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A group of BCLA fellows

BCLA seeks 50 fellows to mark 50 years

Successful applicants will be formally admitted as fellows at the association’s 2027 Clinical Conference and Exhibition in June next year

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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

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16 Jul

Six Newmedica employers stand side on outside wearing sim specs

Running in sight loss simulation spectacles for charity

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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

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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

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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

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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

Practitioner stories

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

Practitioner stories

22 May

Joanna Underhill

NuVision appoints non-executive director to support its expansion

Practitioner stories

21 May

A large group gather around a car parked in front of a Haine & Smith practice. The group are dressed in walking and hiking clothes and hold the Ukraine flag. The car has stickers marking it as a humanitarian vehicle, and a man in the centre holds up a paper stating that this is Car 22

Practice walking challenge raises nearly £2K for Ukraine

Practitioner stories

18 May

Naheem wears a crisp white shirt and a green suit jacket, and spectacles with a bold black rim

Obituary: Naheem Abbas

Practitioner stories

13 May

The team who volunteered in Uganda posing for a photograph

Opinion

Robina Sharif: “It reminded me that, at its heart, optometry isn’t about technology, it’s about people”

Practitioner stories

22 Apr

Clarke Reynolds

Blind artist to attempt world-first marathon wearing smart eyewear

Practitioner stories

10 Apr

An older man wearing a yamaka pours water for a young boy as they sit at the table for a Seder meal

Passover 2026: “The focus is on passing the message on”

Practitioner stories

07 Apr 6 min read

A group of 22 walkers pose in London at night. They are dressed for the cold weather with Vision Care branded t-shirts over the top pose together wearing glow-in-the-dark glasses

More than £9K raised for Vision Care through London Walk

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07 Apr

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Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

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18 Aug

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

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Harper poses outside of a hospital

An optometrist saved my life

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

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A female optometrist performs a sight test with a slit lamp for a male patient

OFNC advises profession against committing to “unfunded” ERS until negotiations complete

Government and regulation

24 Jun 1

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

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

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

Orkney Island optometry practice recruits new optometrist

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19 Aug

Dr Valarie Jerome

Postcard from… the US

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18 Jul

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

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A century of optometry at Aston University

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07 Aug 10 min read

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Practice director supports eye care initiative in Pakistan

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16 Jul

Brian Tompkins celebrates 50 years at Tompkins, Knight & Son

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24 Jun

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An older man stands looking out a window

Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

Research

18 Aug

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

Orkney Island optometry practice recruits new optometrist

Practitioner stories

19 Aug

A child plays with a toy astronaut and rocket

NICE consults on draft low-dose atropine guidance

NHS and health

13 Aug

A female optometrist performs a sight test with a slit lamp on a patient

AOP briefing unpacks GOC consultation on update to sight testing statement

AOP

13 Aug