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Mark Waine was perplexed at the lack of feedback when he moved from Australia to practise as an optometrist in the UK. He speaks to OT 

OT  speaks to Rakhee Shah about research exploring the use of actors to help optometry students improve their communication skills

The Active Practice Charter aims to reduce sedentary behaviour and help more staff and patients to become physically active

Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record (NIECR) can now be accessed by community optometrists.

Pedestrians are encouraged to see if they can read the time on The Steeple by vinyl panels an optimum distance from the historical building

Patients share their stories, from pretending to see constellations during a family stargazing trip to narrowly avoiding a bus hidden in the fog

Artificial intelligence has been harnessed to field questions on a new £344m proposal to shift Moorfields Eye Hospital to a new building in King’s Cross

Past AOP chair, Kevin Thompson, shares his thoughts on a short and accessible summary of AOP policy

Director of marketing and national accounts at CooperVision, Mark Draper, and optometrist and founder of Ellis & Killpartrick Opticians, Mike Killpartrick (pictured), discuss the contact lens company’s Stories from the Chair competition

Optometrist and professional education and development manager for the UK and Ireland at Johnson & Johnson, Sheetal Patel, shares her top tips for engaging with the next generation on eye health