Professional conduct

A man tries on glasses in an optometry practice

GOC launches consultation on updated sight testing statement

The optical regulator is also consulting on draft revisions to standards for supervision and delegation

Government and regulation

1 day ago

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Five insights from General Optical Council

Government and regulation

09 Jul

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Consultation launched on upcoming edition of Guidance for Professional Practice

On the High Street

26 Jun

A woman wearing a yellow top receives a sight test

GOC to consult on proposed updated statement on the testing of sight

Government and regulation

25 Jun

Marsha de Cordova speaks at a parliamentary event celebrating a new RNIB training programme to provide emotional support at the point of diagnosis

New RNIB training launched at parliament

Patients

18 Jun

The silhouette of delegates before the stage at Optometry Tomorrow

The evolution of optometry in Wales

NHS and health

18 Jun

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

Seven tips to enhance your social brand

Business and practice management

16 Jun

The audience at the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

Three insights from the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

Career development

11 Jun 5 min read

Davina Dosanjh outside of Richard Petrie Optometrists

The cover story

Business class

Business and practice management

05 Jun 12 min read

Davina Dosanjh, optometrist and owner of Richard Petrie Optometrists,

Davina Dosanjh on how core values strengthen her practice’s resilience

Business and practice management

04 Jun

A girl is lifted by a woman to look at a display of glasses on a shelf

ABDO releases white paper on children’s vision

Research

02 Jun

Survey explores delivery of therapeutic laser by optometrists

Research

21 May

IP optometrist and The Optical People director, Jaclyn Pugh, pushes a tyre in exercise clothes

The cover story

Lifting the weight

Health and wellbeing

10 Apr 14 min read

A close up of a man’s eye

OSA joins alliance committed to the ethical adoption of oculomics

Products

08 Apr

A person manufactures a lens

In focus

What does the closure of Norville Optical mean for the future of UK optical manufacturing?

Products

01 Apr

A close up of a document being signed with water glasses in the background

Five insights from the General Optical Council

Government and regulation

19 Mar 5 min read

100% Optical

Paul Chapman-Hatchett speaking at 100% Optical

Top tips on managing complaints in practice

On the High Street

17 Mar

100% Optical

Barrister Eleanor Curzon

The role of remediation in fitness to practise proceedings

Government and regulation

13 Mar

100% Optical

Bruce Evans is presenting, stood behind a lectuern, in front of a screen

Professor Bruce Evans on how to handle “the dreaded solicitor’s letter”

Health and wellbeing

11 Mar

100% Optical

Dr Peter Hampson and Efa Schmidt deliver their presentation at 100 Optical 2026

Navigating the professional conduct pitfalls of an increasingly digital world

On the High Street

04 Mar

A person receives communion

Lent 2026: “a period of spiritual discipline and growth”

Practitioner stories

26 Feb 7 min read

Ramadan lights above the street in Piccadilly, London

“Ramadan is my ideal reset button”

Practitioner stories

18 Feb 6 min read

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Hoya releases clinical trial data for Miyosmart iQ

Products

07 May 5 min read

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An optometrist saved my life

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

Patients

26 Jun 5 min read 1

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

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Sector responses to GOC CPD reform proposals

Government and regulation

23 Apr 1

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A woman wearing a yellow top receives a sight test

GOC to consult on proposed updated statement on the testing of sight

Government and regulation

25 Jun

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GOC launches consultation on updated sight testing statement

Government and regulation

1 day ago

Davina Dosanjh outside of Richard Petrie Optometrists

The cover story

Business class

Business and practice management

05 Jun 12 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

The audience at the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

Three insights from the HG Roadshow event at Old Windsor

Career development

11 Jun 5 min read

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An optometrist saved my life

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

Patients

26 Jun 5 min read 1

A man tries on glasses in an optometry practice

GOC launches consultation on updated sight testing statement

Government and regulation

1 day ago

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Vaping linked to increased risk of vision-threatening disease

Research

01 Jul

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GOC appoints IP optometrist as its first head of optometric advice

Government and regulation

09 Jul

Giles Edmonds wearing a suit looking at the camera smiling

Specsavers calls for improved access to community glaucoma care in England

On the High Street

06 Jul