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The latest news, features and insight from across optics

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An optometrist saved my life

“Through examination, I found a full thickness macula hole”

Ella Rudge, optometrist at Specsavers in Bexhill-on-Sea, and patient, Sacha Pink, on how noticing a change in vision started a journey towards vitrectomy surgery

5 min read

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“Professional connections are invaluable”

7 min read

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“Being self-employed means looking after yourself”

10 min read

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Kush having his eyes tested at his special school

“You can really change a life with a sight test”

5 min read

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A man smiling standing in an empty country road with a bright green bicycle. He is wearing sunglasses on his head, a navy-blue zip-up jacket, Specsavers branded gloves

How I serve my community

On the road: charity cycle fundraiser helps people experiencing homelessness

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A day in the life of a business owner

“It’s better to empower the staff to solve their own problems”

Partner at Lunettes Opticians and the AOP’s East Midlands Councillor, Tushar Majithia, walks OT through a working day that’s punctuated by sports, both played and listened to

6 min read

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Sore and swollen eyes after false eyelash appointment

6 min read

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You had me at hospital

“We see patient satisfaction every day”

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Life as a locum

“Every day is about first impressions”

7 min read

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I could not live without…

The decision to sell my optometry practice

5 min read

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How to fail successfully

OT talks with optical leaders about their approach to times when things do not go to plan – and how mistakes have shaped their success

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A Caucasian woman with white hair is facing towards the camera and looking slightly away as hands in blue gloves hold her right eye open

“Bridging that gap between the hospital, yourself and the patient is vital”

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The Rifkind & Brophy Optometrists practice is a deep navy blue, with the name of the practice in 3D gold lettering. The front has large windows and glass doors, and the main window is full of flag bunting

“We wanted to transform our practice”

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A lady with short blonde hair and rounded spectacles wears a royal blue shirt and stands in front of shelves of spectacles and sunglasses

An optometrist saved my life

“I knew what I was expecting to see, and this wasn’t it”

5 min read

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Obituary: Trevor Gwynne Morgan

Optometrist Trevor Gwynne Morgan has died at the age of 86

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A Caucasian woman with long light brown hair smiles at the camera in front of a display of spectacle frames

“It’s nice to say yes to any opportunity”

9 min read

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A man in his 70s, wearing a blue and white checked shirt, gesticulates while speaking next to shelves filled with spectacle frames

A day in the life of a business owner

Still steering the ship after five decades in practice

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You had me at hospital

“There’s always somebody to learn from”

8 min read

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Photophobia hyperaemic lid margins and lid scaling

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A man wearing glasses and a blue suit jacket is smiling in front of an optometry practice, which has a historic wooden frontage

A day in the life of a business owner

“My wildest ambition is fulfilment for the whole team”

6 min read

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Manchester team receives teaching excellence award

A team from the University of Manchester and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, who run a professional certificate in glaucoma, received a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence

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A woman with hair in a ponytail is leaning over a desk and writing with a pen in front of a mounted wall screen in an optometry testing room

I could not live without…

The hospital optometry team

7 min read

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