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Brian Tompkins celebrates 50 years at Tompkins, Knight & Son

The optometrist celebrated the milestone with an event attended by 200 people

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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

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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

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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

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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In pictures: Deafblind UK chair receives OBE from HRH Princess Anne at Windsor Castle

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07 Apr

Amar Aslam on stage collecting his awards at the Retal Week Awards

Boots Opticians optometrist receives accolade at Retail Week Awards

Practitioner stories

02 Apr

Ghislaine Dunn

Opinion

Ghislaine Dunn: “Leadership isn’t always a grand ambition. Sometimes it grows naturally”

Practitioner stories

28 Mar 4 mins

Wearing a zip-up jumper, hiking jacket and hydration vest, Robert stands on a rocky trail and gestures an arm wide with an enthusiastic expression. Behind him the view is entirely obscurred by thick fog

A story about the possibility of change

Practitioner stories

25 Mar 7 min read 1

A woman fills in a clipboard on a wooden desk. She wears a beige work jacket over a denim shirt. The camera is focused on her head and her face is not visible

ECPs encouraged to complete Voice of the Eye Care Provider Survey

Practitioner stories

25 Mar

Three changes that have shaped optometry in 34 years

Practitioner stories

22 Mar

Deven Lakhani presenting training

Opinion

Deven Lakhani: “Clinically, this was entirely outside my comfort zone”

Practitioner stories

21 Mar 5 min read 5 mins

The outside of a long redbrick building with a green door and a red door. In the windows are advertisements for eyewear companies. The effect feels like a combination of history and modern

BBR Optometry: investing in technology and people

Practitioner stories

16 Mar 10 min read 2

100% Optical

Fiona Anderson, Dame Mary Perkins and Krupa Mistry

Practitioners recognised for leadership in OWA awards

Practitioner stories

13 Mar

An illustration of four women positioned side-by-side and overlapping, all looking towards the right

International Women’s Day 2026: Give to gain

Practitioner stories

07 Mar

Zach Cairns

Optometrist Zach Cairns on practising in Dubai in the wake of Middle East conflict

Practitioner stories

05 Mar

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A spectacle lens balances on its edge, in the shadow is a ring of dots. The background of the image is orange and white

Hoya releases clinical trial data for Miyosmart iQ

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07 May 5 min read

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Nick Rumney’s limitless ambition for optometry

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02 Apr

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Obituary: Naheem Abbas

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13 May

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Ghislaine Dunn

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Ghislaine Dunn: “Leadership isn’t always a grand ambition. Sometimes it grows naturally”

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28 Mar 4 mins

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07 Apr 6 min read

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A close up of the view finder of a piece of optical equipment in a consulting room

Frustration over plans for digitising referrals without “fully costed plan for a national roll-out”

AOP

09 Jun 3

Faayza is wearing a shirt and sits at a table with a bunch of flowers

How I got here

“I know how frustrating it can be when you don’t feel heard”

Career development

05 Jun 8 min read 8 mins

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Three insights from the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

Career development

11 Jun 5 min read

Three people stand on stage in formal attire. In the centre, Catherine holds a certificate for the EFYE Team award

Award win for University of Manchester optometry induction experience

Students and pre-regs

17 Jun 5 min read

Speakers at the Optometry Tomorrow panel discussion Optometry 2049: AI and the Future of Vision Care

How AI is changing eye care

NHS and health

16 Jun 1