye wait outside a clinic for transportation to free accommodation

World Sight Day 2025

Patients

10 Oct 7 min read

Ellie has a sight test at school

Short film traces journey of Special Schools Eye Care Service

Patients

09 Oct

A man receives a sight test, he is smiling

A new vision for Vision Care

Patients

08 Oct

A panel of speakers at a desk in a lecture theatre

Diagnostic centres need investment if eye care waiting lists are to reduce, Royal College of Ophthalmologists president says

Patients

08 Oct 5 min read 1

Specsavers representative on stage at the People in Retail Awards

Specsavers homelessness campaign recognised

Patients

07 Oct

An older woman has her vision tested

Supporting people with dementia in practice

Patients

04 Oct

Blonde woman looking in a mirror whilst applying contact lenses

IP and me

Itching and discomfort in a contact lens patient

Patients

03 Oct

Standing in front of a colourful patterned background, Rebecca wears large squared glasses with a thick black frame. She has brown hair and large gold hoop earrings, a navy top and jeans.

Me and my glasses

“I wanted to create a character with glasses who wasn’t a stereotypical ‘nerd’ type”

Patients

03 Oct

A car parked on a pavement

Dangers of pavement parking highlighted at Labour Conference

Patients

30 Sep

Jamie is stood next to children’s frames displayed on a giant pencil

Practice team digest

Six steps to building a practice to serve special needs children

Patients

28 Sep 8 min read

A group of women from African-Caribbean communities gather together smiling

Specsavers launches glaucoma awareness initiative

Patients

26 Sep

An optometrist holds a trial frame up to the eyes of an older lady

NEHW 2025: accessible information, glaucoma awareness, and vision for driving

Patients

25 Sep 11 min read

100% Optical

Two people go through a form with a medical receptionist. The room is a mint-blue with white furnitureand gives a clinical impression

100% Optical launches survey on eye care accessibility

Patients

23 Sep

An exhibition attendee touches a 3D tactile artwork

Exploring memories and British icons at Touch: Beyond Vision

Patients

23 Sep

A young woman has an eye test. The camera is angled over the shoulder of the clinician as he operates a slit lamp

NEHW forecast warns of rising eye disease

Patients

22 Sep

The front of a Specsavers practice on the High Street

Expansion of community eye care services focus of Specsavers’ Access to Care 2025 report

Patients

20 Sep

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Most popular across OT

Sam Baird, Paula Beattie, Robbie Butler, Andy Allen

Northern Ireland to reinstate automatic access to free sight tests for most Universal Credit recipients

Government and regulation

22 Sep

A woman instills an eye drop in the eye of a boy

MHRA approves low-dose atropine eye drops for slowing myopia progression

Government and regulation

13 Nov

Red eye, front view

Consultation into extending medicine responsibilities for optometrists launched by DHSC

Government and regulation

04 Sep 1

Carina Hummel

25 years at Specsavers: from trainee dispensing optician to managing director of optics

Career development

08 Sep 10 min read

An Optegra hospital

EssilorLuxottica completes Optegra acquisition

On the High Street

02 Oct

Most popular across Patients

Robert sits at a table in the garden smiling

An optometrist saved my life

“Cancer was the last thing on my mind”

Patients

28 Oct 8 min read

Jamie is stood next to children’s frames displayed on a giant pencil

Practice team digest

Six steps to building a practice to serve special needs children

Patients

28 Sep 8 min read

A perforation is present on Andrew Robertson’s cornea

“I know how lucky I’ve been”

Patients

22 Oct

Chosen for you

A woman instills an eye drop in the eye of a boy

MHRA approves low-dose atropine eye drops for slowing myopia progression

Government and regulation

13 Nov

A toddler smiles while playing with coloured blocks that slide along a wire

An improved vision test for toddlers

Research

05 Nov

100% Optical

Two people look through a table of frames at an exhibition stand

Exhibitor list released for 100% Optical 2026

Products

03 Nov

MP Shockat Adam sits down whilst having a eye examination at a Vision Care clinic

Optometrist turned MP visits Vision Care clinic on World Homeless Day

Patients

06 Nov