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A stunning picture of a vibrant Italian bay with carefully manicured flower beds, glittering blue waters, and towering mountain peaks. A sun-flare makes the scene feel even brighter

EssilorLuxottica launches promotion for Italy event

Running from 1 September to the end of February 2025, practices who earn the most points will win a place at an event for eye care professionals in Italy

Equipment and suppliers

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“Receiving the offer was such a happy moment for me”

8 min read

Career development

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Recommendations for the future of the High Street

7 min read

Walkers on a country lane in the Holme Valley countryside during Valli Rally 2023

Valli Opticians' Valli Rally to return this September

Delegates gather in front of an exhibition stand inside a conference hall to listen to a man in a black t-shirt speak

University Valli Opticians to host annual education conference in September

Career development

The interior of the Leightons Christchurch branch, with a reception desk and frames displayed along the wall

Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care relaunches JVP programme

The buildings of UK parliament are seen from across the Thames

General election 2024

The optometrist who became an MP

8 min read

Practitioner stories 3

Hayley Smith, Lizzie Shaw, Oran O’Connor

“Pre-reg has given me a greater appreciation of the role that optometrists play in people’s lives”

9 min read

Career development

A man reads a picture book to a girl. Behind the man there is a black and white spaniel and a display of sunglasses

Children’s book aims to ease sight test fears

Practitioner stories

Gill Smith at the Valli Conference

A peek inside... Valli Hebden Bridge

A young woman is positioned at a slit lamp while the optometrist conducts an eye exam

General election 2024

“We are urging the new Government to seize the moment”

11 min read

Health services

HayleySmith

The pre-reg home stretch

Career development

Creating efficiencies in contact lens fitting

Seven insights from the General Optical Council

7 min read

Clinical and regulatory

A bird’s eye view of an office table, where three people are holding out reports showing bar charts, pie charts and graphs

The 2024 viewpoint

Five insights from the Optical Goods Market in 2024

5 min read