Practitioner stories

Rachel Warrington is pictured with her award for early career excellence and Specsavers founders Doug and Dame Mary Perkins

Macclesfield optometrist receives Judy Lea Award for Early Career Excellence

A University of Plymouth graduate who first started working at Specsavers Macclesfield at the age of 15 has received the accolade

Practitioner stories

27 Oct

Cairns & Co optometry practice in Dubai

Postcard from… Dubai

Practitioner stories

21 Oct 5 min read 1

Illustration of person with a telescope on an eye

Opinion

“I’m optimistic for optometry’s future”

Practitioner stories

11 Oct 5 min read 2 mins

Bansri Shah speaking to a patient at Street Fest

Independent practice provides free eye care for the homeless

Practitioner stories

10 Oct

Shamoon is wearing a blue suit and standing in a hotel lobby

Obituary: Shamoon Rasool

Practitioner stories

08 Oct

An etrog used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot

Sukkot 2025: “There is a feeling of togetherness”

Practitioner stories

06 Oct 12 min read

Keran Fordham

“If you’re curious about stepping into a role in professional affairs, my advice is: go for it”

Practitioner stories

04 Oct 7 min read

Ankur Trivedi holds his hands up to a large photographic light

Behind the cover story

Behind the scenes of our Prevention and policy edition

Practitioner stories

03 Oct

Alan Pattinson smiles at the camera

Remembering Alan Pattinson

Practitioner stories

24 Sep 8 min read 1

Two people having their sight tested

Optometrist delivers eye care to 1700 people in Kenya

Practitioner stories

16 Sep

a group photo made up of members of Cardiff university, Women in Vision UK, and Women in Vision Network Ghana

UK optometrists join launch of Women in Vision Network Ghana

Practitioner stories

08 Aug

Dr Pretty Basra and Emily Irving

The cover story

Step on up

Practitioner stories

01 Aug 11 min read

Professor Hema Radhakrishnan

Behind the cover story

Behind the scenes of our Women in optometry edition

Practitioner stories

01 Aug

Kirsty wears a pair of wired cat’s eye glasses in neon pink and beige with a colourful pink scarf in her hair

Me and my glasses

“We want people to feel amazing in their specs, and that starts if you love your own”

Practitioner stories

01 Aug 5 min read

Cartoon of female friends of different ethnicities both with long hair helping each other when one of them is crying on a grey blue background

I could not live without…

My Peer Support Line volunteer role

Practitioner stories

01 Aug 3 mins

Nick Black takes a selfie wearing running clothing as a group of horses approach in the distance

Who is faster? An optometrist or a horse?

Practitioner stories

30 Jul

A team photo of the Belfast Trojans on a field

“A mix of chess and ballet”: optometrist to play in Shamrock Bowl

Practitioner stories

17 Jul

Mahnoor in a navy long-sleeved dress and headscarf sits at her computer in the testing room. Behind her the screen displays scan results

An optometrist saved my life

“As soon as I looked at his OCT scans I could see papilloedema”

Practitioner stories

16 Jul 6 min read 6

Sarah Farrant hands a presidential medal to Byki Huntjens

“It’s an exciting time, and it requires a lot of adaptation and a lot of overcoming challenges”

Practitioner stories

03 Jul

Etty Bitton, wearing black with a teal silk scarf, receives an award on the BCLA Celebrates stage. To her left is Sarah Farrant

Celebrating passion for dry eye and specialty contact lenses

Practitioner stories

02 Jul

Dr Pretty Basra standing at the reception desk of her practice

Creating a community

Practitioner stories

24 Jun 5 min read

Dr Adrian Jones at Barry Island beach

Behind the cover story

Behind the scenes of our The Skills and satisfaction edition

Practitioner stories

06 Jun

Benji Chandra is smiling with a group of people during his volunteering trip

Opinion

My volunteering experience: vision and empowerment in rural Bihar

Practitioner stories

02 Jun 6 min read 7 mins

Huntly Taylor smiling up close

Obituary: Huntly Taylor FBDO

Practitioner stories

30 May

Moin Valli and David Quarmby at the Buckingham Palace Garden Party with guide dog Reggie and the palace in the background

Outlookers charity celebrated at Buckingham Palace Garden Party

Practitioner stories

28 May

Ankur, in purple on the right, is handed a silver star-shaped award. Sheena and Piyus are on the left wearing gold

Optometrist recognised for making a positive difference to peers

Practitioner stories

21 May

Photograph of Professor Ian Flitcroft

The Professor Ian Flitcroft episode

Practitioner stories

16 May

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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

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Cairns & Co optometry practice in Dubai

Postcard from… Dubai

Practitioner stories

21 Oct 5 min read 1

Alan Pattinson smiles at the camera

Remembering Alan Pattinson

Practitioner stories

24 Sep 8 min read 1

Two people having their sight tested

Optometrist delivers eye care to 1700 people in Kenya

Practitioner stories

16 Sep

Shamoon is wearing a blue suit and standing in a hotel lobby

Obituary: Shamoon Rasool

Practitioner stories

08 Oct

Illustration of person with a telescope on an eye

Opinion

“I’m optimistic for optometry’s future”

Practitioner stories

11 Oct 5 min read 2 mins

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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