Universities

Umamah stands beside the purple sign for the Aston University School of Optometry

A to optometry

A launchpad for diverse career pathways

Umamah Shazad, third year optometry student and AOP student representative for Aston University, told OT about her journey into the profession

Students and pre-regs

18 Sep 3 mins

Winner of best overall talk at the British Congress of Optometry and Vision Science, Claire Nollett

Eight insights from BCOVS

Research

17 Sep 14 min read

A group of students sit in a lecture theatre

Glaucoma research among University of Bradford projects to receive investment

Research

16 Sep

People are seated at circle tables watching a presentation

Sold-out success for Huddersfield optical conference

Career development

15 Sep

A man works at a desk with a laptop, paper and pen

The College of Optometrists partners with Boots Opticians to launch funded PhD scholarship

Research

03 Sep

Two students carry cardboard boxes filled with small items and furnishings into an apartment, they are laughing and happy

AOP student reps 2026: “It takes time to adjust to university life, and that’s normal”

Students and pre-regs

27 Aug 5 min read

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Optometrists in training and newly-qualified optometrists join AOP Council

AOP

21 Aug 6 min read

An older man receives a sight test

Optometrists and dispensing opticians who provide low vision services invited to complete survey

Research

20 Aug

A baby is pictured wearing glasses

Study explores advantages of very young babies at risk of CVI wearing glasses

Research

19 Aug

The Teach and Treat team at Cardiff University

Professor Barbara Ryan: “The journey of upskilling optometrists and community practices is not over”

Career development

18 Aug 7 min read

A young woman leans her head back to instil eye drops

IACLE partners with WCO and Alcon dry eye initiative

Students and pre-regs

17 Aug

An illustration in tones of blue in which a woman stands in front of a crossroads that points in many directions. Her posture indicates confusion

A Level results day: “Failing wasn’t the end of my story”

Students and pre-regs

11 Aug 7 min read

Cartoon woman looks inside a giant eye on a yellow background

A conversation about...

Closing the gap between the classroom and the clinic

Career development

07 Aug 10 min read

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

Professor Shehzad Naroo with an ophthalmoscope

A personal history of Aston University optometry department in 12 objects

Students and pre-regs

06 Aug 9 min read

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In focus

Five factors shaping practice

AOP

06 Aug 10 min read

A man watches a live feed of a professional giving a presentation

First Optometry Education Conference welcomes 150 attendees

Students and pre-regs

03 Aug

A boy stands against a wall with a height cart on it

A growth chart for the eye?

Research

24 Jul

David Hewlett (on left) and Professor Sir Nishan Canagarajah

University of Leicester officially launches optometry degree

Students and pre-regs

23 Jul 2

A woman wearing headphones closes her eyes with a serene expression

Optometrists invited to complete workplace wellbeing survey

Health and wellbeing

21 Jul

Dr Nawajes Mandal holds a model eye

Research to examine how chemical warfare agents affect the eyes

Research

20 Jul

Lucie is practising with a slit lamp at university, her eye against the viewfinders while she controls it with a joystick and adjusts with her other hand

A to optometry

Inspired after an insight into emergency eye care

Students and pre-regs

17 Jul 1 mins

Three students walk through campus carrying paperwork and folders

AOP student reps for 2026–2027 named

AOP

16 Jul 5 min read

A patient sits in a consultation room as an eye scan is explained to her by a clinician

In the spotlight: ophthalmic laser procedures performed by optometrists

Research

15 Jul 5 min read 4

A close up of a 3D printed contact lens on a printing platform

Manufacturing personalised contact lenses using 3D printing

Research

15 Jul

A student practices a cover test on another patient in a clinical-styled environment. Above the patient is the letter chart

Cardiff University and Newmedica partner for training development

Hospital optometry

13 Jul

A futuristic illustration of an eye with lines of data emanating from corneqa

Researchers apply AI to OCT scans and fundus photographs to learn more about systemic health

Research

09 Jul

A female scientist works in front of a computer screen

Moorfields Eye Charity to invest at least £2 million in eye health research

Research

08 Jul

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Man with loss of vision and blocked nose found to have 9cm foreign body in nasal cavity

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