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At ACUVUE® we are working hard to help the contact lens category recover with a new national media campaign and we’d love to have you involved

Can contact lenses help those who are struggling to wear face masks alongside spectacles? A spectacle wearer, an optometrist and a Bausch + Lomb expert offer some answers.

Zeiss professional services manager, Sofia Fazal, and Learn by Design education delivery team manager, Stephen Frew, discuss a partnership to bring a hands-on STEM programme to schools in Birmingham

Larry Benjamin, retired ophthalmic consultant and an overseas volunteer with Orbis for 16 years, on scaling up the charity’s remote training capabilities in light of COVID-19

The Macular Society has teamed up with four other charities to host a Zoom event on 26 November

Optometry Scotland has confirmed that optometrists will deliver routine care at all levels of the nation’s five-tier restrictions

NHS England has called for expressions of interest from optometrists in the North West willing to contribute to an upcoming vaccination programme

Maurice Geary, director of Orbis’ Flying Eye Hospital, on the acceleration of blended learning during COVID-19 and how the charity’s training adapted to international lockdown

The Government’s guidance for students traveling home at the end of term has been welcomed with a “sense of relief” by some optometry students, though questions over the practicalities remain

Manufacturers and suppliers for the optical industry have had to switch to supporting practices remotely throughout the pandemic. With analysts suggesting the remote model is here to stay, OT  spoke to companies from across the sector to hear their thoughts