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The store front of Boots inside of a shopping centre

Boots in £6.5 billion acquisition deal

Wittington Investments outlined its plans to “invest to build on Boots’ strengths and potential”

On the High Street

1 day ago

An optometrist performs a sight test on a young professional

487 locally commissioned services in place in England

On the High Street

1 day ago 1

An open office door reveals a quiet desk space with a laptop half open

Learnings for the whole practice team

AOP

1 day ago

An older woman and younger man are laughing happily together. The woman has a patch over one eye, suggesting she has had cataract surgery, while the man holds her shoulders in a friendly manner

World Sight Day 2026: “Every professional can help build momentum for change”

Practitioner stories

1 day ago

A group of three older women look at the horizon

Finnish study explores effect of long-term medication use on AMD risk in older women

Research

2 days ago

A scientist uses a pipette over a petri dish with a DNA double helix on a screen in the background

Professor Omar Mahroo on inherited retinal disease

Research

2 days ago 5 min read 1

Blink Frames for continuous ocular health monitoring

Continuous monitoring using smart eyewear

Research

2 days ago

A woman sits on a park bench with a white cane and a service dog

From treatments to daily living tips: an online hub for eye condition information

Patients

2 days ago

Middle age man reading book with his father while sitting close to window in living room

Vision rehabilitation must be part of social care reform, RNIB says

Government and regulation

2 days ago

Adam Sampson and Dame Diana Johnson on panel

“Real opportunity” to utilise primary care skills on the High Street, health minister says

Government and regulation

2 days ago 7 min read

A large group of people pose for a photograph inside a modern venue, with three people standing at the front and others seated behind them on tiered steps. Lighting equipment and cameras surround the group, while a screen in the foreground displays “Welcome to The Vision Centre”

Six new product innovations announced at opening of CooperVision’s new global headquarters

Products

2 days ago 6 min read

A woman laughs joyfully. She wears dark blue pantos style optical frames

EssilorLuxottica launches Nuance Audio Plus

Products

2 days ago

An image taken with a slit lamp of a bubble balancing on the end of a tube. The background is a deep pink globe of an eye

Haag-Streit 2026 slit lamp imaging winners announced

Products

3 days ago

Identifying red flag symptoms

Patients

3 days ago 8 min read

A young man is having a sight test

Vision Care introduces Right to Sight Week

On the High Street

02 Oct

A woman listens among a group of people sitting at a board table

Seven insights from the GOC

Government and regulation

02 Oct 8 min read

Selfie of Narthika Sivaloganathan, who has long black hair

Classroom to qualification

Completing the first CLiP assessments as a trainee optometrist

Students and pre-regs

02 Oct 3 mins

Amandeep Tatra in practice

How I got here

Amandeep Tatra: “I am always looking to try and improve as a clinician”

Career development

02 Oct 5 min read 5 mins

Portrait of a woman wearing burgundy cat-eye glasses and a colourful patterned blouse, photographed outdoors in front of an ivy-covered brick wall

Decoding domiciliary

Amanda Nasser: “We’re there to help people improve their vision and improve their quality of life”

Domiciliary

02 Oct 5 min read

An illustration of a cartoon person carrying a large ball of tangled string above their head, with two yellow lightning signs and two dark grey clouds, all indicating stress

In focus

Making a declaration for health concerns: one member’s experience

Practitioner stories

02 Oct 8 min read

A couple wearing sunglasses standing in the sunshine by a coastal scene

Latest launches

Management tools

Products

02 Oct

Simon Raw holds up a mirror to show an elderly female patient her new frames in her living room

Behind the cover story

Behind the scenes of our Flexibility matters edition

Practitioner stories

02 Oct

100% Optical

Billy Brown wears a colourful outfit and is handed a glass award recognising his practise as Eyewear Retailer of the Year. He stands on a colourful stage

Register early and plan your 2027 show visit

Practice team

02 Oct

Optometry teacher teaching students how to perform an eye exam using an eye test equipment

In focus

CLiP: from application to qualification

Students and pre-regs

02 Oct 10 min read

A young girl wearing spectacles is photographed, smiling hopefully upwards, against a blue-green background

Supplier insight

How can practices approach myopia management advances?

Products

02 Oct 5 min read

Adam Sampson stands before a screen to present for an AOP roadshow day

On the ground at the AOP

An AOP explainer on... mobilising members

AOP

02 Oct 3 mins

A close up image of a woman receiving an eye test. Her head is positioned on a rest inside of a red circle and she looks into the lens

What’s happening in...

Getting a wider view

Products

02 Oct

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