News and features

Following the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget statement, OT  spoke to the Federation of Small Businesses’ national chairman, Mike Cherry (pictured), for his view of its impact for the High Street and on optometrists’ wallets

Dispensing optician and vice president of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, Jo Holmes (pictured), shares her top tips for fitting children’s frames

Specsavers director, Melanie Brackstone, shares why her Cheltenham-based practices got involved in a project to help people back into work

OT  poses a monthly scenario from a practitioner. This month, we look at social media responses

Autism access development manager at the National Autistic Society, Daniel Cadey, provides advice on making sure a practice is set up to best support autistic patients

Optometrist at Aves Optometrists, Polly Dulley, and mother of four-year-old Bella, Katherine Brockhouse, discuss the importance of finding frames that fit comfortably to ensure compliance

OT  poses a monthly scenario from a practitioner. This month, we look at critical illness cover

Optometrist, Rahil Saggar, shares why and how he decided to become MECS accredited

Describing a picture of the profession that is yet to be painted can be difficult. OT  spoke to a trio of practitioners who were willing to give it a go

Ophthalmologist and co-founder of Midland Eye, Mark Benson, discusses why and how the practice was established ahead of its 15-year anniversary