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Malvi providing a sight test to child, Ellie

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Malvi Patel: “No two days are the same, and no two children are the same”

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Inside of a church, a table is set up with trial lenses and tools for a sight test. A practitioner is seated beside it talking to a patient who has their back to the camera

St Albans practices provide eye clinic for people experiencing homelessness

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03 Sep

A boy is dressed as Lord Krishna for Janmashtami celebrations

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

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03 Sep 11 min read 1 1

A large group dressed in golf and casual athletics attire gather together around a golf caddy

Vision Care celebrates new website

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02 Sep

An illustration of a man in a suit and tie firing arrows at a target placed on a tree

Dr Anish Jindal: “If you want something, don’t give up”

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01 Sep 5 min read

A group of BCLA fellows

BCLA seeks 50 fellows to mark 50 years

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27 Aug

Optometrist, Andrew Gillies, in front of Clark Optometrists on Orkney Island

Orkney Island optometry practice recruits new optometrist

Practitioner stories

19 Aug

A mother embraces her daughter, who is wearing a graduation gown and cap

In focus

A century of optometry at Aston University

Practitioner stories

07 Aug 10 min read

Optical Suppliers Association members collect their golf trophy from Debbie White

Fight for Sight and OSA summer event raises £10,000

Practitioner stories

05 Aug

A close-up of a young woman preparing to insert a contact lens

BCLA names Dr Manbir Nagra as chair

Practitioner stories

24 Jul

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

Myopia Focus welcomes optometrist to advisory committee

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22 Jul

Dr Valarie Jerome

Postcard from… the US

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18 Jul

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Practice director supports eye care initiative in Pakistan

Practitioner stories

16 Jul

Six Newmedica employers stand side on outside wearing sim specs

Running in sight loss simulation spectacles for charity

Practitioner stories

01 Jul

Vijay wears a Moorfields Eye Charity vest over an orange cycling jersey and a yellow helmet. He stands behind his bike, which is fitted with yellow reflectors. The background is an open grassy park

Cycling London to Paris for charity

Practitioner stories

29 Jun

Brian Tompkins celebrates 50 years at Tompkins, Knight & Son

Practitioner stories

24 Jun

Incoming College of Optometrists president Professor Irene Ctori

Professor Irene Ctori appointed president of the College of Optometrists

Practitioner stories

17 Jun

Zabir is dressed in a black suit with white shirt and burgundy tie. He stands holding a long framed official document, on the wall behind him is an array of official documents, some sepia with age, others with photographs

Wessex Optical owner awarded Freedom of the City of London

Practitioner stories

11 Jun

SeeAbility's Guinness World Records title mural is created by Tower Bridge on a cloudy day

SeeAbilty breaks Guiness World Record to highlight children with SEND missing out on eye care

Practitioner stories

04 Jun

Benji sits to the left observing medical students practising an eye test. Three students are gathered around the slit lamp with a volunteer patient

Volunteers’ Week: “I think there are many ways we can use our skills to volunteer”

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02 Jun 7 min read

Professor Cecilia Fenerty

Professor Cecilia Fenerty appointed chair of trustees for Glaucoma UK

Practitioner stories

01 Jun

Product shot shows two bags stood upright on a white background

Locum optometrist launches luxury kit bag to protect optical equipment

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29 May 5 min read

Piyus and Sheena, both in matching orange hoodies, stand with their arms open on a stage in front of a screen reading Optometry Wellbeing 2026

Wellbeing event focuses on the “person behind the role”

Practitioner stories

27 May

Dr Ceecee Britten-Jones

Postcard from… Australia

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26 May 5 min read

Seven people stand together outside of a building with a large watercolour style world map painted on the side. The team are wearing t-shirts branded with Hoya, London Squint Clinic, Rawlings Opticians & Hearing Care, and Eyespace

Eyespace supports Guatemala outreach mission

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22 May

Joanna Underhill

NuVision appoints non-executive director to support its expansion

Practitioner stories

21 May

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Malvi providing a sight test to child, Ellie

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