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Five steps to dealing with... social media and online conduct

The AOP’s Henry Leonard shares his five tips for staying out of trouble on social media

AOP

2 days ago

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

A to optometry

A launchpad for diverse career pathways

Students and pre-regs

2 days ago 3 mins

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

Eight insights from BCOVS

Research

3 days ago 14 min read

A graphic design of a lens in a deep blue digital environment. Purple hexagons on a patch of the lens infer intelligent design, while pixellated waves of dots and squares indicate artificial intelligence and data

Dynamic approach introduced for Varilux XR series design

Products

3 days ago

A man with his back to the camera looks into a display of glowing numbers that drop down in lines from above, indicating data and artificial intelligence

Health and social care regulators commit to collaborating on AI principles

Government and regulation

3 days ago

Kevin Thompson

Opinion

Adam Sampson: “At heart, Kevin was a change-maker”

AOP

3 days ago 4 mins

Cara Campbell, Freddy Beer and Liam Price

Reducing waiting times for corneal grafts using donor tissue imported from the US

Research

3 days ago

A group of students sit in a lecture theatre

Glaucoma research among University of Bradford projects to receive investment

Research

16 Sep

A cosmetic technician applies eyelash extensions

Beauty and the (tiny) beast

Research

16 Sep

A myna bird in a field

Pet mynah bird injury results in loss of LASIK flap

Research

16 Sep

Giles Edmonds stands at a lectern on a large stage. Behind him is a welcome presentation for PAC 2026

Looking to the future at PAC 2026

Career development

16 Sep

A woman is seated at a round table working on a laptop, she has a maroon headscarf and is surrounded by tools to make notes

AI Day 2026: Responsible AI use in eye care

AOP

16 Sep

People are seated at circle tables watching a presentation

Sold-out success for Huddersfield optical conference

Career development

15 Sep

The Audio is King panel sitting on tall chairs next to one another in a line, in front of a large glass window in an office. From left to right they are John Paton and Sonali Rai from RNIB, Richard Kurzik from BBC, Jonathan Penny from Channel 4 and Simon Elder from Sky

RNIB emphasises importance of audio descriptions as part of TV production process

Research

15 Sep

A man stands in a sunny garden holding a tartan scarf above his head beside a large orange, turtle-like garden sculpture with cartoon eyes, horns and pointed legs. Smaller colourful sculpted figures stand nearby among the flowers and greenery

Visually impaired man’s Highland cow design to be made into official Lego set

Patients

14 Sep

Eyespace reveals new brand identity for Arhlo

Products

14 Sep

A patient sits patiently while a dispensing optician marks up measurements on a pair of lenses

Specsavers launches #LoveDOWeek

Practice team

14 Sep 1

A hospital corridor is pictured with a sign saying ‘clinical suite’

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

Research

11 Sep

Carol Peers with her guide dog, Bagel

Independent practice helps partially sighted woman regain confidence using smart eyewear

On the High Street

10 Sep

A patient with greying hair and beard speaks to a practitioner who is wearing a white clinical coat. They are seated in a consulting room

Optometry Scotland publishes community low vision service recommendations

Government and regulation

10 Sep

100% Optical

A view of the Main Stage of 100% Optical from the crowd

Registration opens for 100% Optical 2027

AOP

10 Sep

Female wearing glasses sitting at a table with a laptop open in front of her

AOP on what the Mann review means for optometry

AOP

10 Sep

A clinician puts their hand on the shoulder of an older male patient

Study finds slightly higher prevalence of dry eye among older adults with well-controlled HIV

Research

10 Sep

A photograph from the back seat of a car showing a driver wearing glasses and a knitted hat

Visual problems among most common conditions recorded with the DVLA, FOI data finds

Patients

10 Sep

Sheena Tanna-Shah, Gwyn Williams and Judy Misra at Tanna-Shah's book launch in Swansea on 2 September

Free wellbeing e-book available to all UK optometrists and optometry students

Health and wellbeing

09 Sep

Pierre Gasly, racing driver for BWT Alpine Formula One Team

From Formula One to the digital frontier

Products

09 Sep 7 min read

Keval Sejpar holding Eye-light smiling at the camera

I could not live without…

Eye-Light

Products

09 Sep 4 mins

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