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A woman concentrates on a screen with a series of graphs

Exploring trends in vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy over two decades

Advancements in diabetes management and screening have had a “tremendous impact” on the risk of progressing to sight-threatening disease

Research

19 May

A woman holds dental floss towards the camera

Exploring the connection between gum disease and eye health

Research

11 May

Hassan, Daniel, and Tammy stand together in a Boots Opticians practice

An optometrist saved my life

“Under the detached retina, there was a small round raised lump”

Patients

23 Apr

A clinician looks at a brain scan on a computer screen

Could AI help clinicians to differentiate neurodegenerative disease from retinal scans?

Research

12 Mar

A baby’s hand holds on to the fingers of an adult

Steroid eye drops may mitigate effects of retinopathy of prematurity

Research

11 Mar

A man wearing a red jumper and a paint-splattered apron stands with his arms crossed in a small art studio, surrounded by easels and paintings, including portraits and landscapes, with paint tubes and brushes visible on a table in the foreground

My vision

Finding new creative feet after a diagnosis of severe sight impairment

Health and wellbeing

24 Jan 6 min read 6 mins

A shark follows a fish in the ocean

Inside the eyes of a 400-year-old shark

Research

19 Jan

A super close-up of an eye. The iris is brown and the layers are visible

Eye care to be prioritised in new NHS Online service

NHS and health

08 Jan 5 min read 2

Dr Keyur Patel stands in front of a glasses display in practice

The cover story

Turning the tide

On the High Street

05 Dec 2025 14 min read

A woman lays on a sofa, wearing a flowing metallic silk skirt and sparkly top, with a soft wool jumper casually around her shoulders and gold glasses with a warm tinted lens. She leans against a man who wears a medium brown suit, an off-white shirt and deep brown loafers. He also wears large squared spectacles with thin metal frames. The room is a dark petrol blue, modern, with a wood-and-glass drinks trolley by a large bookcase

Latest launches

Imaging launches and handcrafted eyewear

Products

05 Dec 2025

A woman holds up a colour vision test

The effect of colour vision deficiency on the ability of optometrists to interpret retinal images

Research

26 Nov 2025

A female scientist holds up a test tube in a laboratory

Exploring the potential of stem cell transplants for dry AMD

Research

26 Nov 2025

A clinician examines an eye scan in a consultation room

UK researchers test performance of AI algorithms for the detection of diabetic eye disease

Research

25 Nov 2025

A woman giving a clinical presentation on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) points toward an optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan displayed on a screen. She stands beside the projected slides, which show retinal images and clinical notes. A banner reads “Locum Clinical Skills Day,” and text at the bottom says “Lessons on AMD from the Medical Retina Clinic.”

Lessons on AMD from the medical retina clinic

Locuming

20 Nov 2025

A photopter is in focus with a clinician seeing a patient in a hospital clinic in the background

How Bristol Eye Hospital has improved wet AMD referrals

NHS and health

11 Nov 2025

An older man lifts weights in the gym

Can the eyes provide a window into longevity?

Research

07 Nov 2025

Baby, Freddie Underhay, with his parents, Vicky and Joey Underhay, and sister in the forest

“The results came totally out of the blue”

NHS and health

05 Nov 2025

elderly man undergoing intraocular pressure exam

Using AI to refine treatment of AMD

Research

04 Nov 2025

A man holds an anatomical model of an eye

Milestone moment for Scottish retinal imaging project

Research

28 Oct 2025

A group of senior pickleball players pose for a selfie

Study reports increase in ocular injuries linked to pickleball

Research

23 Oct 2025

Mahi Muqit in blue scrubs and clear acetate spectacles is on the right, photographed mid-interview, while a patient, Sheila, is pictured from over the shoulder as she practices reading with the device. A blue border, indicating an OT video, is connected to a title stating: Device enables reading vision in patients with geographic atrophy

Device enables reading vision in patients with geographic atrophy

Research

21 Oct 2025

Northern Ireland practices participating in pioneering AI project

Research

06 Aug 2025

A woman wearing glasses reviews data on a screen

Diabetes: AI predicts cardiovascular risk from retinal images

Research

23 Jul 2025 1

An older man sits at a dining room table with a glass of water and a tablet jar

An oral treatment for diabetic retinopathy

Research

26 Jun 2025

Hamza is photographed in a clinic room in his practice

An optometrist saved my life

“Your heart drops because given what Emma has already gone through, you’re hoping to find nothing”

Patients

17 May 2025 6 min read 3

An older person’s hands are displayed close up

Retinal health as an indicator of dementia risk

Research

01 May 2025

A stack of gold bars sit on a table

Treating retinal disease with tiny gold particles

Research

24 Apr 2025

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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

Products

07 May 5 min read

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How I got here

Nick Rumney’s limitless ambition for optometry

Career development

29 Mar 18 min read 22 mins

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Hassan, Daniel, and Tammy stand together in a Boots Opticians practice

An optometrist saved my life

“Under the detached retina, there was a small round raised lump”

Patients

23 Apr

A woman holds dental floss towards the camera

Exploring the connection between gum disease and eye health

Research

11 May

A woman concentrates on a screen with a series of graphs

Exploring trends in vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy over two decades

Research

19 May

Chosen for you

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

Emma Spofforth and Nizz Sabir sitting on an sofa holding the AOP chairman medal

Leadership, continuity and change: AOP chairman handover

AOP

08 Jun 7 min read

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

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